New hires
Shipbuilders Credit Union named Glen Stiteley as president and CEO.
ADVOCAP, Inc. selected Tanya Marcoe as executive director. Marcoe succeeds Michael Bonertz, who retired after 47 years of service to ADVOCAP.
Achieve Brown County hired Sarah Beckman as executive director.
Freedom House Ministries named Jen Schmohe as executive director.
Secura Insurance hired Christine Cousineau as chief financial officer.
Jay Iyengar joined Oshkosh Corp. as executive vice president and chief technology and strategic sourcing officer.
Horicon Bank hired Cyrene Wilke as operations officer/senior vice president.
Fox Communities Credit Union announced hires: Rachel Sonnentag, director of internal communications; Jordan Smith, vice president of commercial lending; and Maryland Coleman, assistant vice president of credit card lending.
The Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corp. hired Kathy Griese as director of economic development.
Marian University named Daisy Halvorson as its vice president for finance and administration.
The Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce hired Michelle Eron as tourism manager.
The Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau hired Abby McDaniel as sports marketing manager and Jody Ciske as visitor service administrator.
UW-Oshkosh hired Abby Gildernick as assistant director of athletics and senior woman administrator.
Jeff Bruce joined Festival Foods as meat senior director.
Image 360 Inc. announced hires: Tara Heindl, director of sales and marketing; Brittany Eiken, office manager; and Erica Duda, graphic designer and project manager.
Matt Kanitz joined M3 as a property and casualty account executive.
Elevate97 added the following staff: Mike Stolen and Tom Dix, business development account executives; Ron Erickson, project manager; Cory Marcin, graphic designer; Tess Anschutz, account coordinator; Josh Fisher, shop technician; and Jane Lee, operations team member.
Choua Xiong joined St. Norbert College as a post-doctoral diversity teaching fellow.
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce hired Evan Umpir as director of tax, transportation and legal affairs. Additionally, WMC Foundation promoted Michelle Grajkowski to senior director of Wisconsin Business World.
The Production Farm hired Corrie Campbell as development director and Emily Kunde as a behavioral health case manager.
Ryan Laughlin joined Hawkins Ash CPAs in Green Bay.
Amanda Barth joined Nonprofit Leadership Initiative as administrative associate.
Keller Inc. hired Will Carl as a building craftsman and promoted Noah Meissner to carpentry foreman and Troy Lehrer to building foreman.
Expert Real Estate Partners in Appleton hired agents: James Diermeier, Nicolas Vera-Arroyo, Kevin Stein, Jessica Young, Scott Ourada, Sam Ferron, Austin Hirn, Karson Bassetto and Abby Kramer.
Bethany Rodriguez joined H.J. Martin and Son as an interior designer and Emma Karrels joined as a 3D rendering and design assistant.
Dr. John Awowale was named a physician partner at BayCare Clinic. Plastic surgeon Dr. Karri Adamson joined Plastic Surgery & Skin Specialists by BayCare Clinic.
Promotions
Bank First announced promotions: Joan Woldt, executive vice president and co-chief operating officer; Jason Krepline, executive vice president and chief lending officer; Bill Bradley, regional president of Bank First’s Fox Valley, Green Bay and Waupaca markets; Joshua Patterson, vice president, market manager in Watertown; Cody Misna, credit officer; and Eli Hicks, business banking representative.
Community First Credit Union promoted the following staff: Andrew Hull, senior vice president/information technology; Mike Vedder, vice president senior commercial lender; Jeff Johnson, business lender; John Ryan, assistant vice president of consumer lending; Cyndy Zabroski, regional assistant vice president of branch operations; Aishling Willenkamp, teller operations manager; Nicole Schmidt, branch manager, Industrial Drive branch, Neenah; Angie Klipp, branch manager, Richmond Street branch, Appleton; Laura Borree, branch manager, Greenville; Roberta Mueller, branch manager, Dresang Way branch, Neenah; and Tracy Baeten, branch manager, Nichols branch.
Kelly Rusch was promoted to vice president/manager of trust operations and customer relationship management at The Stephenson National Bank & Trust.
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers announced promotions: Aaron Hahn, vice president, baseball and stadium operations; Ryan Moede, vice president, business operations; Hilary Bauer, vice president, marketing; Seth Merrill, director of business development; and Nick Guenther, senior graphic designer.
The Home Builders Association of the Fox Cities promoted Megan Schlimm to vice president of marketing and operations and Brittany Goderstad to creative director.
Greenfire Management Services promoted Paul Hackbarth to director of construction.
Bob Zipperer was promoted to engineering and quality manager at Professional Plating.
KerberRose announced shareholder promotions: Peter Brunner, Deann Faubel, Lucas Koenig, Brad Kruger, Andy Mathes, Christopher Olson, Melissa Schwartz and Melanie Stellmacher.
Transitions
Interim UW System President Tommy Thompson resigned effective March 18. The 80-year-old former governor took the job as interim president in July 2020.
Josh Dukelow announced his last radio show on WHBY in January after six years of broadcasting. He is relocating to Atlanta.
Awards/recognitions/certifications
Jim Jarvis, Ahern executive vice president, won the 2021 Contractor of the Year award from the Mechanical Contractors Association of North Central Wisconsin.
The Fox Cities Chamber named Ryan Batley, general manager at Best Western Premier Bridgewood Resort Hotel and Conference Center, the 2021 Young Professional of the Year.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College instructors Lisa Blohm, Sheila Gross-Rogers and Christopher Kozlovsky were each awarded $2,000 for professional development from the BayCare Clinic Foundation board.
Yingtong Qui, a student at the UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities Campus, received first place in the 2021 Elevator Pitch Contest for his CloudWorld online platform.
Accelerate Sheboygan County announced winners of its pitch competition: Benjamin Leibham, first place winner for his business, Alto Gear, and Sarah Harmeling, second place for her business, Homeschool Art Box.
Super Lawyers magazine recognized Petit & Dommershausen SC attorneys Greg Petit, Tajara Dommershausen and Steffanie Walczak as 2021 Wisconsin Super Lawyers. Brittany Running was selected as a Rising Star.
Jake Williquette, director of investments in Graystone Consulting’s Wealth Management office in Green Bay, earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
CTED employees Pang Yang, Kaitlyn Fitzgerald, Mandy Rooni and Tina Thao completed LERN’s Certified Program Planner program.
Wendi Dawson, a 2003 special education and 2019 educational leadership and policy graduate from UW-Oshkosh, was awarded the 2021 Outstanding Special Services Administrator Award from the Wisconsin Council of Administrators of Special Services.
Madison365 announced its Sí Se Puede 2021: Wisconsin’s 36 Most Influential Latino Leaders, including Northeast Wisconsin leaders Rosario Ibarra, Grotegut Dairy Farm in Manitowoc County; Mayra Pasayes, Fox Valley Technical College; and Ignacio Enriquez, Appleton Police Department.
The Wisconsin Section of the Professional Golfers Association of America recognized the 2021 Players of the Year, including Assistant Player of the Year David Bach of Whistling Straits.
The Insight team extends our deepest condolences to the family, loved ones and colleagues of RGL Logistics CEO Joe Lemerond, who died following a battle with cancer in early January. Lemerond was featured as the subject of the Insight cover story in October 2021.
