BizTimes Media hosted its eighth annual Nonprofit Excellence Awards & Program on Nov. 5 at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward.
The awards shine a light on excellence in philanthropy and nonprofit leadership across southeastern Wisconsin. See the full list of award finalists and winners here.
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- Almost 400 people attended BizTimes Media’s annual Nonprofit Excellence Awards.
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- Lifetime Achievement Award winners Keith Mardak and Mary Vandenberg.
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- Arvind Gopalratnam, executive director of the Milwaukee Bucks Foundation accepted the Next Generation Leadership award on behalf of Wes Warne.
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- Chris Lampien, senior territory sales manager at Great Lakes Roofing Corp., which received the In-Kind Donation of the Year award.
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- Corporate Volunteer of the Year winner Joseph Scala, sales representative for Metalcraft Automation Group.
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- Jeff Yabuki of the Yabuki Family Foundation, which was named Corporate Citizen of the Year.
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- Devin Hudson, executive director of the Silver Spring Neighborhood Center, which was named Nonprofit of the Year – Small.
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- Ann Leinfelder Grove, president and CEO of Wellpoint Care Network.
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- Nonprofit Executive of the Year Eduardo Garza, Jr. ,president and CEO of The Center for Veterans Issues.
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- Nelson Soler, president and CEO of the Latino Chamber of Commerce, which received the Nonprofit Collaboration of the Year award.
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- Deacon Steve Przedpelski, executive director of the Franciscan Peacemakers, which received the Social Enterprise award.
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- BizTimes’ 2021 Nonprofit Excellence Award winners and finalists.
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- BizTimes associate editor and reporter Lauren Anderson led a panel Jeremy Joecks, Mark Farrell, Jim Johnston, and Amy Leahy.
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- Jeremy Joecks, director of partner services, GPS Education Partners.
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- Mark Farrell, executive director of talent delivery, Froedtert Health.
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- Jim Johnston, vice president of operations, Bradley Corp.
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- Amy Leahy, director of corporate work study, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee.
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- Bill Caraher, CIO & director of operations, von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
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- Blanca Gonzales, executive director, i.c. stars Milwaukee.
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- Eric Wynn, general manager, J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.
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- Karen Higgins, executive director, Milwaukee Christian Center.
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- Lifetime Achievement Award winners Keith Mardak and Mary Vandenberg.
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- Gail Groenwoldt and Jeff Yabuki of the Yabuki Family Foundation.
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- Kelsey Rice and Andrea Hug, both of Make-A-Wish Wisconsin, and Danika Tramburg of Power of Humans.
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- Molly Schweigner of PNC Bank and Tracy Sparrow of Next Door Foundation.
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- Lynda Kohler and Debbie Scribner, both of Sharp Literacy, Kate Meyer of BizTimes Media, and Heather Nelson of Spring Bank.
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- Jim Johnston and Casey Hauer, both of Bradley Corp.
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- Joseph Scala of Metalcraft Automation Group and Patti Habeck of Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin.
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- Michael Rembalski of Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin, Don Puccetti of Great Lakes Roofing Corp., and Les Hedrington of Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin.
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- Ann Leinfelder Grove, Mariah Ahles, Jessica Reese and Sarah Daniel of SaintA.
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- David Nestingen of Silver Spring Neighborhood Center, and Peter Gorman and Gregory Stromberg, both of CannedWater4Kids.
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- Ann Widen, Darren Wricks and Laura Derpinghaus, all of of GPS Education Partners.
