Accounting
Yelena Shoytova joined Ritz, Holman, Butala, Fine, Milwaukee as a staff accountant. Shoytova holds a bachelor’s degree in international economics from Moscow State Institute of International Affairs and a master’s degree in accounting and financial management from DeVry University.
Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions (C2), Milwaukee, hired Tiffany Weber as a sales representative and Tori Winfrey as a staffing and education administrative assistant. Weber most recently served as an account coordinator for Stir Advertising+ Integrated Marketing, Milwaukee. Winfrey most recently served in administrative roles with Office Team, Kansas City, Mo. and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee, Milwaukee.
Boelter + Lincoln Marketing Communications, Milwaukee, promoted Greg Brown to account supervisor, Jeff Coon to interactive manager and Ryan McAdams to senior account executive for public relations.
Monica Irelan Karas joined Emerald Isle Marketing – Public Relations, New Berlin,
as traffic manager. Irelan Karas holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Marsha Miller-Dillman joined DBA Marketing Communications, Delafield, as account supervisor. Miller-Dillman has 15 years of sales and marketing experience. She holds a bachelor’s degree in advertising with a minor in design from Kent State University.
Blue Horse, Milwaukee, promoted Tod Kinunen to chief financial officer. Kinunen joined Blue Horse in 1994 and most recently served as controller. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from UW-Milwaukee.
Richard Peterson joined Scheibel Halaska, Milwaukee, as senior account manager in the manufacturing, energy and technology markets. Peterson has more than 25 years of experience and most recently served as brand media manager for Milwaukee Electric Tool, Brookfield.
Banking & Finance
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Milwaukee, hired Sheila Anderson as a personal associate financial representative and Marvin Shoenherr as a financial representative with the Neumann Financial Group, Brookfield.
Wauwatosa Savings Bank, Wauwatosa, promoted Judy Gebhard to assistant vice president of retail delivery and Alan Clementi to assistant vice president of commercial real estate lending. Gebhard joined the bank in 1988 and most recently served as director of retail sales and district manager. Clementi joined Wauwatosa Savings in 1999 and most recently served as senior loan officer.
Building & Construction
The Milwaukee office of M. A. Mortenson, Minneapolis, promoted Cindy Finstad to construction executive. Finstad has been with Mortenson for more than 12 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree from UW-Oshkosh and a master’s degree from UW-Whitewater.
Engineering
Jim Morrow joined the surveying division of National Survey & Engineering, a division of R.A. Smith & Associates, Brookfield. Morrow has eight years of surveying experience in both residential and commercial site development and boundary surveying. He most recently served as a land surveyor for Washtenaw Engineering, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Michael Stumpf joined R.A. Smith & Associates, Brookfield, as a senior community planner and project manager in the municipal engineering services division. Stumpf has 15 years of experience in economic development and comprehensive planning.
Leasing Agencies
Tom Rude joined First Business Leasing, Milwaukee, a division of First Business Financial Services, Madison, as vice president of business development. Rude has about 25 years of experience in equipment leasing and finance.
Legal Services
Kris Gotzmer joined Ansay, O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong, the Port Washington office of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong, Milwaukee. Gotzmer focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, business management and operation, succession planning, general corporate and real estate. He holds a law degree from the University of Denver
College of Law.
Kathleen Rinehart joined Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, Milwaukee, as an attorney. Rinehart has 25 years of experience and will head the firm’s education practice. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University, a master’s degree in arts for teachers from the University of Chicago and a law degree from Marquette University Law School.
Manufacturing
Ann Mayberry-French joined Modine Manufacturing, Racine, as senior counsel. Mayberry-French has 17 years of experience in the legal field. She previously held a private practice in Milwaukee and served as general counsel for Assurant Health, Milwaukee, and senior counsel for Anthem Insurance Companies, Cincinnati.
Media
Ken Snover joined High Velocity Communications, Waukesha, as vice president and publisher. Snover has more than 25 years of experience in the
construction, mining and communications markets. He most recently served as
vice president of exhibitions for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), Milwaukee.
Jason Parry joined 89.7 WUWM – Milwaukee Public Radio, Milwaukee, as a development specialist. Parry previously served as assistant director of media relations for the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club for six years.
Retail Market
Nicole Brenic joined Market Day Gourmet, Itasca, Ill., as a consultant in the Milwaukee market.
Technology
Wisconsin Technology Council, Madison, elected eight professionals to its board. Eric Apfelbach, chief executive officer of Virent Energy Systems, Madison;
Russell Barron, partner with Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee; Neil Bretl, president and owner of Super Group Outdoors and Hunting Science, Antigo; Kevin Conroy, president and CEO of Third Wave Technologies, Madison; Deron Curliss, partner with Grant Thornton, Madison; Mark Ehrmann, partner with the Madison office of Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee; Bruce Siebold, director of Phillips Plastics Corp. Technology Center, Prescott, and Michael Skindrud, attorney with La Follette, Godfrey & Kahn, Madison, will serve three year terms on the board of directors.
Training and Development
Randy Winkler joined Applied Business Coaching, Elm Grove,
a franchise of Action International, Chalfont, Pa., as business development manager. Winkler previously served as a financial advisor for Disciplined Investor Group, Brookfield.
Utility Services
Wayne Pratt joined Terasen Utility Services, Milwaukee, as national account manager for the Central North American region. Pratt has 25 years of utility project and services sales experience.
