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Kimberly Jones has worked for the Dane County Regional Airport since 2004 and was selected as its director in 2018.

Rick Schmidt Jr. represents the fourth generation of family leadership for CG Schmidt, a 102-year-old construction company in Milwaukee. Rick Schmidt is responsible for the long-term planning of the organization, while his brother, Eric, oversees business operations and corporate development as company president.

John Walz joined Milwaukee School of Engineering in 2016, becoming the college’s fifth president.

Dean Haen is director of the Port of Green Bay, the western-most port of Lake Michigan. The port includes 14 active terminal operators.

Paul Bartolotta is a two-time James Beard award-winning chef and owner of The Bartolotta Restaurants, which has 17 restaurants in Milwaukee.

Civil rights activist and education reform advocate Howard Fuller has been a national leader for school choice, voucher and charter schools.

Since being appointed director of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in 2017, Brian Dranzik has led the Milwaukee airport through the pandemic.

Christine Dahlhauser has spent her entire career with Baker Tilly U.S. LLP and was named managing partner for the Wisconsin market in 2020.

Deb DeLuca is executive director of the Port of Duluth-Superior and the first woman to lead the organization in its history.

Ugo Nwagbaraocha, president of Milwaukee-based construction tools wholesaler Diamond Discs International, has emerged as a leading advocate for contractors of color statewide, lobbying for the state to take a more active role in helping minority-owned firms better compete for federally funded projects.