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Don Smiley
When he retires at the end of 2023, Don Smiley will have served as head of Summerfest operator Milwaukee World Festival Inc. for two decades.
William Linton
William Linton is founder, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Fitchburg-based biotechnology company Promega Corp.
Nicholas Wahl
Nicholas Wahl has led Milwaukee-based law firm Godfrey & Kahn for more than a decade as president and managing partner.
Robert Pierce
A longtime resident of South Madison, Robert Pierce has been growing and selling organic produce from his Half the 40-Acres Farm since the mid-1980s.
Marcelle Polednik
Marcelle Polednik was named the inaugural Donna and Donald Baumgartner director of the Milwaukee Art Museum in 2016.
Jeremie and Alicia Pavelski
Having grown up on his family farm, Jeremie Pavelski and his wife, Alicia, now help lead the fifth-generation enterprise, Heartland Farms.
Kurt Bechthold
Kurt Bechthold leads Walbec Group, representing the third generation of family leadership for the Pewaukee-based company. Founded by his grandfather, Walter Bechthold, and later led by his father, Ned Bechthold, Walbec today includes construction firms Payne and Dolan, Northeast Asphalt, Zenith Tech, Parisi, Premier Concrete and Construction Resources Management.
Larry Schechtman
Larry Schechtman was among the founding partners of SmithAmundsen, now called Amundsen Davis LLC following its merger with Davis|Kuelthau s.c.
Jack Pelton
Jack Pelton leads the Experimental Aircraft Association, which draws more than 500,000 people to Oshkosh annually for its AirVenture event.
Kevin Krentz
Kevin Krentz was elected president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation in 2020 and assumed the position of interim chief administrative officer this summer.