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

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
Sarah Grooms
Town Bank
Mike Gryczka
National Exchange Bank & Trust
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
Kent Lorenz
Community Leader
Susan Marshall
Susan A. Marshall
Michael Mooney
MLG Capital LLC
Mike Pjevach
Community Leader
Tom Schreibel
Michael Best
Tracy Shilobrit
Focus Waukesha
Tim Stewart
DeWitt LLP
Fred Stier
Stier Construction, Inc.
Stan Sugden
Ruekert & Mielke, Inc.
Brad Treichel
ProHealth Care
Tracy Wymelenberg
Ascension WI
Sandy Wysocki
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
Todd Zakreski
HUSCO International

Economic Development

Ryan Amtmann
Ruekert & Mielke, Inc.
Jeff Anderson
M3 Insurance
Greg Bauer
BMO Harris Bank
Brad Baumann
CLA
Roxanne Baumann
WMEP Manufacturing Solutions
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.
Nick Harris
Smart Asset Realty
Pat Henderson
Quad
Gus Hernandez
Associated 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
Matt Matson
Strang Inc
Rick Nierzwicki
Tri-North Builders
Joshua Nissen
Engauge Workforce Solutions
Chad O’Brien
Baker Tilly US, LLP
Erik Owen
Oak Hill Business Partners
Griffin Prochnow
Town Bank
James Pugh
Precision Strategies, LLC
Fred Stier
Stier Construction, Inc.
Brad Wells
U.S. Bank
Uriah Wolfe
GRAEF
Ben Woodward
First Internet Bank

Education

Jill Burby
Bank Five Nine
Nate Butt
Quad
Kat Goetz
TLX Technologies, LLC
Sarah Grooms
Town Bank
Lauren Hess
Town Bank
Rick Kalscheuer
R&R Insurance Services, Inc.
Neil Lappley
Lappley & Associates Ltd
Kathryn Leverenz
Mathematics Institute of Wisconsin Inc
Kent Lorenz
Community Leader
Debbie Luce
ProHealth Care
Susan Marshall
Susan A. Marshall
Lauren Montag
DeWitt Law Firm
Julie Okoro
Children's Wisconsin
Ryan Seefeldt
Ascension WI
Michael Sekula
Inpro Corporation
Janice Simmons
Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin
Melanie Varin
TopLine Results Corporation
Brad Wells
U.S. Bank

Infrastructure

Jeff Bauer
Jacobs Engineering
Jennifer Bognar-Zierer
We Energies
Steve Coppersmith
CLA
Joshua Davenport
KPRG and Associates Inc
Tom Dieckelman
Wisconsin Coach Lines
Tom Fotsch
EmbedTek LLC
Troy Giles
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
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
John McGinnis
ProHealth Care
Michael Payant
Ayres Associates
Cole Russell
Judson & Associates S.C.
Sheri Schmit
Milwaukee Regional Medical Center Inc
Tom Schreibel
Michael Best
Jeffrey Shaefer
Associated Bank
Cheryl Sment
Interstate Sealant & Concrete, Inc
Richard Smith
raSmith
Tim Stewart
DeWitt LLP
Stan Sugden
Ruekert & Mielke, Inc.
Todd W. Taves
Ehlers & Associates Inc

Learn more about how we advocate for the business community.