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As an entrepreneur and real estate investor, former Milwaukee County executive and philanthropist, Chris Abele has left a mark on Milwaukee.

After serving as an assistant U.S. attorney earlier in his career, Franklyn Gimbel founded Milwaukee-based law firm Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown LLP in 1968.

Dr. Imran Andrabi took over as president and chief executive officer of Neenah-based ThedaCare in 2017, which has more than 7,000 employees and serves 600,000 patients.

Mike Hamerlik has led Monona-based WPS Health Solutions for the past decade.

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.