2022 Board of Directors
The Board of Directors serves as the governing body of the Waukesha County Center for Growth, Inc.
Executive Committee

Nicole Ryf
Executive Director
Waukesha County Center for Growth

Patti Kneiser
President
Froedtert Health
Vice President of Employer Services

Jennifer Zierer
Vice President
We Energies
Manager – Local Affairs

Tom Fotsch
Secretary
EmbedTek LLC
COO and Owner

Nate Zastrow
Treasurer
Bank Five Nine
Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer

Tom Finco
Past President
American Transmission Company
VP of System Operations

Suzanne Kelley
Ex-Officio
Waukesha County Business Alliance, Inc.
President & CEO

Dale Shaver
Ex-Officio
Waukesha County
Director of Parks & Land Use
Members at Large

Cheryl Aschenbrener
Sikich LLP
Partner

Greg Bauer
BMO Harris Bank
Regional Manager, Business Banking

Dan Defnet
Johnson Financial Bank
EVP, Commercial Banking

Dan Habeck
Cramer, Multhauf & Hammes, LLP
Attorney

Jeff Hoffman
Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke
Principal

Jay Mack
Town Bank
President & CEO
Ex-Officio

Kevin Lahner
City of Waukesha
City Administrator

Mike Shiels
Waukesha County Technical College
Dean, School of Applied Technologies

Bon Wikenhesier
Associate Director
UW System Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship
State Director
Wisconsin Small Business Development Center