As of May, 95 companies representing more than 140,000 employees have signed the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s Region of Choice pledge. The MMAC initiative has set goals of increasing diverse management by 25% and diverse employment by 15% in the Milwaukee region by 2025. Companies that sign the pledge commit to achieving that numeric goal in aggregate and reaching several metrics related to workplace and community culture.
The companies (including headquarters location and top leader) that have signed the pledge include:
- ABAXENT LLC, Pewaukee,
Adonica Randall, president and chief problem solver - Addison-Clifton LLC, Brookfield
Ulice Payne Jr., president - Advocate Aurora Health, Milwaukee and Downers Grove, Illinois
Jim Skogsbergh, president and CEO - Allegheny Technologies Inc – Forged Products, Cudahy Operation (ATI), Pittsburgh
Robert Wetherbee, president and CEO - American Family Insurance Group, Madison
Jack Charles Salzwedel, chairman and CEO - America Roller & Plasma Coatings, Union Grove
Dan Cahalane, president and CEO - Ascension Wisconsin corporate office, St. Louis
Joseph Impicciche, president and CEO - Associated Bank, Green Bay
Philip Flynn, president and CEO - Badger Meter Inc., Brown Deer
Kenneth Bockhorst, chairman, president and CEO - Beer Capitol Distributing Co. LLC, Sussex
Aldo Madrigrano, CEO - BMO Harris Bank, Chicago
David Casper, chair and CEO - Briggs & Stratton Corp., Wauwatosa
Todd Teske, chairman, president and CEO - C2, Milwaukee
Erica Conway, co-owner and president - CG Schmidt, Milwaukee
Rick Schmidt, president and CEO - Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc., Mequon
John Mellowes, CEO - Children’s Wisconsin, Wauwatosa
Peggy Troy, president and CEO - Colorful Connections, Milwaukee
Morgan Phelps, founder and CEO - Columbus McKinnon Corp., Getzville, New York
David Wilson, president and CEO - Cross Management Services, Inc., Milwaukee
Carla Cross, president and CEO - Dedicated Computing LLC, Waukesha
Don Schlidt, president and CEO - Deloitte, London
Punit Renjen, CEO - Educational Credential Evaluators Inc., Milwaukee
Margit Schatzman, president - Ernst & Young LLP (EY), London
Carmine Di Sibio, chairman and CEO - First Midwest Bank, Chicago
Michael Scudder, chairman and CEO - FIS, Jacksonville, Florida
Gary Norcross, chairman, president and CEO - Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee
Jay Rothman, chairman and CEO - Froedtert Health, Milwaukee
Cathy Jacobson - GE Healthcare, Chicago
Kieran Murphy, president and CEO - Generation Growth Capital Inc., Milwaukee
Cory Nettles, founder and managing director - GenMet, Mequon
Eric Isbister, CEO - Go Riteway Transportation Group, Richfield
Bob Zanotti, president - Godfrey & Kahn S.C., Milwaukee
Nic Wahl, president and managing partner - Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metro Illinois, Greendale
Jacqueline Hallberg, president and CEO - Grant Thornton LLP, Chicago
Bradley Preber, CEO - Greendale School District, Greendale
Kim Amidzich, superintendent - HARIBO, Rosemont, Illinois (U.S. headquarters)
Wes Sabber, CFO of Haribo of America - Harley-Davidson Inc., Milwaukee
Jochen Zeitz, chairman, president and CEO - Haywood Group, LLC, Milwaukee
Kalan Haywood Sr., president - Herzing University Ltd., Menomonee Falls
Renée Herzing, president and CEO - Husch Blackwell LLP, Kansas City, Missouri
Paul Eberle, CEO - Husco International, Waukesha
Austin Ramirez, CEO - IndependenceFirst, Milwaukee
Marci Boucher, president and CEO - Johnson Controls, Glendale (operational headquarters)
George Oliver, chairman and CEO - Johnson Financial Group, Racine
Jim Popp, president and CEO - JP Cullen, Janesville
David Cullen, CEO - JWS Classics LLC, Greendale
John Splude, owner - Kane Communications Group, Milwaukee
Kimberly Kane, president and CEO - Kohl’s Department Stores Inc., Menomonee Falls
Michelle Gass, CEO - Komatsu Mining Corp., Milwaukee
Jeffrey Dawes, president and CEO - KPMG LLP, Amstelveen, Netherlands
Paul Knopp, chair and CEO (U.S.) - Lubar & Co., Milwaukee
David Lubar, president and CEO - Magellan Promotions LLC, West Allis
Michael Wolaver, captain - ManpowerGroup, Milwaukee
Jonas Prising, chairman and CEO - Marcus Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee
Kendra Whitlock Ingram, president and CEO - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Dr. John Raymond, president and CEO - Metal-Era Inc., Waukesha
Tony Mallinger, president and CEO - MGIC, Milwaukee
Timothy Mattke, CEO - Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee
David Krutz, managing partner - Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee
Vicki Martin, president - Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club,
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Mark Attanasio, principal owner - Milwaukee Bucks LLC, Milwaukee
Peter Feigin, president - Milwaukee Tool, Brookfield
Steve Richman, group president - MMAC, Milwaukee
Tim Sheehy, president - Molson Coors, Chicago
Gavin Hattersley, president and CEO - Mortenson, Minneapolis
Dan Johnson, president and CEO - MRA-The Management Association, Waukesha
Susan Fronk, president and CEO - Northwestern Mutual, Milwaukee
John Schlifske, chairman, president and CEO - Old National Bank, Evansville, Indiana
Jim Ryan, chairman and CEO - Continued on page 14
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- PAX Holdings LLC, Milwaukee
Jim Kornfeld, president and CEO - Payne & Dolan Inc., Waukesha
Kurt Bechthold, chairman and CEO of parent company Walbec Group - PNC Bank, Pittsburgh
William Demchak, chairman, president and CEO - PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), London
Tim Ryan, U.S. chair and senior partner - PS Capital Partners LLC, Milwaukee
Paul Stewart and Paul Sweeney, co-founders - QPS Employment Group, Brookfield
Scott Mayer, chairman and CEO - Quad/Graphics Inc., Sussex
Joel Quadracci, chairman, president and CEO - Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee
Mike Aldana, managing partner - Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, Milwaukee
Jerome Janzer, CEO - Rexnord, Milwaukee
Todd Adams, president and CEO - Rivera & Associates Marketing, Milwaukee
Michael Rivera, president and CEO - Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc., Milwaukee
Steve Booth, president and CEO - Rockwell Automation Inc., Milwaukee
Blake Moret, chairman and CEO - SaintA Inc., Milwaukee
Ann Leinfelder Grove, president and CEO - Sikich LLP, Naperville, Illinois
Chris Geier, CEO and managing partner - Spancrete, Waukesha
John Nagy, chairman and CEO - TEMPO Milwaukee, Milwaukee
Jennifer Dirks, president and CEO - The Marcus Corp., Milwaukee
Greg Marcus, president and CEO - Trans International LLC, Menomonee Falls
Jaime Syring, CEO and majority partner - Trefoil Group Inc., Milwaukee
Mary Scheibel, founder and CEO - Versiti Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee
Chris Miskel, president and CEO - VISIT Milwaukee, Milwaukee
Peggy Williams-Smith, president and CEO - von Briesen & Roper s.c., Milwaukee
Susan Lovern, president and CEO - Waukesha Metal Products, Sussex
Jeffrey Clark, CEO - WEC Energy Group, Milwaukee
Kevin Fletcher, president and CEO - Wenthe-Davidson Engineering Co., New Berlin
Frederick Anderson, president and CEO - Willis Tower Watson, London
John Haley, CEO - YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc., Milwaukee
Carrie Wall, president and CEO
