Alumni
Forward 48 Participants

Kao Nou Huse
World Relief – Fox Valley

Billy Weber
Thrivent

Isaiah Weatherall
City Year Milwaukee

Connor Weas
Weas Development

James Washington IV
Cargill

Kristina Warrichaiet
Motive Partners

Madelynn Wallen
Baird Advisors

Natalie Villegas
Milwaukee School of Engineering

Jonathan Viard
Northwestern Mutual

Itza Vargas
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers

Jenna Thiel
Oshkosh Corporation

Zong Thao
American Family Insurance Claims Services

Dan Terrio
Milwaukee County

Emani Taylor
INPOWER

Karli Tatum
Milwaukee Area Technical College

Cynthia Sternard
Associated Bank

Stephanie Skrade
Milwaukee Athletic Club

Kelly Schwantes
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts

Jonathan Sancen
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers

Kurt Rose
Madison Metropolitan School District

Alex Riehle
Eastbrook Academy

George Reistad
City of Madison

Fernanda Reikdal Lima
Johnson Controls

Quentin Prince
Journey House/ MKE Youth Sports Alliance

Tyrone Powell
Unext

Maureen Post
Milwaukee Film

Marian Pintar
Elmbrook School District

Lilliann Paine
National Birth Equity Collaborative

Eduardo Ortega
Founders 3 Real Estate Services

Sarah Olejniczak
St. Norbert College

Drew Mueske
Hype Visual

Michael Moorhead
Northwestern Mutual

Theresa Menting
We EmpowHER & Goebel Family Foundation

Kiyana Mensah
Back to the Basics Tutoring LLC

Victoria McNeal
St. Norbert College

Kermiath McClendon
Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Steve Matson
Milwaukee Tool

Gianna Martina
OnMilwaukee

Rodney Lynk
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School

Ashley Lucas
Associated Bank

Casey Liakos
Carex Consulting Group

Conor Leedom
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

Peter Lee
Us 2 Behavioral Health Care

Mai Krenzke
Oshkosh Corporation

Andrea (Andi) Kornowski
Kettle Moraine School District

Kelley Korinek
WEC Energy Group

Barbara Koldos
New North, Inc.

Ben Knutson
Molson Coors

John Knapp
Marquette University

Hunter Klus
Atlatl Advisors

Hannah Kitzerow
Saz’s Hospitality Group

Chloe Kinderman
TitletownTech

Ariam Kesete
AK Development

Laura Jones
African Heritage, Inc.

Cordella Jones
City of Milwaukee

Charlene Johnson
Associated Bank

Jessica Janz-McKnight
Northwestern Mutual

Stephanie Hoskins
Lakeland University

Carmen Hernandez Romero
Schneider National Inc

Steve Heimerl
Molson Coors Beverage Company

Hannah Hau
UnityPoint Health – Meriter

Jeremy Hansen
Northwestern Mutual

Maggie Handler
Pierce Manufacturing

Alexander Graziano
From The Concrete Talent Management

Rew Gordon
Mitchell Street Arts Collaborative

Marisol González Castillo
Hawks Quindel, S.C.

Gabriele Fuggetta
Kimpton Hotels / DJay Mando LLC

Moira Flood
Mount Mary University

Daniel Elko
Johnson Controls

Jose Elijah
4Imprint

Raven Eggson
INPOWER

Lesa Edwards
Visit Milwaukee

Harper Donahue
City of Milwaukee

Shawn Dockry
State Farm

Megan Dickman-Renard
Dickman Media Group / The Business News

Shakkiah Curtis
Spinn MKE

Eva Cruz Martinez
Casa ALBA Melanie

Adam Cook
Children’s Wisconsin

Kayla Conklin
Park Bank

Bobby Coburn
City Forward Collective

T.J. Cobb
Eclectic Innovations | Milwaukee County

Tomas Clasen
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Lauren Cain
All-In Milwaukee

Jennifer Braaksma
Sub-Zero Group, LLC

Amy Benotch
Elmbrook Schools

George Bastien
ISG

Denyshia Barnett
Walgreens Boots Alliance

Pat Bacon
General Capital Group

Marlo Ambas
Manila Resto and Algoma Club
Victor Amaya
President & Executive Director at Data You Can Use

Uniqua Adams
Development Manager at City Year Milwaukee

Tiffany Coris
Event Director at Milwaukee Business Journal

Stevan Knezic
Project Manager at Molson Coors

Shanon Vuckovic
Global Intern Program Manager at Johnson Controls

Sam Mitchell
Labor & Employment Attorney at Husch Blackwell LLP

Nicole Salvo Holbrook
Physician, Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Advocate Aurora Health – Sinai Medical Center

Nathanael Washington
Office Manager at ALIVE MKE

Nathan Abrahamson
Private Wealth Advisor at US Bank

Nathan Gerrred
VP- Marketing at Saturn Lounge

Mitchelle Lyle
IT Operations Lead at Dropbox

Mitchell Clark
OEM Team Lead at Rockwell Automation

Michael Dorn-Reed
Mechanical Engineer at Johnson Controls

Maysee Herr
Chief Executive Officer at Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (HWCC)

Matt Dannenberg
Deputy Chief of Staff at US Dept of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Maritza Contreras
Community + Social Impact Advisor at American Family Insurance

Marisa Dempsey
Facilities Design + Construction Program Manager at WEC Energy Group/We Energies

Kristiyan Trukov
Vice President at Baird

Kimberly Harris
Training Supervisor-Clinical Informatics at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

Kevin Sargent
Product Manager at Rockwell Automation

Kenneth Campbell
Co- Founder at Firm Properties, LLC

Katherine Bills
Attorney at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Karen Rinehart
Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs at Marquette University

Julie Eusebio
Wellness Partner at MGIC

Johvon Holmes
Realtor/ Broker Associate at Compass RE WI

Johnnie Austin
1LT Johnnie Austin at United State Army Reserves

John Chidester
Senior Vice President- Commercial Banking at Huntington Bank

Johanna Bauman
Chief Marketing Officer at PubMatic

Joe Flick
Fire Lieutenant, President at Milwaukee Fire Department & Ignite The Spirit MKE

Isabelle Koenig
Director, Community Partnerships at United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF)

Hanna Paul
Customer Success Manager at Ideawake

Eric Gardner
Sr. Mechanical Hardware Engineer at Rockwell Automation

Dylan Brudny
Director of Operations at Sound By Design / Films By Design

Daniel Heichel
Account Executive at M3 Insurance Solutions, Inc.

Daniel Rivera
Deputy Sheriff at Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office

Contessa Lobley
Executive Director / Founder at TBEY ARTS CENTER, INC.

Carlos Mejia
Project Component Engineer at Rockwell Automation

Brian Lambert
Manager, Customer Programs & Customer Experience Operations at WEC Energy Group

Brett Dawsey
Client Services Specialist at Baird

Aziz Abdullah
Founder at INPOWER

Ayrton Bryan
Sustainability Project Manager at Rockwell Automation

Ashleigh Edgerson
Program Director at Fund My Future Milwaukee

Anna Jablonski
Director of Operations at Sabljak & Budisch

Amy Boerst
Senior Specialist – Internal Auditor at L3 Harris

Alma Lopez
Application Analyst at Rockwell Automation

Allison Andrew
Associate Attorney at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

Alexis Carter
Co-Director – Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Alverno College

Dr. Stephanie Maney-Hartlaub, Ph.D
Vice President/Executive Director at City Year

Staci Wellentin
COO at Milwaukee Jewish Community Center

Simba Gandari
Global Public Affairs Operations Manager at Johnson Controls

Sarah Francois
Director of Fund Development & Marketing at Progressive Community Health Centers

Ronnie Jones
Dean of Students at Greater Holy Temple Christian Academy

Rahim Keval
Vice President at Town Bank

Rachel Krueger
Treasury Manager at Johnson Controls

Rachael Bush
Founder and CEO (Chief Efficiency Officer) at Mova Business Solutions LLC

Narelle Govinden
Global Talent Manager at Manpowergroup

Nanis Rodriguez
Executive Director at Public Allies Wisconsin

Michael Riopel
Assistant General Counsel at Northwestern Mutual

Meghan Schopp
Senior Director of Education & Programs at Milwaukee Public Museum

Meghan Walsh
Dean, School of Adult Learning, & New Initiatives at Alverno College

Matthew Holbrook
Financial Representative at COUNTRY Financial

Matt Arend
Assurance Senior at EY

Margaret Naczek
Reporter at Milwaukee Business Journal

Marcel Maculan
Private Equity Fund Analyst at Generation Growth Capital, Inc

Lynesha Oby
Associate Human Resources Business Partner at Merz North America

Lindsey McKee
Communications and Group Tour Manager at Visit Milwaukee

Lavelle Young
Chief Executive Officer at Young Development Group, LLC

Kristin Koerner
Commercial Development Manager at MolsonCoors

Konita Jude
Compliance Officer at Outreach Community Health Centers

Kanisha Phelps
Director Talent Management and DEI at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee

John French
Social Studies Department Co-Chair and Upper School Social Studies Teacher at The Prairie School

Jerod Butler
Co-founder at Graphic Brother Marketing

Jen Murray
Interim Director Gender and Sexuality Advocacy at UW-Milwaukee

Jarrod Anderson
Compliance Attorney at Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative

Jamar Jones
Owner at Foureva Media

Hank Stiehl
Founder at Riley’s Good Dogs

Grace Murray
Director of Communications at OpenGov

Emily Stedman
Senior Associate at Husch Blackwell LLP

Donnelisha Jackson
ETO Application Engineer at Rockwell Automation

Dave Mancl
Director & Global Performance Analytics at ManpowerGroup

Camilo Alvarez
Sustainability Engineer at MolsonCoors

Camille George Suarez
Project Manager & Business Continuity at Rockwell Automation

Camille Sherwin
Strategic Partnerships Program Manager at American Family Insurance

Brittany Lopez Naleid
Shareholder at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Brian Wielgus
Vice President – Associate Branch Manager at Baird

Brendan Griffith
Senior Vice President at Reputation Partners Communication

Bregetta Wilson
Lived Experience Coordinator at State of Wisconsin Department of Childrens and Families

Brandon Brusch
General Manager at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel; Marcus Hotels and Resorts

Artie Turner
Engagement Fellow/Mental Health Therapist at Children’s Wisconsin

Antoine Carter
Director of Neighborhood Partnerships at Imagine MKE

Anita Guerrero
Director, Global Brand, and Communications at Fiserv

Andrea (Andy) Ogden
Philanthropic Adviser at Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Amanda Krasowski
Product Manager at Rockwell Automation

Alysha Newby
Enterprise Account Executive at Dell Technologies

Alex Anderson
Realtor at Powers Realty Group

Tyler Sims
Associate, Strategy & Corporate Development at GE Healthcare/Cross Management Services, Inc.

Tyler Parbs
Acquisitions Associate at J. Jeffers & Co.

Travis Frazier
SBA Portfolio Manager at First Business Bank

Tim Cole
Director & Service Software at Glory Global Solutions

Tiffany Tardy
Program Director at All-In Milwaukee

Tess Otero
Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers

Tenia Fisher
Educator/Health & Wellness Director at Greater Holy Temple Christian Academy/Social X

Tajaey Young
Team Lead, Sales Onboarding Programs at Rockwell Automation

Susan Frey
Director at PrincewaterhouseCoopers

Shane Arnold
Sr. Staff Infrastructure Architect at GE Healthcare

Sean Ryan
Reporter at Milwaukee Business Journal
Sarah Hillenbrand
Development at General Capital Group

Richard Orton
Member at Gass Weber Mollins LLC

Rae Johnson
Communications Manager at Milwaukee County Office on African American Affairs

Rachaad Howard
Owner at Cream City Print Lounge LLC

Molly Schuld
Sr. Manager, Tech Early Career Programs at Northwestern Mutual

Micah Oge
Director of New Product Launch at Johnson Controls

Megan Brobson
Analyst at Brogman Captial

Mayra Alaniz
Grants Coordinator at City of Milwaukee

Maura Cook Lamensky
Associate Director of Gift Planning at Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Marcelia Nicholson
Chairwomen, County Supervisor District 5 at Milwaukee County Board

Maggie Joos
Owner at The Real Good Life

Kelsey Berns
Associate Attorney at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Kelly Verstat
University Relations Recruiter at Northwestern Mutual

Katie Podmokly
Director, Strategic Change Office at Baird

Joseph Brooks
Senior Director for Donor Services at Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Jennifer Buchanan
Electric Operations Manager-Northern Area at WEC Energy Group

Jennifer Benanti
Vice President of Foundation at Advocate Aurora Health

Jeannie Fischer
Director of Donor Loyalty at Advocate Aurora Health

Francesca Mayca Wegner
Senior Director of Development at Sojourner

Emerald Mills
Founder at Diverse Dining

Elizabeth (Liza) Barnett
University Recruiting Team Lead at Gartner

Edward DeShazer
Executive Director at Greater Holy Christian Academy

Damian Buchman
Founder & Executive Director at The Ability Center

Courtney Collins
Account Executive at Milwaukee Business Journal

Clintel Hasan
School Partnerships and Initiatives Manager at Milwaukee Succeeds ; Founder & Lead Facilitator at LiberatED Consulting, LLC

Christopher Ludwig
Senior Designer & Architect at Kahler Slater

Christopher Grace-Moore II
Club Manager at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee

Carlo Cervantes
DEI Program Manager at Molson Coors Beverage Company

Carina Garcia
Senior Compliance Counsel at GE Healthcare

Cara Ogburn
Artistic Director at Milwaukee Film

Brooke Van De Kamp
Director, Legal Operations, Strategy, & Technology at Johnson Controls

Brigette Beamon
Customer Service Manager at WEC Energy Group

Brianna Iverson
Financial Analyst at Rockwell Automation

Andrew Price
Attorney At Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Alecia Dendura
ERG Advisor at Rockwell Automation

Alexis Strode
Director of Membership & Operations at Commercial Assn of REALTORS Wisconsin

Tyree Byrd
Strength Coach & Intern Director at Pete Mueller Performance

Travis Spell
Small Business Consultant at WWBIC

Tarik Moody
Director of Digital Strategy at 88Nine Radio Milwaukee

Tanya Larcheid
Customer Service Director at Eventbrite LLC

Stacy Crouther
System Leader, Business Diversity, & DE&I at Advocate Aurora Health