Accounting
Milwaukee-based Komisar Brady & Co., LLP recently added Erica Wendelberger as a tax administrative assistant and Anna Wilke as an administrative assistant. Wendelberger has expertise in reporting, inventory, payroll and purchasing, among other administrative tasks. Wilke has more than eight years of administrative experience.
Building & Construction
Jens Construction Corp., of Pewaukee, has appointed Brian Ertman project manager. Ertman previously spent 15 years working for a large construction manager. He has industry experience in health care, renovations, cost management, quality and safety.
Butler-based Wallner Builders Remodeling Inc. has added Macy Anderson as its design facilitator. Anderson has about eight years of experience in management, administration and marketing for senior housing communities and has also co-owned a real estate investment and property management company. Most recently, she worked in sales and business development for Marquardt Village. In her new position, she will assist clients with selecting materials for remodeling projects and will oversee project budgets. Anderson will also handle administrative functions at the company, including office operations and marketing.
Miron Construction Co., Inc. has appointed Matt Cool vice president of Milwaukee operations. Cool has more than 20 years of construction leadership experience and has expertise in project management, safety, onsite operations and subcontractor relations. He previously was president of Greenfire Management Services. At Miron Construction, Cool will oversee the firm’s Milwaukee area office and will guide the firm’s work across markets in greater Milwaukee.
Education
Concordia University Wisconsin, based in Mequon, has promoted Beckie Kruse to director of residence life. Kruse, who earned a degree in speech communication and public relations from CUW in 1996, most recently served as administrative assistant to the former director of residence life.
Health Care
Brookfield-based Integrated Health Network of Wisconsin has named Adam Baker vice president, data and analytics. In this role, Baker will oversee data management and external reporting functions in support of clinical integration, population management and care coordination activities. The network also recently named Nicholas Serio director, ACO products, and Annette Dahly-Vernon director, population health management. Serio will focus on accountable care organization product management, payer contracting and provider relations. Dahly-Vernon will guide the implementation of population health initiatives, including analysis of best practices, care guidelines and support tools.
Patient Care, headquartered in Milwaukee, has added Paul Bissett as director of informed decision making and transparency. Bissett has expertise in health care administration, operations management, customer service, quality assurance, process improvement and training.
Insurance
Hays Companies of Wisconsin has added Tegan Sobocinski to its Milwaukee office as an account representative. Sobocinski previously worked as a business analyst intern at a law office. In her new role, she will handle property/casualty accounts.
Legal Services
Russ Klingaman, a Milwaukee partner of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, has been elected president of the Lawyer Pilots Bar Association. Klingaman will serve a one-year term and will oversee progress of association committees as well as the business and affairs of the association. He previously served as the organization’s secretary and as a member of its board of directors.
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. has added five attorneys to its Milwaukee office. The firm has added Erika Baurecht to its Real Estate Practice Group and has expanded its Corporate & Finance Practice Group with Frank DiCastri, William Gardner, Susan Minahan and Philip Miller.
Manufacturing
Waukesha-based Metal-Era, Inc. has named Dana Spurgeon southeast regional business development manager. Spurgeon has 19 years of experience in commercial roofing. Prior to joining Metal-Era, he served as vice president of business development at IB Roof Systems. In his new position, he will work to grow roof edge and airflow business in the southeast region and will oversee the company’s sales reps, private labels, distributors and strategic accounts.
Port Washington-based Modern Equipment Company Inc. has added Dan Fedel as an electrical engineer and Al Lopez as an electrical technician.
New Berlin-based ACS Group, a manufacturer of auxiliary equipment for the plastics industry, has hired Paul Grekowicz as vice president of marketing and product development. He will support the company’s efforts to meet customers’ growing needs in the AEC, Cumberland and Sterling brands. Grekowicz will work to enhance new product development processes and revitalize marketing efforts for the company’s products. He has more than 15 years of experience in process improvement and product management at companies including GE Power Systems, Cooper Power Systems and RF Technologies.
Marketing
Firehouse Communications, of Milwaukee, has hired Jenna Wiedmeyer as a senior graphic designer.
Milwaukee-based Gravity Marketing LLC has appointed David Koziol vice president of marketing operations and Steve King vice president of strategy. Koziol has more than 20 years of experience in management, operations and integrated marketing in B2B and consumer markets. In his new role, he will work to enhance the agency’s internal marketing operations, management and strategic planning. King has 30 years of experience in the B2B market. He previously headed his own consulting firm and, prior to that career path, worked for more than 20 years at Brookfield-based Bader Rutter & Associates. In his new position, he will lead client marketing strategy, direction and execution.
Nonprofit
Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin recently named Catherine Moe adult services director. Moe has career experience in the health and social services sectors with positions in community-based long-term care and program administration. The nonprofit organization also recently appointed Christopher Lambert financial services director. Lambert has 17 years of accounting experience in the nonprofit, construction and services industries.
Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast has added several new members to its board of directors for the 2014-’15 term: Billie Jean Smith, an intellectual property attorney at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP; DeVona Wright Cottrell, associate general counsel and senior vice president at Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc.; Marci Pelzer, senior director, community investment, at Time Warner Cable; and Kelsey Palmer, senior auditor at Ernst & Young LLP.
Real Estate
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has hired real estate agent Anthony Jackson in its North Shore office in Glendale and real estate agent Deb Murphy in its Cedarburg office.
