Notable Alumni

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: Barbara LaMue

Bachelor’s Degree: Lakeland University Master’s Degree: UW-Oshkosh As president and chief executive officer of New North Inc., an 18-county regional economic development corporation in northeast Wisconsin,...

Notable Alumni: Michael Martin

Bachelor’s Degree: Carroll University Master’s Degree: Northwestern University Described by Billboard magazine as the “guru of live event greening,” Michael Martin is the founder and chief...

Notable Alumni: José A. Olivieri

Bachelor’s Degree: Carroll University Law Degree: Marquette University José Olivieri, senior partner and industry group chair - higher education at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, has...

Notable Alumni: Barbara Horner-Ibler

Bachelor’s Degree: Carroll University Master’s Degrees: Princeton Theological Seminary, University of Chicago Doctorate: UW-Madison After graduating from Carroll University in 1980, Barbara Horner-Ibler followed the call to...

Notable Alumni: Timothy W. Sullivan

Bachelor’s Degree: Carroll University Before launching BitFire, Timothy Sullivan was president, chief executive officer and director of South Milwaukee-based mining equipment maker Bucyrus International...

Notable Alumni: Rick Schmidt

Bachelor’s Degree: Marquette University Marquette alum Rick Schmidt serves as the chief executive officer and board chairman at Milwaukee-based construction management firm CG Schmidt. The company...

Notable Alumni: Shari Black

Bachelor’s Degree: Carroll University Shari Black, executive director and chief executive officer of Wisconsin State Fair Park, has served in the position since fall of...

Notable Alumni: Derek Mosley

Law Degree: Marquette University Derek Mosley recently became the director of the Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education at Marquette University Law...

Notable Alumni: Adam Mannetter

Bachelor’s degree: UW-Whitewater Executive MBA: UW-Madison Adam Mannetter is the senior vice president of PNC Bank’s Regional Credit Products Group covering Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan....

Notable Alumni: Rose Spano Iannelli

Bachelor’s Degree: Cardinal Stritch University Rose Spano Iannelli, managing partner and co-founder of Milwaukee-based Spano Pratt Executive Search, earned a bachelor’s degree in management from...

Notable Alumni: Howard Fuller

Bachelor’s Degree: Carroll University Master’s Degree: Case Western Reserve University Doctorate: Marquette University Howard Fuller, a 1962 Carroll University graduate, has spent his career working to improve...
Michael Hostad

Notable Alumni: Michael Hostad

Cardinal Stritch University - 2010 Michael Hostad, the executive director and co-founder of The Commons (an initiative of the Greater Milwaukee Committee), earned a bachelor’s...

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