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Maria Van Laanen was hired as director of marketing for Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in 2001, a year before the $45 million venue opened.

In 2019, Shelly Stayer became the third person in Johnsonville’s history to serve as board chair, succeeding her husband, Ralph C. Stayer,

In the spring, Jennifer Mnookin was named the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Joel Plant joined Madison-based concert venue promotion company Frank Productions as its chief executive officer in early 2017.

John Pfeifer has led Oshkosh Corp. as president and chief executive officer since 2021. The company has more than 14,000 employees.

Greg Marcus is the leader and face of The Marcus Corp., a publicly traded, family-led movie entertainment and lodging business.

George Oliver was named chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson Controls plc in 2017. He previously served as CEO of Tyco.

S.R. Mills is chief executive officer of Kenosha-based Bear Real Estate Group, a family of companies that includes Bear Commercial, Bear Homes, Bear Capital, Bear Development, Bear Property Management and CMA-Construction Management Associates.

Wayne C. Oldenburg founded Oldenburg Group Inc. in 1981. The company was a manufacturer of mining equipment, commercial lighting and military products.

Vicki Martin leads Milwaukee Area Technical College, the state’s largest technical college, with more than 25,000 students.