New hires
Expert Real Estate Partners welcomed two new agents: John Riesterer and Pete Devlin.
Fox World Travel, Oshkosh, named Brianne Clark as director of operations for its Fox Meetings and Incentives department. She has 15 years of experience in the travel industry.
Prevea Health welcomed Collin Torok, a fellowship-trained neurointerventional radiologist and surgeon now caring for patients in Green Bay. He sees patients and performs surgery at HSHS St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. Prevea Orthopedics & Sports Medicine welcomed Patrick McKenzie, a fellowship-trained orthopedics sports medicine surgeon. He sees patients and performs procedures at HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center in Green Bay as well as the Prevea Ambulatory Surgery Center. Prevea Health also welcomed Ajay Gupta, an ophthalmologist now caring for patients in Sheboygan.
Keller Inc. hired Kolton Tesarik as a building carpentry intern; Cody Jones, Ismael Ortega Leon and Roman Noel as flatwork craftsmen; Kason Maki and Cameron Baltz as building craftsmen; Michael Wyent as a carpentry craftsman; Brian Bladeshwiler as an onsite supervisor; and Antonio Ruiz as a footing/wall craftsman. In addition, Keller Inc. promoted Will Alexander to crane operator.
EUA welcomed Susan Gilson as an electrical designer and Tom Monteverde as a structural engineer at its Green Bay office.
Amy Yang has been hired as people and culture specialist at the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. This newly created position fuses human resources with workplace culture and organizational development.
The Automobile Gallery & Event Center announced the appointment of Nichole Garcia as director of marketing and community relations.
JSD Professional Services, Inc. welcomed Brian Olesen as its new business development manager; Olesen is located in the Appleton office but will serve all seven offices throughout the Midwest.
Badger Plug announced the addition of Troy Hoehne as vice president of sales.
Oneida Comprehensive Health Division introduced the newest members of its health care team: Ana Nikolova, Seth Moore, Lauren Cornette, Maria Boeck and Paige Dworak. Nikolova is board-certified in both general dentistry and periodontics. Moore is a family nurse practitioner. Cornette has joined the medical team in the Diabetes Clinic. Boeck has joined the community health team to assist with nutrition and diabetes education. Dworak has joined the public health team as an epidemiologist.
The city of Kaukauna announced the appointment of Andrea Fencl as marketing and communications manager.
McMahon, a full-service, professional engineering and architectural firm, announced two new associates of the company: Kevin Chevalier, senior architectural designer, and Rodney Manthey, construction services project manager.
Promotions
Fox Communities Credit Union announced Cathy Harvath as the first executive director of the Fox Cares Foundation. Harvath transitions to lead the nonprofit as Melanie Draheim joins Fox Communities Credit Union as its new chief marketing officer. In addition, Jose Villa was named vice president of commercial lending.
Seaway Printing announced the promotion of Chad Obermann to the role of vice president of business development. He joined the team as director of business development and has 25 years of experience in the printing industry. In addition, Scott Sherwood was promoted to the position of chief operating officer. He joined Seaway Printing as the continuous improvement manager and has 26 years of leadership experience.
Wolf River Community Bank announced Janelle Donaldson has been promoted to vice president-deposit operations manager. In addition, Leah Seavecki has joined the bank as a BSA specialist, where she will enhance monitoring systems to ensure compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act.
Hoffman Planning, Construction and Design Inc., announced the promotions of Sean Duncanson and Brian Sternberg. Duncanson has been elevated to senior project manager and Sternberg to project architect.
Red Shoes Inc. announced the promotion of Katie Much to the role of account specialist and Reagan Fritts to the role of social media coordinator.
The law firm of Amundsen Davis promoted three attorneys to partner, including Tim Feldhausen, Green Bay; Jason Just, Green Bay; and Tiffany Woelfel, Appleton and Green Bay. They join seven others promoted across the firm’s Midwest offices.
Board appointments
Goodwill North Central Wisconsin recently elected new members to its volunteer board of directors. New board members elected to serve four-year terms include: Paul Belschner, president and CEO, Base Companies; Laurie Butz, president and CEO, Capital Credit Union; Mike Lutz, retiree; and Jake Williquette, CFA, senior vice president, Graystone Consulting, a business of Morgan Stanley.
St. Paul Elder Services President and CEO Sondra Norder is one of 25 individuals appointed by Gov. Tony Evers to the Governor’s Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce.
Awards
The Women’s Fund of the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation named Bridget O’Connor this year’s Nancy Armbrust Impact Award recipient. O’Connor is president and CEO of O’Connor Connective.
Keri Herlong, commercial lines consultant for Acuity, has been named by the American Property Casualty Insurance Association to its 2024 class of Emerging Leaders. Herlong has 30 years of experience in the insurance industry.
Joe Beyer, an SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic optician, received the Be Exceptional Everyday Award. He was nominated after he made a housecall to a patient’s home to fix a pair of broken eyeglasses. Jeanne Payton, an SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital volunteer, is also a recipient of the Be Exceptional Everyday Award. Payton serves the hospital’s gift shop and Mobile Meals program, as well as the Ripon Community Hospital Auxiliary. Stephanie Rose has been named a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses winner at SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital.
Graystone Consulting, a business of Morgan Stanley, announced that Becky McCormick, a senior vice president and financial advisor in the firm’s Green Bay wealth management office, has been named to Forbes magazine’s 2024 ranking of Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State.
The American Association of Community Colleges has recognized Lakeshore Technical College math instructor Kelly Konrath among its 2024 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty.
Quill Creative Studio, Oshkosh, announced that senior partner and creative director Joshua Tyner has been named a “Person to Watch in 2024” by GDUSA magazine.
Wisconsin Business World announced winners of its fall 2023 Innovation Competition. The twice-annual contest, sponsored by Kwik Trip, tasks students to innovate a new product for the Kwik Trip convenience stores, create a marketing plan and present the idea in the format of their choice. Among the winners were Ellion Haenggi, 10th grade, De Pere High School, and Liam Kempainen, 12th grade, Green Bay Preble High School.
Kohler Co.’s Saranya Tangvitoontham was among 130 nationwide recipients of The Manufacturing Institute’s 2024 Women MAKE Awards, which honor women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers across all levels of the manufacturing industry.
