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BizTimes Milwaukee is proud to present the inaugural showcase of Notable Alumni, spotlighting accomplished professionals in the region and the higher education institutions that attract and develop that talent. The leaders profiled on the following pages were nominated by their peers and showcase the diversity of talent in our market. The leadership shown by the individuals profiled here is setting an example to shape a better future for our region.

METHODOLOGY: The honorees did not pay to be included. Their profiles were drawn from nomination materials. This list features only individuals for whom nominations were submitted and accepted after a review by our editorial team. To qualify for the list, nominees must be based in southeast Wisconsin. They must be currently serving in a senior level role at their firm, must hold a leadership position in their industry outside of their own organization, have made a significant contribution to advancing workplace equality at their own workplace or beyond, and act as a role model or mentor.

Notable Alumni: Randy Bryant

University of Wisconsin-Parkside - 1980 Before turning his talents to nonprofit leadership, Randy Bryant, president and chief executive officer of the Ten Chimneys Foundation, had...

Notable Alumni: Kristin Fritz

University of Wisconsin – Parkside (bachelor’s -1987, master’s – 1990) Since 2002, Kristin Fritz has been a leader at Rockwell Automation, where she now leads...

Notable Alumni: Tammy Belton-Davis

Alverno College - 1993 Tammy Belton-Davis graduated from Alverno College in 1993. In 2017, she was inducted into its Vanguard Society, whose members have “achieved...

Notable Alumni: Lilliann Paine

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - 2005 (bachelor’s), 2013 (master’s) Lilliann Paine, MPH, is a member of Gov. Tony Evers’ Health Equity Council and serves as a...

Notable Alumni: Jon A. Lehrmann, MD

Carroll College – 1986 (bachelor’s) Medical College of Wisconsin – 1990 (M.D.) Dr. Jon Lehrmann, the chair and Charles E. Kubly professor in psychiatry and behavioral...

Notable Alumni: Scott Cooney

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - 1998 A commercial banker with 23 years of experience in southeastern Wisconsin, Scott Cooney launched his career in 1998 with a...

Notable Alumni: David Metzger

Wisconsin Lutheran College - 2014 David Metzger earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Wisconsin Lutheran College in 2014 and since then he’s...

Notable Alumni: Amber Burke

Alverno College - 1993 Amber Burke is an Alverno College graduate with a BA in communication and a business management minor, who leads the marketing...

Notable Alumni: Molly Schweiger

Marquette University - 2000 As a Marquette University alum, and vice president and client & community relations director for PNC Bank in Wisconsin, Molly Schweiger...

Notable Alumni: Kareeda Chones-Aguam

Marquette University - 1998 Kareeda Chones Aguam, senior vice president of partner strategy and management for the Milwaukee Bucks and Fiserv Forum, is a 1998...

Notable Alumni: Danielle Bergner

MATC, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee – 2002 (bachelor’s), Marquette University – 2005 (J.D.) Danielle Bergner, chief operating officer and general counsel for Milwaukee-based real estate...

Notable Alumni: Patti Plough

Gateway Technical College - 1976 Patti Plough, president/CEO of operations of Milwaukee-based Healics Inc., has established a number of successful businesses in the past 30-plus...

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Gateway Technical College - 1976

Patti Plough, president/CEO of operations of Milwaukee-based Healics Inc., has established a number of successful businesses in the past 30-plus years. Several have provided information and a pathway to wellness in southeastern Wisconsin.

Plough earned a nursing degree from Gateway Technical College in 1976 and worked as a nurse for several years before establishing her first company, Corporate Health Planners, in 1990. Plough also started Events-R-Us LLC in 1993, eventually purchasing three other companies from 1999-2003 and combining the three into Speakers & Events-R-Us LLC.

In 1990, she became involved with Healics and, when its founder retired in 2011, she partnered to purchase the company. Healics then acquired two other companies and merged with another. In 2019 Plough spearheaded selling Healics through an ESOP (employee stock ownership plan). Most recently, Plough launched Excel Legacy Group, LLC to help business owners prepare for retirement or exiting their business through selling to their employees through ESOPs.

Healics offers – to employers and their employees – professional health coaching, employee wellness programs, biometric screenings, employer clinics and face-to-face customized health and wellness services.

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