Accounting
Margaret “Peg” Lambert joined the Milwaukee office of Schenck Business Solutions, Appleton, as a business process improvement manager. Lambert has 25 years of experience in manufacturing and consulting in strategic services, procurement, operations, human resources and information technology.
Kevin Lowman joined the Brookfield office of Suby, Von Haden & Associates, Madison, as human resources manager.
Advertising & Public Relations
Judy Fossen joined DBA Marketing Communications, Delafield, as a copywriter. Fossen has six years of copywriting experience. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Lisa Nevermann joined Image Makers Advertising, Waukesha, as a graphic designer. Prior to joining Image Makers, Nevermann served as a graphic and Web designer with JB Systems, Eau Claire. She holds a bachelor’s degree in fine arts with a concentration in graphic design from UW-Stout.
Cheryl Sweet joined Zizzo Group Advertising and Public Relations, Milwaukee, as traffic manager. Sweet has about 20 years of experience as a traffic manager. Prior to joining Zizzo, Sweet served as traffic manager for Narada Productions, New York, for 15 years.
Zeppos & Associates, Milwaukee, promoted Laurie Peterson to assistant account executive. Peterson most recently served as account coordinator. She holds a bachelor’s degree in strategic communication from UW-Madison.
Michelle Van Drisse joined Ron Sonntag Public Relations, Milwaukee, as an account executive. Van Drisse has seven years of experience as a reporter and public relations practitioner. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communications with minors in business and English from UW-Milwaukee.
Mike Oelhafen joined Mercury Communication Partners, Elm Grove, as director of account services. Prior to joining Mercury Communication, Oelhafen held positions with Starcom, Chicago; Hoffman York, Milwaukee and Cramer/Krasselt, Chicago.
Banking & Finance
First Business Bank, Milwaukee, hired Jim Borchert as vice president of commercial real estate and Sarah Szejn as a client relationship specialist. Borchert has more than 10 years of experience in the banking industry and most recently worked with the commercial real estate division of Associated Bank, Green Bay, in Milwaukee. Szejn has more than 10 years of experience in customer service.
Cleary Gull, Milwaukee, hired Peter Schumacher as vice president of the private client group and Tina Specht as marketing and communications director. Prior to joining Cleary Gull, Schumacher worked for M&I Financial Advisors, Milwaukee and M&I Wealth Management, Milwaukee, for 20 years. Specht has 13 years of marketing experience in financial services.
Bill Sinsky joined R.W. Baird & Co., Milwaukee, as real estate and facilities director. Sinsky has more than 20 years of experience in corporate and commercial real estate. Prior to joining Baird, Sinsky served as real estate transaction manager in corporate real estate management for Johnson Controls, Glendale.
Jill Blazek joined Jefferson Wells, Brookfield, as director of marketing. Blazek has more than 20 years of experience in marketing. Prior to joining the firm, Blazek served as vice president of client services for Marketing Images, Waukesha.
Building & Construction
The Brookfield office of M. A. Mortenson, Minneapolis, promoted Karen Tramm to executive assistant and hired Audrey Evans as a talent manager and Chris Hernandez as a field engineer. Tramm joined Mortenson in 2005 and most recently served as an administrative assistant. Evans has more than 20 years of human resources experience. Hernandez holds a bachelor’s degree in construction management from Northern Michigan University.
PDC Midwest, Hartland, hired Rodge Taylor as an architect and Karen Gray as an administrative assistant. Taylor has more than 30 years of experience in architecture and construction.
Jay Gunderson joined the Germantown office of Keller Inc., Kaukauna, as a design and project manager for the Milwaukee and Madison areas. Gunderson has more than 20 years of building experience in project management and business development. Most recently, Gunderson served as a sales consultant for Morton Buildings, Morton, Ill.
Consulting
Erica Gumieny joined Succeedia, Milwaukee, as managing director. Gumieny holds a bachelor’s degree from Alverno College.
Chambers of Commerce and Visitors Bureaus
Rodney Raschka joined the Brookfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (BCVB), Brookfield, as executive director. Prior to joining BCVB, Raschka served as director of sales for DoubleTree Hotel Milwaukee/Brookfield, Brookfield.
Engineering
Kevin Anderson joined R.A. Smith & Associates, Brookfield, as a structural design engineer. Anderson has six years of experience in structural engineering and most recently served as a senior structural engineer with T.Y. Lin International, San Francisco. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from UW-Madison.
Melissa Steinbach joined Ruekert/Mielke, Waukesha, as an engineering technician in the civil and municipal department. Steinbach holds an associates degree in landscape horticulture with an emphasis on design from MATC.
Fitness Centers
Lake Country Racquet & Athletic Club, Hartland, hired Donna Wilson as aquatics director and David Hippee as a tennis professional. Wilson has more than 25 years of Red Cross certified aquatics teaching experience. Prior to joining Lake Country Racquet & Athletic Club, Hippee served as a tennis professional for Mequon Elite.
Hospitality & Entertainment
Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group, Milwaukee, hired Tracy Broekman as controller and Martin Brennan as corporate executive chef. Prior to joining Diablos Rojos, Broekman worked for BDO Seidman, Chicago. Brennan previously worked for Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Agoura Hills, Calif.
Legal Services
Erich Straub, a Milwaukee attorney specializing in family-based immigration and deportation defense, will serve as chairperson of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Milwaukee. Straub also serves as a faculty member for the AILA Foundation’s litigation institute.
O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong, Milwaukee, hired Daniel Geraghty as a corporate and tax attorney and Seth Dizard as a creditor’s rights attorney.
Christopher Jaekels joined Davis & Kuelthau, Milwaukee, as a shareholder. Prior to joining the firm, Jaekels worked with Cook & Franke, Milwaukee. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of St. Thomas and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin.
Manufacturing
Darlene Caplan joined Actuant, Butler, as global talent acquisition leader. Prior to joining Actuant, Caplan served in senior human resource roles with Tenneco Automotive, Lake Forest, Ill. and Tower Automotive, Novi, Mich. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Clarion State University and a master’s degree in public management from Carnegie Mellon University.
Professional Organizations
Dennis Anderson joined MRA-The Management Association Inc., Waukesha, as executive compensation director. Anderson has more than 30 years of human resource experience.
Philip Budde, president and chief operating officer of Strand Associates, Madison, will serve as president of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin (ACEC WI), Madison. James Owen of MSA Professional Services, Baraboo, will serve as president-elect; Thomas Pulse, of Ayres Associates, Eau Claire, will serve as secretary and treasurer; Stan Sugden of Ruekert/Mielke, Waukesha, will serve as director; Kevin Hagen, of Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates, Madison, will serve as alternate director; Terrance Browne, of Collins Engineers; Milwaukee, will serve as director at large and Rosalie Morgan, of EMCS, Milwaukee, will serve as past president.
Real Estate
Bev Wagner joined Shorewest, Realtors, Brookfield, as an associate in the Delavan office.
Technology
Earl Williams joined Security MicroImaging, Milwaukee, as the enterprise content management (ECM) services manager. Prior to joining Security MicroImaging, Williams served as an applications lead and Web developer for Manpower Inc., Glendale. He holds an associate certificate in project management from MSOE.
