Personnel File

Accounting

Kolb+Co., Brookfield, promoted Amy Niemetscheck to manager of accounting and auditing; Jerry Schmit to tax manager; Jennifer Dalebroux to tax senior; and
Craig Neuens to supervisor of accounting and auditing.
Komisar Brady, Milwaukee, promoted Denise DeJulius to manager and Brian Thiel to supervisor. DeJulius joined the company in 1999 and Thiel joined
in 2000.

Advertising & Public Relations

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James Szwiec joined the public relations team at Ellingsen Brady Advertising, Milwaukee. Szwiec previously served as a public relations account supervisor for Kohnke Hanneken, Milwaukee.
Zizzo Group Advertising & Public Relations, Milwaukee, hired Lori Holly as public relations manager and Maressa Sullivan as a senior account executive in public relations. Holly most recently served as director of public information and community relations for the School District of Menomonee Falls. Sullivan previously worked for WITI Fox 6, Milwaukee for 10 years.
Daryn Seitz joined McDill Design, Milwaukee, as marketing coordinator. Seitz holds a bachelor’s degree in advertising from Marquette University.
Tim Vogel joined Image Makers Advertising, Waukesha, as director of finance and administration. Vogel has more than 20 years of experience. He previously served as controller for DDN Pharmaceuticals Logistics, Memphis, Tenn., and as manager of accounting for Strattec Security, Milwaukee.
Amy Wissner joined Bader Rutter & Associates, Milwaukee, as an account executive. Wissner previously served as an associate editor for Gempler’s, Madison and as a marketing coordinator for ABS Global, De Forest.
Celtic, Brookfield, promoted Bill Bussler to director of account services,
Karen Enriquez to account supervisor in marketing services and Susan Wirth to account supervisor in public relations.

Architecture

AG Architecture, Wauwatosa, hired Melinda Poeppel as a project manager and Erica Busse and Alissa Kuether as architectural interns. Poeppel has 12 years of experience. Busse and Kuether hold master’s degrees in architecture from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Keith Kerwin joined the Hartland office of The Durrant Group, Dubuque, Iowa, as shareholder and principal. Kerwin has 18 years of experience and is founder of Kerwin Design & Consulting, West Allis.

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Banking & Finance

Melissa Braesch joined Community Bank & Trust, Sheboygan, as director of training in the Sheboygan Falls location. Braesch has more than 13 years of financial experience and most recently worked for Kohler Credit Union, Kohler.
Waukesha State Bank, Waukesha, promoted Tina Neis to vice president. Neis joined Waukesha State Bank in 1999 and most recently served as assistant vice president.
Jeff Janza joined the Milwaukee office of LaSalle Bank, Chicago, as a first vice president in its commercial banking group. Janza has 15 years of experience and most recently served as vice president for U.S. Bank, Minneapolis.
Gary Olsen of Carroll College, Waukesha, will serve as president of the Milwaukee chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI), Florham Park, N.J. Elizabeth DeLany of Kalmbach Publishing, Waukesha, will serve as vice president; Mike Hennen of NOVO 1, Waukesha, will serve as secretary and Joe Komanecki of MGIC Investment, Milwaukee, will serve as treasurer. Christine Clements of UW-Whitewater; John Couper of Charter Manufacturing, Mequon; Edgar Hoffman of Harmony Foundation, Kenosha, and Tom Lieven of Applied Management, Brown Deer, joined as directors.
Richard Barnes, president and co-owner of Barnes Development Group, Mequon, joined the board of directors for Maritime Savings Bank, West Allis. Barnes also serves as an adjunct professor of communication at Concordia University of Wisconsin.
Wauwatosa Savings Bank, Wauwatosa, promoted Jodi Johnson to assistant vice president and assistant compliance officer; Bryan Olen to assistant vice president overseeing facilities, security, purchasing and mail services; Therese Pekar to assistant vice president and director of corporate services and Teressa Rowley to assistant vice president and director of lending operations.
USA Funding, Brookfield, hired Melody Karas-Mueller as a conforming underwriter and Tammy Bonin, Devon Daughety and Mike Skierka as retail loan consultants.
Ideal Financial Services, Brookfield, hired Tonya Elam as a processor, Susan Stevens as marketing coordinator in processing and Leslie Kurth and
Gregory Moravec as loan officers.
Linda Eickhoff joined Lincoln Financial Advisors, Philadelphia, as client relationship manager in the financial planning practice of Robert E. Bortz, Waukesha. Eickhoff has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry.
Darren Liberski joined Disciplined Investor Group, Brookfield, as a financial consultant. Liberski most recently served as an investment specialist for JPMorgan Chase, New York.
Sarah Elizabeth Kemp joined InvestorsBank, Waukesha, as business development officer.

Building & Construction

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Angela Beckemeier joined the marketing department at Building Service, Milwaukee and Appleton.

John Nelsen joined Simon Group, Brookfield, as superintendent of The Pines, Elkhorn. Nelsen holds a bachelor’s degree in construction from UW-Stout.
CG Schmidt, Milwaukee, promoted Greg Morelli to director of corporate and industrial projects and Bryce Unger to senior project manager. CG Schmidt hired Carol Jones and Emilio Ramirez as project engineers; Jenny Jaszewski and Danille Sawatzki as administra-
tive assistants; Dannielle Harwell as an office assistant; Mary-Jo Stremlow as corporate finance manager and Len Trapane as an estimator.
Jay Campbell joined Triad Construction, West Allis, as project manager. Campbell has more than 18 years of construction experience.

Don Schwartz joined Catalyst Construction, Milwaukee, as vice president of project development. Schwartz has more than 25 years of experience in the real estate and construction industry.

Consulting

Dana Brost joined Cornerstone Consulting, Milwaukee, as an information
technology recruiter. Brost has more than three years of recruiting experience.

Engineering

Bloom Consultants,
Milwaukee, hired Joe Berkhahn as a staff engineer and David Lang as a senior
engineering technician. Berkhahn holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from
UW-Milwaukee.
Crispell-Snyder, Lake Geneva, hired Nicholas Willick as a project engineer for transportation. Sean Snyder and Jeffrey Guttenburg joined the Racine office as inspectors.

Health Care

George Stagakis joined SynergyHealth St. Joseph’s Hospital, West Bend, as director of radiology. Stagakis has more than 20 years of experience in medical imaging and most recently served as supervisor for St. Mary’s Hospital-Ozaukee, Mequon.
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, promoted Stephanie Lenzner to director of clinical data management. Lenzner joined Children’s Hospital in 2003 and most recently served as manager of clinical data management.
H. Patrick Covault joined SynergyHealth St. Joseph’s Hospital as vice president of hospital administration. Covault has more than 20 years of experience in the health care industry and most recently served as director of diagnostic services for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Glendale, hired Daniel Stahlkopf as director of managed care contracts and financial analysis and Julia Beutler as director of the Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Institutional Review Board (IRB) in Milwaukee. Stahlkopf has more than 10 years of experience in the health care industry. Stahlkopf most recently served as manager of network pricing for United Healthcare of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Beutler previously worked for the University of Miami.
Dr. Vineet Kulkarni joined Rogers Memorial Hospital, Milwaukee, as medical director of adult services and a hospitalist for adult and older adult patients. Kulkarni previously had hospital privileges at the hospital and practiced from a private practice in Waukesha.
Dr. William Listwan joined the Sargeant Health Center, a primary care clinic of Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, as a staff physician. Listwan also serves as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the Medical College.
Dr. Shane Moisio joined the Medical College of Wisconsin as assistant professor of psychiatry in the division of child and adolescent psychiatry. Moisio also joined the medical staff of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa.
Dr. Harold Harsch joined the Mental Health Center at Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, as medical director. Harsch serves as associate professor of psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Insurance

Lisa Ohrmundt joined Burkwald & Associates, Pewaukee, as a benefits analyst. Ohrmundt has more than 15 years of experience in the health insurance industry and most recently worked for Diversified Insurance Services, Waukesha.
Joseph Pottala joined Diversified Insurance Services, Waukesha, as an account executive in the property and casualty division. Pottala has more than 10 years of insurance and sales experience.

Manufacturing

Modine Manufacturing, Racine, promoted Thomas Burke to executive vice president and chief operating officer and Robert Kampstra to corporate controller. Burke joined Modine in 2005 and most recently served as executive vice president. Kampstra joined Modine in March and most recently served as assistant controller.
Kevin Kielski joined Cornerstone Design, Franksville, as controls and electrical engineer. Kielski has more than 20 years of manufacturing experience.
The Mukwonago location of Rigibore, U.K., hired Mike Kowalsky as application engineer, Lauren Falk as marketing coordinator and Kory Garbelman as senior vice president. Kowalsky holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Marquette University. Falk holds a bachelor’s degree from UW-Madison. Garbelman holds a bachelor’s degree from UW-Whitewater.

Media

Kalmbach Publishing, Waukesha, promoted Matt Quandt to public relations specialist. Quandt joined Kalmbach in 2002 and previously served on the editorial staff for Astronomy magazine.

Real Estate

William “Ted” Klumb joined Equity Commercial Real Estate, Milwaukee, as vice president. Klumb has more then 25 years of senior corporate management experience. He is the founder of Alliance Technology Service, Menomonee Falls.

Social Services

Darcy McDaniel rejoined Jewish Family Services, Milwaukee, as clinical case manager and to coordinate the Kids in the Middle program. McDaniel initially joined Jewish Family Services in 2000 as a clinical case manager.

Staffing

Tausha McQuisten joined QPS Companies, Brookfield, as an engineering recruiter.

Technology

Rob Peerenboom joined Capital Data, Milwaukee, as a systems architect. Peerenboom most recently served as a project analyst at Fiserv, Brookfield.
Telecommunications

Verizon Wireless, Basking Ridge, N.J., promoted Ajay Waghray to vice president and chief information officer for the Midwest. Waghray has been with Verizon Wireless for six years and most recently served as vice president of enterprise systems.

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