Accounting
Josh Mueth, CPA, has joined Sitzberger, Widmann & Company, S.C., Brookfield. He has experience in audit and international financial reporting.
Advertising & Public Relations
Bader Rutter & Associates, Brookfield, has added Alexa Ganos, marketing department team leader and Darren Trejo, web application developer.
Banking & Finance
Craig Plazak has joined The Equitable Bank, Wauwatosa, as the new vice president of cash management and business development. Plazak was formerly the vice president of commercial lending at Harris Bank.
Building & Construction
Milwaukee Plumbing & Piping Inc. added Kevin Gonzalez to its staff as director of sales. He will work with residential and commercial businesses throughout the greater Milwaukee area promoting sales and enhancing the visibility of the company.
Mortenson Construction’s Brookfield office added Adeola Giwa as a field engineer and Ryan McDonald as a preconstruction manager. Giwa has previous experience working as a research assistant with the Department of Transportation and previously served as a co-op for four terms for a local construction company. Prior to joining Mortenson, McDonald served in a similar position for a local construction firm as well as a local architectural firm.
Triad Construction Inc., West Allis, hired Gary Gapinski as vice president of sales. He will implement targeted sales plans to strengthen relationships with current and potential clients and business partners. Gapinski has more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry.
Child Care Services
Ebenezer Child Care Centers has named Ramona Perales the new center coordinator for their downtown Milwaukee center, located at 340 W. St. Paul Ave. Perales has more than 12 years of child care experience, 10 of which were directing day camps and supervising before and after school programs.
Education
Gary Jorgenson, chairman of VJS Construction; and Marie O’Brien, president and CEO of Enterforce have joined the board of trustees at Mount Mary College. Each will serve a three-year term.
Dr. Gary Keller, associate professor in the College of Business and Management at Cardinal Stritch University, has been appointed to a five-year term on the Shorewood Police Commission.
Health Care
Patricia Petry has been named director of women’s health services at Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls. Petry will be responsible for the development and growth of women’s services at the hospital, including women’s health programs, the Breast Care Center and perinatology.
Dr. Marylyn Ranta, has joined Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, as director of physician affairs. Most recently, Dr. Ranta worked as a community pediatrician for Forest View Pediatrics, a member of Children’s Medical Group.
Hospitality & Entertainment
Josh Peeples has been named assistant marketing operations director at Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Milwaukee. He has been with the casino since 2004, in a number of different marketing positions.
Legal Services
Casey Law Offices, Milwaukee, has added attorney Thomas Alberti, a lawyer concentrating in the areas of intellectual property and general business practices, to its firm. Prior to joining the firm, Alberti served as intellectual property counsel with Von Briesen & Roper, S.C., and spent four years as general counsel at the K.W. Muth Company, a $16 million technology company and manufacturer of automotive OEM safety products based in Sheboygan.
Davis & Kuelthau has announced that attorney Matthew Impola has joined its corporate and real estate practices group. Impola has more than seven years of experience with AMLAW 100 firms and more recently serving as corporate counsel for Continental Properties Company, Inc.
Manufacturing
ETE REMAN, Inc., Milwaukee added Darin Engert as director of business development. He has senior management experience in the automotive aftermarket.
Kohler Co.’s Global Power Group, Kohler, has named Jason Struthers as the new president of its Kohler Power Systems business. Struthers has assumed leadership and management responsibilities for Kohler Power Systems, which includes operations in North America and Asia.
Nonprofit
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin Inc., Wauwatosa, has elected three new board members for 2010. They are: Derek Gilliam, Carrie Megal and Anna Zeck. The 2010 officers are: Bob Monday, chairman, Bob Dyble, vice chairman and Ann Petrie, treasurer.
Publishing
Joe Luedtke was promoted to vice president at Interactive Media of Liturgical Publications Inc., New Berlin. This newly created position is a result of the company’s strategy of becoming a multi-media publisher.
Professional Organizations
Katie Kurtz has joined Quality Catering for Kids, as a sales account executive for the company’s Wisconsin market.
Professional Services
Doering Leasing Co, Milwaukee, added Matthew Hilbert as director of Fleet Management. He has seven years of fleet management and vehicle leasing experience.
