Advocacy

Advocacy

A Voice for Business

Government can have a profound impact on your business. The Alliance strives to keep members informed of key policy issues affecting business and provide a clear and persuasive voice on the issues that matter most.

With two registered lobbyists on our team, the Alliance advocates for pro-business, pro-growth policies at the local, state and federal levels. We engage our region’s public and private sectors toward a common goal of creating prosperity for our communities and residents through a vibrant business climate. Supporting our advocacy efforts gives businesses a forum to affect positive change in our community.

Our policy board and three policy committees conduct in-depth research to identify issues and policy areas for which to advocate.

Policy Priorities

Policy Committees

Policy Committees

Policy Board

Peter Bacon
ProHealth Care
Brian Carroll
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c
Tom Dieckelman
Wisconsin Coach Lines
Rob Dillon
OwnersEdge Inc
Phil Dougherty
Dougherty LLC
Tom Fotsch
EmbedTek LLC
Susan Fronk
MRA - The Management Association
Kat Goetz
TLX Technologies, LLC
Sarah Grooms
Town Bank
Mike Gryczka
National Exchange Bank & Trust
Ann Barry Hanneman
Von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Pat Henderson
Quad
Jeff Hoffman
Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke
Marc Holland
Inpro Corporation
Rick Kalscheuer
R&R Insurance Services, Inc.
Kevin Kane
First Business Bank
Tom Kissinger
The Marcus Corporation
Patti Kneiser
Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin
Andy Kowske
HNTB Corporation
Josh Kozinski
Sky High Marketing
Michael Kuglitsch
Michael Best Strategies
Kent Lorenz
Community Leader
Susan Marshall
Susan A. Marshall
Michael Mooney
MLG Capital LLC
Reggie Newson
Ascension Wisconsin
Mike Payne
R&R Insurance Services, Inc.
Mike Pjevach
Community Leader
Tom Schreibel
Michael Best
Mike Senkbeil
Chortek LLP
Sarit Singhal
Superior Support Resources, Inc.
Tim Stewart
DeWitt LLP
Fred Stier
Stier Construction, Inc.
Stan Sugden
Ruekert & Mielke, Inc.
Todd W. Taves
Ehlers & Associates Inc
Tracy Wymelenberg
Ascension WI
Sandy Wysocki
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
Todd Zakreski
HUSCO International
Nate Zastrow
Bank Five Nine

Economic Development

Ryan Amtmann
Ruekert & Mielke, Inc.
Jeff Anderson
M3 Insurance
Andrew Bainbridge
Irgens
Greg Bauer
BMO Harris Bank
Brad Baumann
CLA
Roxanne Baumann
WMEP Manufacturing Solutions
Eric Becher
Hatch Staffing Services
Joe Bitter
River Run
Greg Block
First Business Bank
Phil Cosson
Ehlers & Associates Inc
Tom DiSalvo
Zimmerman Architectural Studios
Troy Giles
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
Ann Barry Hanneman
Von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Pat Henderson
Quad
Gus Hernandez
Associated Bank
Alex Hinze
Ixonia Bank
Jeff Hoffman
Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke
Michael Johnson
We Energies
Matt Judson
Judson & Associates S.C.
Patti Kneiser
Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin
Caitlin LaJoie
Briohn Building Corporation
Tony Laszewski
Waukesha State Bank
Chris Mambu Rasch
Building Advantage
Rick Nierzwicki
Tri-North Builders
Chad O’Brien
Baker Tilly US, LLP
Erik Owen
Oak Hill Business Partners
Mike Payne
R&R Insurance Services, Inc.
Griffin Prochnow
Town Bank
Rebecca Scarberry
BMO Harris Bank
Fred Stier
Stier Construction, Inc.
Brad Wells
U.S. Bank
Uriah Wolfe
GRAEF

Infrastructure

Jeff Bauer
Jacobs Engineering
Jennifer Bognar
We Energies
Joshua Davenport
KPRG and Associates Inc
Tom Dieckelman
Wisconsin Coach Lines
Tom Fotsch
EmbedTek LLC
Troy Giles
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
Tyson Goecks
Ixonia Bank
Mike Gryczka
National Exchange Bank & Trust
Pat Hawley
raSmith
Jeff Hoffman
Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke
Tom Kissinger
The Marcus Corporation
Andy Kowske
HNTB Corporation
Sean Leppert
Interstate Sealant & Concrete, Inc
Michael Payant
Ayres Associates
Matt Powell
Century Fence Company
Cole Russell
Judson & Associates S.C.
Jeffrey Schaefer
Associated Bank
Tom Schreibel
Michael Best
Cheryl Sment
Interstate Sealant & Concrete, Inc
Richard Smith
raSmith
Tim Stewart
DeWitt LLP
Steve Styza
Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke
Stan Sugden
Ruekert & Mielke, Inc.
Todd W. Taves
Ehlers & Associates Inc

Learn more about how we advocate for the business community.