Alumni
Forward 48 Participants

Jessica Zaiger
Co-Chair Capital Markets & Commercial Lending | Shareholder at Polsinelli PC

Nathan Robertstad
VP – Investment & Systems Analyst at Baird Advisors

Elizabeth Kruger
VP, Talent Acquisition Manager at Associated Bank

Krystal Johnson
Providing virtual Assistant at Krystal Clear Connections LLC

Caitlyn Lewis
Executive Director at Community Center for Immigrants

Marsha Uutela
Executive Administrator at College of Menominee Nation

Ashley Thomas
Executive Director at Hope Street Ministry, Inc.

Raymond Naranjo
Business Banking at First Citizen Bank

Rob Hogan
Vice President, Treasury Management Sales Team Lead at Johnson Financial Group

Andrea Aurigue
Communications & Research Manager – Site Selection at Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation

Eric Bernal
Senior Vice President-Wealth Portfolio Manager at Johnson Financial Group

Scott Klaas
Broker/Owner at Keller Williams Realty

Patrick Doran
Infrastructure Manager at Milwaukee Tool

Kyle Ristow
Real Estate Agent at Keller Williams Realty

Grant Buenger
Executive Director at Racine Habitat for Humanity

Cassidy Wartenweiler
Project Development at Eppstein Uhen Architects

Alexandra Torres
Operations at Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers

Nyesha Stone
Founder and Public Relations Director of Carvd N Stone

Tom Hughes
Director of Membership and Events at Milwaukee Athletic Club

Joe DeLoye
Portfolio Manager at Associated Bank

Neil Mrkvicka

Raquel Aleman
Co-Founder/Executive Director of Your Move MKE Inc./ REALTOR.

Aaron Hovind
Membership Services and Communications Coordinator at Rotary Club of Milwaukee

Marlon Ross
Founder & CEO at Wellacy Health

Ben Anderson
Vice President at Colliers International – Wisconsin

Jean Mallett
Program Manager at Medical College of Wisconsin

Alissa Peeters
Vice President – Commercial Lending at Tri City National Bank

Samantha Mitchell
Founder of Samantha Starr Events

Cesar Castillo
Co-Founder at Street Dreams Soccer Academy

Samantha Baker
Partner at OVB Law & Consulting, S.C.

Jessica Pham
Fundraising Associate at Acts Housing

Glenn Carson
Director of the Milwaukee Community Schools Partnership at United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County

Saul Newton
President & CEO at Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce

Allie Jorgensen
Partner, Assistant Project Manager at VJS Construction Services, Inc.

Fabiola Ramirez Montoya
Assistant Director of Innovation at Milwaukee School of Engineering

Emanuel Rios
Philanthropic Adviser at Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Jona Moore
Vice President at African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin

Grace Earle
Impact Measurement and Management

Christine Chapleau
Key Account Executive at Siemens Healthineers

Nehemiah Edwards
Founder at Love x Nemo

Jordyn Plieseis
Development Manager at Milwaukee Academy of Science

Mohammed Scruggs-Rashaed
Founder at RGRE

Kirsten (Kiki) Lezama
Assistant Professor at Alverno College

Diamond Herring-Rodgers
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Engagement Manager at United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County

Luis Robles
Multifamily Advisor at Kiser Group

Lashondra Scott
Founder at Neo Soul Productions

Paisley Lucas
Founder and Executive Director at Moo’d Lactation Partners

Alicia Lantz
Regional Development Manager at U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Callie Cox Bauer
OBGYN Residency Associate Program Director at Aurora Sinai

Kelly Sullivan
Strategy and Project Development at Gardner Builders

Manika Agarwal
Software Engineering Manager / Delivery Manager at KyybaTech

Sam Leary
Founder, Business Developer, Writer at Markeini Media

Cassaundra Thorpe
Assistant Director of Career & Leadership at Wisconsin Athletics

Mike Salbego
Senior Account Executive at Cloud Giants

Matt Vieth
Manager – Registration & Student Records at University of Wisconsin

Candice Baker
Vice President – Wealth Fiduciary Advisor at Johnson Financial Group

Tatjana Bicanin
Executive Director at Building Our Future

Kathryn LaLonde
Teacher Leader at The Prairie School

Kyle Landry
Educational Achievement Partnership Program Founder & Manager at Children’s Wisconsin

Eric Guzowski
Vice President – Commercial Banker at JPMorgan Chase

Mimi Knudsen
Senior Product Manager at Direct Supply

Maciej (Matt) Pietruczak
Partner at Quarles & Brady LLP

Tonya Vlasik
Senior Director of Human Resources & Risk Management at Mount Mary University

Patrick Scheibel
Director – Strategic Sourcing & Supply Management at Husco

Juan Corpus
Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at New North

Melissa Ray
School Principal at Greater Holy Temple Christian Academy

Kiesha Johnnies
CEO & Senior Consultant at The Coaching Consultant

Jessica Johnson
Vice President Surgical Services for Greater Milwaukee at Advocate Aurora Health

Stephanie Mireku
Senior Events and Convening Specialist at Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Timeka Smith
Data Expert and Founder at Perrynorm Analytics

Sigrid Kozon
Account Manager at Reliable Knitting Works, Inc.

McKenzie Clemons
Regional Sales Manager at U.S. Lubricants

Maria Padilla
Diverse Small Business Manager at Greater Green Bay Chamber

Kao Nou Huse
World Relief – Fox Valley

Billy Weber
Thrivent

Isaiah Weatherall
City Year Milwaukee

Connor Weas
Weas Development

James Washington IV
Cargill

Kristina Warrichaiet
Motive Partners

Madelynn Wallen
Baird Advisors

Natalie Villegas
Milwaukee School of Engineering

Jonathan Viard
Northwestern Mutual

Itza Vargas
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers

Jenna Thiel
Oshkosh Corporation

Zong Thao
American Family Insurance Claims Services

Dan Terrio
Milwaukee County

Emani Taylor
INPOWER

Karli Tatum
Milwaukee Area Technical College

Cynthia Sternard
Associated Bank

Stephanie Skrade
Milwaukee Athletic Club

Kelly Schwantes
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts

Jonathan Sancen
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers

Kurt Rose
Madison Metropolitan School District

Alex Riehle
Eastbrook Academy

George Reistad
City of Madison

Fernanda Reikdal Lima
Johnson Controls

Quentin Prince
Journey House/ MKE Youth Sports Alliance

Tyrone Powell
Unext

Maureen Post
Milwaukee Film

Marian Pintar
Elmbrook School District

Lilliann Paine
National Birth Equity Collaborative

Eduardo Ortega
Founders 3 Real Estate Services

Sarah Olejniczak
St. Norbert College

Drew Mueske
Hype Visual

Michael Moorhead
Northwestern Mutual

Theresa Menting
We EmpowHER & Goebel Family Foundation

Kiyana Mensah
Back to the Basics Tutoring LLC

Victoria McNeal
St. Norbert College

Kermiath McClendon
Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Steve Matson
Milwaukee Tool

Gianna Martina
OnMilwaukee

Rodney Lynk
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School

Ashley Lucas
Associated Bank

Casey Liakos
Carex Consulting Group

Conor Leedom
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

Peter Lee
Us 2 Behavioral Health Care

Mai Krenzke
Oshkosh Corporation

Andrea (Andi) Kornowski
Kettle Moraine School District

Kelley Korinek
WEC Energy Group

Barbara Koldos
New North, Inc.

Ben Knutson
Molson Coors

John Knapp
Marquette University

Hunter Klus
Atlatl Advisors

Hannah Kitzerow
Saz’s Hospitality Group

Chloe Kinderman
TitletownTech

Ariam Kesete
AK Development

Laura Jones
African Heritage, Inc.

Cordella Jones
City of Milwaukee

Charlene Johnson
Associated Bank

Jessica Janz-McKnight
Northwestern Mutual

Stephanie Hoskins
Lakeland University

Carmen Hernandez Romero
Schneider National Inc

Steve Heimerl
Molson Coors Beverage Company

Hannah Hau
UnityPoint Health – Meriter

Jeremy Hansen
Northwestern Mutual

Maggie Handler
Pierce Manufacturing

Alexander Graziano
From The Concrete Talent Management

Rew Gordon
Mitchell Street Arts Collaborative

Marisol González Castillo
Hawks Quindel, S.C.

Gabriele Fuggetta
Kimpton Hotels / DJay Mando LLC

Moira Flood
Mount Mary University

Daniel Elko
Johnson Controls

Jose Elijah
4Imprint

Raven Eggson
INPOWER

Lesa Edwards
Visit Milwaukee

Harper Donahue
City of Milwaukee

Shawn Dockry
State Farm

Megan Dickman-Renard
Dickman Media Group / The Business News

Shakkiah Curtis
Spinn MKE

Eva Cruz Martinez
Casa ALBA Melanie

Adam Cook
Children’s Wisconsin

Kayla Conklin
Park Bank

Bobby Coburn
City Forward Collective

T.J. Cobb
Eclectic Innovations | Milwaukee County

Tomas Clasen
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Lauren Cain
All-In Milwaukee

Jennifer Braaksma
Sub-Zero Group, LLC

Amy Benotch
Elmbrook Schools

George Bastien
ISG

Denyshia Barnett
Walgreens Boots Alliance

Pat Bacon
General Capital Group

Marlo Ambas
Manila Resto and Algoma Club
Victor Amaya
President & Executive Director at Data You Can Use

Uniqua Adams
Development Manager at City Year Milwaukee

Tiffany Coris
Event Director at Milwaukee Business Journal

Stevan Knezic
Project Manager at Molson Coors

Shanon Vuckovic
Global Intern Program Manager at Johnson Controls

Sam Mitchell
Labor & Employment Attorney at Husch Blackwell LLP

Nicole Salvo Holbrook
Physician, Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Advocate Aurora Health – Sinai Medical Center

Nathanael Washington
Office Manager at ALIVE MKE

Nathan Abrahamson
Private Wealth Advisor at US Bank

Nathan Gerrred
VP- Marketing at Saturn Lounge

Mitchelle Lyle
IT Operations Lead at Dropbox

Mitchell Clark
OEM Team Lead at Rockwell Automation

Michael Dorn-Reed
Mechanical Engineer at Johnson Controls

Maysee Herr
Chief Executive Officer at Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (HWCC)

Matt Dannenberg
Deputy Chief of Staff at US Dept of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Maritza Contreras
Community + Social Impact Advisor at American Family Insurance

Marisa Dempsey
Facilities Design + Construction Program Manager at WEC Energy Group/We Energies

Kristiyan Trukov
Vice President at Baird

Kimberly Harris
Training Supervisor-Clinical Informatics at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

Kevin Sargent
Product Manager at Rockwell Automation

Kenneth Campbell
Co- Founder at Firm Properties, LLC

Katherine Bills
Attorney at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Karen Rinehart
Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs at Marquette University

Julie Eusebio
Wellness Partner at MGIC

Johvon Holmes
Realtor/ Broker Associate at Compass RE WI

Johnnie Austin
1LT Johnnie Austin at United State Army Reserves

John Chidester
Senior Vice President- Commercial Banking at Huntington Bank

Johanna Bauman
Chief Marketing Officer at PubMatic

Joe Flick
Fire Lieutenant, President at Milwaukee Fire Department & Ignite The Spirit MKE

Isabelle Koenig
Director, Community Partnerships at United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF)

Hanna Paul
Customer Success Manager at Ideawake

Eric Gardner
Sr. Mechanical Hardware Engineer at Rockwell Automation

Dylan Brudny
Director of Operations at Sound By Design / Films By Design

Daniel Heichel
Account Executive at M3 Insurance Solutions, Inc.

Daniel Rivera
Deputy Sheriff at Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office

Contessa Lobley
Executive Director / Founder at TBEY ARTS CENTER, INC.

Carlos Mejia
Project Component Engineer at Rockwell Automation

Brian Lambert
Manager, Customer Programs & Customer Experience Operations at WEC Energy Group

Brett Dawsey
Client Services Specialist at Baird

Aziz Abdullah
Founder at INPOWER

Ayrton Bryan
Sustainability Project Manager at Rockwell Automation

Ashleigh Edgerson
Program Director at Fund My Future Milwaukee

Anna Jablonski
Director of Operations at Sabljak & Budisch

Amy Boerst
Senior Specialist – Internal Auditor at L3 Harris

Alma Lopez
Application Analyst at Rockwell Automation

Allison Andrew
Associate Attorney at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

Alexis Carter
Co-Director – Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Alverno College

Dr. Stephanie Maney-Hartlaub, Ph.D
Vice President/Executive Director at City Year

Staci Wellentin
COO at Milwaukee Jewish Community Center

Simba Gandari
Global Public Affairs Operations Manager at Johnson Controls

Sarah Francois
Director of Fund Development & Marketing at Progressive Community Health Centers

Ronnie Jones
Dean of Students at Greater Holy Temple Christian Academy

Rahim Keval
Vice President at Town Bank

Rachel Krueger
Treasury Manager at Johnson Controls

Rachael Bush
Founder and CEO (Chief Efficiency Officer) at Mova Business Solutions LLC

Narelle Govinden
Global Talent Manager at Manpowergroup

Nanis Rodriguez
Executive Director at Public Allies Wisconsin

Michael Riopel
Assistant General Counsel at Northwestern Mutual

Meghan Schopp
Senior Director of Education & Programs at Milwaukee Public Museum

Meghan Walsh
Dean, School of Adult Learning, & New Initiatives at Alverno College

Matthew Holbrook
Financial Representative at COUNTRY Financial

Matt Arend
Assurance Senior at EY

Margaret Naczek
Reporter at Milwaukee Business Journal

Marcel Maculan
Private Equity Fund Analyst at Generation Growth Capital, Inc

Lynesha Oby
Associate Human Resources Business Partner at Merz North America

Lindsey McKee
Communications and Group Tour Manager at Visit Milwaukee

Lavelle Young
Chief Executive Officer at Young Development Group, LLC

Kristin Koerner
Commercial Development Manager at MolsonCoors

Konita Jude
Compliance Officer at Outreach Community Health Centers

Kanisha Phelps
Director Talent Management and DEI at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee

John French
Social Studies Department Co-Chair and Upper School Social Studies Teacher at The Prairie School

Jerod Butler
Co-founder at Graphic Brother Marketing

Jen Murray
Interim Director Gender and Sexuality Advocacy at UW-Milwaukee

Jarrod Anderson
Compliance Attorney at Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative

Jamar Jones
Owner at Foureva Media

Hank Stiehl
Founder at Riley’s Good Dogs

Grace Murray
Director of Communications at OpenGov

Emily Stedman
Senior Associate at Husch Blackwell LLP

Donnelisha Jackson
ETO Application Engineer at Rockwell Automation

Dave Mancl
Director & Global Performance Analytics at ManpowerGroup

Camilo Alvarez
Sustainability Engineer at MolsonCoors

Camille George Suarez
Project Manager & Business Continuity at Rockwell Automation

Camille Sherwin
Strategic Partnerships Program Manager at American Family Insurance

Brittany Lopez Naleid
Shareholder at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Brian Wielgus
Vice President – Associate Branch Manager at Baird

Brendan Griffith
Senior Vice President at Reputation Partners Communication

Bregetta Wilson
Lived Experience Coordinator at State of Wisconsin Department of Childrens and Families

Brandon Brusch
General Manager at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel; Marcus Hotels and Resorts