Accounting
James Leissner joined Jannsen & Co., Waukesha, as director of operations. Leissner holds a bachelor’s degree in business from UW-Milwaukee and a law degree from UW-Madison.
Advertising & Public Relations
Ann Deuser joined Zastrow Creative, Mequon, as director of client development. Deuser has more than 15 years of experience in business development and marketing.
Jenny Krynicki joined LePoidevin Rickinger Group (LRG), Brookfield, as a desktop designer. Krynicki has more than eight years of design and marketing experience. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in fine art from UW-Eau Claire.
Seroka, Waukesha, hired Amy Taylor as art director and Traci Bubolz as graphic designer. Taylor has 10 years of experience in graphic design and previously held positions at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Milwaukee, and Core Creative, Milwaukee. Bubolz has about four years of experience in graphic design and previously worked for C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions, Milwaukee, and Paine Communications, Milwaukee.
Zizzo Group Advertising and Public Relations, Milwaukee, promoted Jim Denor to senior vice president of development and Tom Flierl to vice president of development. Denor joined Zizzo in 2004 and most recently served as vice president of development. Flierl joined the firm in 2006 and most recently served as manager of development.
Marketing Images, Waukesha, promoted Kate Martin to creative director. Martin has more than 15 years of marketing experience and most recently served as senior copywriter for the firm.
Travis Maier joined Morgan & Myers, Waukesha, as a public relations associate. Prior to joining the firm, Maier served as a recruiter for Manpower Professional, Glendale. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Minnesota State University Moorhead.
Banking & Finance
Rob Melin joined the Wauwatosa office of Amcore Bank, a division of Amcore Financial, Rockford, Ill., as vice president and private banking relationship manager. Melin has about 20 years of financial experience and most recently served as vice president and private banking relationship manager for the Milwaukee office of US Bank, Minneapolis.
Park Bank, Milwaukee, hired Bruce Matzek as assistant vice president of treasury management; Suzanne Manthy as vice president of treasury management sales; Heather Nill as assistant vice president of private banking; and Janet Rortvedt as vice president of private banking for the Brookfield office. Matzek and Manthy have more than 30 years of experience. Nill most recently served as a mortgage loan officer for MidAmerica Bank, Westchester, Ill. Rortvedt has more than 19 years of banking and management experience.
Landmark Credit Union, New Berlin, promoted Robert Bruemmer to executive vice president, Jay Magulski to chief operations officer and David Powers to chief financial officer. Bruemmer joined Landmark in 1987 and most recently served as senior vice president. Magulski joined Landmark in 2002 and most recently served as vice president of business development and training. Powers re-joined Landmark in 2002 and most recently served as senior vice president of finance.
Patty Akerlund joined the Whitefish Bay office of Johnson Bank, Racine, as senior mortgage loan officer. Akerlund has more than 15 years of mortgage lending experience.
Building & Construction
The Brookfield office of J.P. Cullen & Sons, Janesville, hired David Hahn as an engineer, Ben McMullen as an estimator, Jamie Riefel as a receptionist and Catherine D’Amore as project assistant. Prior to joining J.P. Cullen, Hahn worked for Hunzinger Construction, Brookfield. McMullen holds a bachelor’s degree in construction management from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.
Andrew Weber joined La Macchia Group, Milwaukee, as senior project architect. Weber has more than 22 years of experience in architecture. Prior to joining La Macchia Group, Weber worked for The Kohler Co., Kohler.
John Foster joined C.G. Schmidt, Milwaukee, as director of education and community projects. Foster has more than 15 years of experience in the construction industry. He holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering from UW-Madison.
Doug Hills joined the Brookfield office of M. A. Mortenson, Minneapolis, as a superintendent. Hills has more than 26 years of experience in the construction industry.
Thomas Bauer joined Briohn Building, Brookfield, as a project superintendent. Bauer has more than 25 years of experience in the commercial construction industry.
Peerless Electric, Brookfield, promoted Jeff Kanter to service manager and project manager and hired Brian Aschenbrenner on the design/build estimating team. Kanter joined Peerless in 2003 and previously served as a project foreman since 1978. Aschenbrenner has nine years of experience.
Engineering
Jolene Hoefs joined Ruekert/Mielke, Waukesha, as a marketing assistant. Prior to joining Ruekert/Mielke, Hoefs served as national spokesperson for the American Beekeeping Association, Jessup, Ga. She holds a bachelor’s degree in life science communications from UW-Madison.
Health Care
Dr. Suzanne Grimm, a psychiatrist, joined Wholistic Health Counseling Services, Sheboygan. Prior to joining Wholistic Health Counseling Services, Grimm practiced from the Sheboygan Clinic for 10 years. She holds a medical degree from the University of Iowa.
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, promoted Sue Widmann to director of ambulatory services. Widmann joined Children’s Hospital and Health System in 2004 and most recently served as director of patient access. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in health policy and management from Harvard University.
Dr. Virginia Harrington, Dr. Kathryn Krieg and Dr. Laura Roberts joined the medical staff at Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls. Harrington specializes in nephrology and practices from Midwest Nephrology Associates, Milwaukee. Krieg and Roberts are both psychiatrists who practice from Behavioral Health Center – Tosa Center, Wauwatosa.
Joel Feist, joined Rogers Memorial Hospital, Oconomowoc, as director of residential services. Feist is a licensed clinical social worker and has served as a clinical psychotherapist for children and adults.
Dr. Ekrem Kutluay joined the Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, as assistant professor and director of the clinical drug trial program in the department of neurology. Kutluay also joined the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. Prior to joining the Medical College, Kutluay served as a lecturer on investigational drug research at the University of Michigan.
Extendicare Health Services, Milwaukee, hired Sheri Kotas as an administrative assistant for Progressive Step, an Extendicare affiliate; Christine Boswell as a Medicare appeals administrator in the reimbursement services department at Extendicare and Kristin Fish as a Kronos training analyst in the systems implementation department.
Insurance
Mike Harrison joined R&R Insurance Services, Waukesha, as executive vice president. Harrison has more than 15 years of experience in the insurance industry. He most recently served as regional vice president of underwriting and distribution for Wausau Insurance, Wausau.
Legal Services
Michael Conmey joined Godfrey & Kahn, Milwaukee, as an associate in the securities practice group. Conmey holds a bachelor’s degree in management and information systems and Spanish from Loras College and a law degree from the University of Iowa.
Timothy Caprez joined Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, Milwaukee, as an associate in the health care practice group. Caprez holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from UW-Madison and a law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Davis & Kuelthau, Milwaukee, hired Daphne Roy and Elizabeth
Westlake as associates in the corporate law area. Prior to joining Davis & Kuelthau, Roy worked for The Schroeder Group, Waukesha and Westlake practiced law in Florida for seven years. Both hold law degrees from Marquette University Law School.
Nicole Druckrey joined Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, as an associate. Druckrey focuses her practice on commercial litigation and employment law. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School.
Michael Best & Friedrich, Milwaukee, elected 11 associates to the partnership, including: Scott Baumbach, Charlene Yager and Jeffrey Peterson in the Madison office; Gayle Bush, Carlo Cotrone, Neil Stekloff, Ariana Voigt and Amy Kiiskila in the Milwaukee office; Luke DeMarte in the Chicago office; Jeffrey Dunn in the Manitowoc office; and Glen Weitzer in the Waukesha office;
Tom Bernd joined DeWitt Ross & Stevens, Madison, as marketing communications manager for the Madison and Brookfield offices. Bernd has more than 13 years of experience. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing from UW-Eau Claire.
Manufacturing
Pflow Industries, Milwaukee, hired Pat Herrmann as product support manager; Mark Kuharske as senior buyer; John McBride as service manager and Paul Schwarzkopf as special projects executive.
Professional Organizations
Daniel Steininger, former president of Catholic Knights Insurance, Milwaukee, joined the board of directors for the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau, Milwaukee. Steininger currently owns Steininger & Associates, Milwaukee, a business consulting firm. He also currently serves as president of the Board of Harbor Commissioners, Milwaukee; president of the Daniel W. Hoan Foundation, Milwaukee; Wisconsin Presidents’ Organization, Milwaukee; the Greater Milwaukee Committee (GMC), Milwaukee, and as chairman of the GMC Task Force for Inventors and Entrepreneurs, Milwaukee.
Real Estate
First Realty GMAC, Waukesha, hired Dean Allen and Benjamin DeLeon as realtors in the Southeast office; Joseph Eldredge as office manager and Dan Baker as a realtor and broker in the Brookfield office and Sean Sternkopf as a realtor in the Waukesha office. Eldredge has 15 years of experience in real estate.
Technology
Diana Cook joined Comstar, Waukesha, as a member of the office support staff. She holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from UW-Whitewater.
Iverson Language Associates, Milwaukee, hired Maurizio Azzarello as director of sales and marketing and Aurora Sambolín, Jordan Ely and Roxanne Steffek as assistant project managers. Azzarello holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and communication from Concordia University and a master’s degree in applied economics from Marquette University.
