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Leading us in the right directionFrom our Executive Team to our Board of Directors, Big Brothers Big Sisters has a compassionate and dedicated group of individuals on our side that are willing to do whatever it takes to help change children’s lives for the better.

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Executive Team

Amy M. Chionchio
Kate Tarpey
Stacy Swadish

Amy M. Chionchio
President & CEO

Amy Chionchio came to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee in 2007 with more than 20 years of experience in Milwaukee’s nonprofit arena.

Amy holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in management. Her areas of expertise include building and managing successful fundraising and marketing teams, establishing community and business partnerships and developing and implementing strategic planning efforts that meet mission-related goals.

Most recently she served as vice president of marketing for Milwaukee’s United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), one the nation’s largest funding organizations for the performing arts. Prior to her position at UPAF, she was the senior vice president and chief marketing officer for the Milwaukee Public Museum, where she worked for 10 years.

Kate Tarpey
Chief Operating Officer
Kate Tarpey joined Big Brothers Big Sisters of Milwaukee in 2010 with over ten years’ experience in nonprofit financial management. Kate holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in management.  Her areas of responsibility include financial management and human resources management.

Stacy Swadish, CFRE
Vice President of Fund Development
Stacy Swadish has worked in the nonprofit field for 16 years and has held the Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) credential since 2003.  Prior joining Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee in 2009, Stacy worked in fundraising for Marian University, Alverno College and for the School Sisters of St. Francis.

Stacy has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a M.S. in Business-Organizational Leadership and Quality from Marian University.

 

Board of Directors

John Miller, Chair
Rockwell Automation
VP & Chief Intellectual Property Counsel

Kimberley Goode, Secretary
Northwestern Mutual
Vice President – Communications
Corporate Affairs President, Northwestern Mutual Foundation

Kevin Klimara, Treasurer
Ernst & Young
Partner

Andrew Stephens, Past Chair
Artisan Partners
Partner & Managing Director

Arvind Ahuja
Neurosurgery and Endovascular Associates of Milwaukee, SC
Physician

David A. Anderson
BMO Harris Bank, N.A.
Senior Vice President

Tom Barrett
City of Milwaukee
Mayor

David Bechthold
Zenith Tech, Inc.
President

Cinthia Christensen
Children's Hospital & Health System, Inc.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Joanne C Crevoiserat
Kohl's Department Stores
Executive Vice President, Merchandise Planning and Allocation

Curt Culver
MGIC Investment Corp.
Chairman & CEO

Ryan Deneen, Treasurer
Community Volunteer

Susan Ela
Aurora Health Care
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Enrique Figueroa, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Director, Robert Hernandez Center, and Assistant to the Provost for Latin American Affairs

Fred Fischer
Integrated Resources, LLC
President

Michael J Francis
Francis Investment Counsel LLC
President

David Hanson
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
Esquire

Andre Jackson
Time Warner Cable
Director of Technical Operations

Julie Lagacy
Caterpillar
CFO-Caterpillar Global Mining


Patrick Mehigan
Deloitte Tax LLP
Partner

Tom Metcalfe
We Energies
Project Director and VP

Patricia Mueller
P.M. Mueller & Associates, Inc.
Principal

David Muth
Quarles & Brady LLP
Partner

Gregory Pennington, Ph,D.
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Vice President, Senior Leader Development and Planning

Robert Reilly
GE Healthcare
General Manager, Commercial Service Solutions

William Reitman
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
SVP Sales and Customer Support

Guy Smith
Americor Management Services, LLC
President & CEO

J Darrell Thomas
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Vice President & Treasurer

Ted Williams
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Wealth Insurance Specialist

Brian Wroblewski
Assurant Health
Director, Provider Management

Dominick Zarcone
Robert W. Baird Co.
Managing Director and COO

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