Accounting
Vrakas CPAs + Advisors, of Brookfield, has promoted Sara Johnson and Brian Kaker to managers. Johnson, previously a senior accountant, has been named a manager in the firm’s assurance and accounting department. She has been with the firm since 2010, after interning at the firm in 2009. Kaker has also been with the firm since 2010 and, prior to his promotion, was a senior accountant. His primary focus is in the firm’s tax department.
Banking & Finance
Milwaukee-based Health Payment Systems Inc. has named Beth Griffin chief marketing and product officer and Kevin Cox chief growth officer. Prior to joining Health Payment Systems, Griffin was global business leader of health care and insurance for MasterCard Worldwide. She has expertise in consumer directed health care, financial services and technology. Cox’s sales experience spans more than 25 years. He previously served as vice president of North American Applications Sales for Oracle.
Consulting
Brookfield-based Exhibit Systems has added Laura Kissee to its business development team and hired Catie Perl as a designer.
Health Care
Columbia St. Mary’s has added Dr. Eoin Gorman to its medical staff. Gorman will consult patients at the Grafton Medical Center, Germantown Clinic, Seton Professional Building and Wound Healing Center. He specializes in podiatric medicine and surgery, focusing on all aspects of foot and ankle care, including trauma, sports injuries, forefoot, rearfoot, ankle reconstructive surgery and wound care.
Insurance
Partners Mutual Insurance Co., Waukesha, has welcomed Melyssa Yang and Leanne Cimbalnik to its Claim department. The company has also promoted David Zeller to underwriting manager and appointed Mark Ewert to corporate secretary. Ewert serves as executive vice president and chief operating officer, as well. Additionally, the company has elected Robert Potter treasurer. Potter is vice president and controller at Penn National Insurance.
Legal Services
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. has named Lynda Templen head of its Public Finance team and Michael Dahm head of its Securities team. Templen is a shareholder in Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek’s Milwaukee office and serves as a member of its Public Finance and Sustainability & Renewable Energy teams. The heart of her practice focuses on public finance. Dahm is an attorney in the firm’s Milwaukee office and is a member of the Securities, Corporate Transactions, International Transactions, Emerging Companies and Technology Law teams.
Manufacturing
Pewaukee-based TLX Technologies LLC has welcomed James Cavalluzzi as a manufacturing engineer. Cavaluzzi has close to 30 years of experience in manufacturing. The company has also hired Jason Busalacchi as an inside sales representative. Busalacchi has experience in new business development and customer satisfaction.
The Wagner Companies, based in Milwaukee, has named Kelly Bauserman new product design engineer. Bauserman recently graduated from the Milwaukee School of Engineering with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. She is well versed in designing, prototyping and testing. In her new position, she will handle new product and part development and will assist with new product and part launches. She will also research technologies; plan, design and execute new manufacturing processes; and implement testing of company products.
Milwaukee-based Mortara has welcomed Margaret Mucha as global director of regulatory affairs. Mucha has more than 25 years of relevant experience. She most recently served as director of regulatory affairs for GE Healthcare.
Marketing
Keystone Click, of Milwaukee, has beefed up its staff with Cassie Capriotti, business development specialist; Josh Kasombo, content specialist; and Julie Dannenmann, project manager.
Nonprofit
TEMPO Racine has announced its 2015-’16 board of directors: Kimberly Kane, president and founder of Kane Communications Group, will serve as president. Tammy Myers, president of Mrs. Myers’ Reading Room, will serve as vice president; Stacey Neideffer, vice president of accounting and finance for CCB Technology, will serve as treasurer; Susan Richardson, owner of HR Results by Richardson LLC, will serve as secretary; Sarah Fuerstenau, senior director of quality assessment initiatives for Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast, will serve as past president; Stacy Tapp, chief of communication and community engagement for Racine Unified School District, will service as communications chair; Melody Bernhardt, vice president of marketing at CCB Technology, will serve as program chair; Kris Mickelson, marketing communications and donor communications strategist, will serve as membership chair; and Mary Hauch, manager of business development at Archives Record Storage System, will be a member at large.
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has bolstered its board of directors with new members David Drury, one of the founding partners of Milwaukee-based WING Capital Group, and Marie O’Brien, founder, president and chief executive officer of Pewaukee-based Enterforce Inc. The board is now comprised of 14 members.
Life Navigators, headquartered in Wauwatosa, has hired Bill Andres as a program coordinator to work in its Care Management Unit.
The National Cyber Security Alliance has added Matt Little, vice president of product development at Milwaukee-based PKWARE Inc., to its board of directors.
Greg Schlecht, president and owner of Greg’s True Value in St. Francis, has been elected third vice chairman of the board of directors of the North American Retail Hardware Association. Schlecht launched his career in hardware in 1970 and bought his own store in 1996. The North American Retail Hardware Association is a nonprofit trade association that works to help hardware stores, home centers and lumberyards increase their offerings and profitability.
Technology
CC&N, of Brookfield, has welcomed back Matt Hay as a safety and technical training manager. The company also recently added Clay Stocklin as a wireless network architect and Christian Buesing as a design manager.
