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HARTFORD — Hartford Union High School’s business education teacher, Garrett Sterken, has been awarded the Wisconsin Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (WACTE), Early Career Educator, by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.This award is presented to an outstanding educator withi… Read more
OCONOMOWOC — Prairie Trust, a division of Waukesha State Bank, announced the promotions of Thomas Kieffer to vice president — senior trust administrator and Matthew Woyak to trust officer — real estate administrator. Read more
MILWAUKEE — Business Partners announced the hiring of veteran family business professional James (Jim) Sandstrom. Sandstrom, who is the former president, CEO, and board chair of HM Graphics, Inc., Milwaukee. Read more
IXONIA — Mark R. Hogan, who most recently served as secretary and chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, was elected to join the boards of both Ixonia Bancshares, Inc. and Ixonia Bank. Read more
BROOKFIELD — Kristin Oberholtzer has been named chief operating officer of Advantage+ of Brookfield. Read more
WAUKESHA — Firas Ghanem, MD, has joined ProHealth Care’s heart and vascular care team as a specialist in interventional cardiology and cardiology. Read more
MUKWONAGO — Jeffrey Standafer has been named president and chief executive officer of Citizens Bank. Read more
MILWAUKEE — REV Group, Inc., a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles, announced Monday that Dean Nolden is stepping down as CFO. Replacing Nolden, the company appointed Mark A. Skonieczny as chief financial officer effective this past Saturday. Read more
MENOMONEE FALLS — Melinda Waite has been named the new executive director of the Minnesota Academy of Physician Assistants (MAPA) effective July 1.MAPA is managed by Association Acumen in Menomonee Falls, where Waite works.According to a press release by Association Acumen, Waite lives in Co… Read more
WAUKESHA — Carroll University announced in a press release Wednesday Carroll President Cindy Gnadinger has been named one of the Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2020 Women of Influence winners. Read more
BROOKFIELD — Shorewest Realtors announced in a press release Tuesday they are welcoming six new sales associates who joined the team in May.Within the Brookfield/Waukesha Office is Jean Lennon, in the downtown Milwaukee office is Ivory Brooks, in the Menomonee Falls office is Ronneeka Howell… Read more
WAUKESHA — Carroll University has named Victoria Dowling as its vice president of Institutional Advancement. Dowling is the senior vice president at McKendree University, in Lebanon, Illinois, where she is responsible for the management and oversight of the development, alumni and parent rel… Read more
WAUKESHA — The Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (WICPA) announced Wendi Unger, a Hartford resident and CPA, as the new chair of the WICPA Board of Directors on Tuesday. Unger is a partner at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP and specializes in accounting, financial auditing … Read more
NASHOTAH — Nashotah native Le’erin Voss earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Minnesota on May 16. She was also granted the Minnesota Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Performance Award. Voss previously earned a Master of Public Health degree from the Medical College o… Read more
MEQUON — Lori Gervais, CFP®, director with The Gervais Group at Baird, has been named on Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisor list. This year’s list spotlights over 1,000 top-performing advisors across the country. Gervais’ client-first philosophy, teamwork and service helped her earn this best-i… Read more
MILWAUKEE — Jason Sellnow, partner at Oak Hill Business Partners, has achieved the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) designation. The CEPA is the globally recognized, advanced-level professional certification for accountants and financial professionals in business. The CEPA program is t… Read more
WAUKESHA — Payroll Complete, a division of Waukesha State Bank, announced the promotion of Stephanie Jerge to assistant payroll services manager. Read more
BROOKFIELD — For the second year, Allison Quartuccio, broker/owner with Denali Realty Group, has been awarded the AIOREP’s 10 Best Real Estate Agents for Client Satisfaction honor by The American Institute of Real Estate Professionals. Read more
WAUKESHA — Emily Schmitz, a Pewaukee resident and UW Madison student, and Jacob Gross, a Brookfield resident and Wisconsin Lutheran College student, have received the 2020 LeRoy C. Schmidt 150-Hour Accounting Scholarship in the amount of $2,500, awarded by the Wisconsin Institute of Certifie… Read more
BROOKFIELD — Vrakas/ Blum Computer Consulting, Inc. announced the addition of Justin Teague as consultant. Read more
WAUKESHA — In what was her first day off since the beginning of the pandemic, Tally’s Tap Owner Jessica Tallyinger celebrated her birthday with a surprise party at her bar on the corner of Sunset Drive and Industrial Lane. Read more
SUSSEX — Rita Hahn has been elected to be the new president of the Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society.Hahn, who was elected by the group’s board of directors, said she has many ideas to help increase membership and visibility of the organization.“My main focus is to bring our community to… Read more
WAUKESHA — Hamacher Resource Group, Inc. (HRG) announced the addition of Angela Nicloy as director of marketing. Read more
WAUKESHA — Waukesha Investments, located at Waukesha State Bank, announced that Miracle Hexom, financial advisor, has been awarded the Certified Financial Planner certification. Read more
PEWAUKEE — Mangold Creative, a strategic marketing and business development agency located in downtown Pewaukee, has added Danielle Henry as director of digital services. Read more