Our community’s financial literacy leaders for 2016-2017

FacebookLinkedInTwitterWe appreciate every single one of our volunteers. It’s not hyperbole: you are the lifeblood of our organization, the ones who make the impact happen in classrooms, for teens, in our community. Teens in Milwaukee, across Wisconsin and into Chicago will have smarter, more confident futures because of the lessons led by 279 of you this past year!

We will share more impressive student, volunteer and program stats in the month ahead. But we hope your place on this list can be a point of pride. Feel free to share this great accomplishment!

Find your name in this blog link that lists every volunteer who delivered a Money Sense program in 2016-17, along with your employer, if applicable. -Kathy Weinberg-Kinsey, Volunteer Manager, Make A Difference – Wisconsin

Jon Adams at Noble Street College Prep in Chicago in February.

Jon Adams
BMO Harris
Jose Aguilera
PyraMax Bank
Kelsey Alexander
WaterStone Bank
Robert Allbright
BMO Harris Financial Advisors
Kellcy Anderson
Wells Fargo
Eric Arvold
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Jared Baergen
Associated Bank
Donald Balchunas
Stacey Balistreri
First Bank Financial Centre
Michelle Banks
Waukesha State Bank
Marta Bartolacci
Charles Schwab
John Beckwith
Norm Behling

Namron Holdings, LLC
Charles Benjamin
Independent Pharmacy Coop

Don Balchunas, far right, leading the loan officer exercise in Fall 2016 with juniors at St. Thomas More H.S.

Michael Benton
Anderson Tackman & Co.
Takeyla Benton
Park Bank
David Berg
Frank Berger

First Weber
Karen Berghammer
First Bank Financial Centre
Katrina Bird
First Community Credit Union
Carla Bodway
Waukesha State Bank
John Bordak
Bank Mutual
Mark Breheny
Wayne Breitbarth
Power Formula, LLC
Carrie Brown
First National Bank and Trust
Melodi Bunting
Wegner CPAs
Emily Buretta
Dedicated Computing
Jessica Burks
Northwestern Mutual
Tiffany Cacciotti
Tri City National Bank
Yolanda Carmona
EASF Consulting
Catherine Carter
Next Door Foundation
Jaimie Charon
Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp.
Wendy Cieklinski
PyraMax Bank

Wendy Cieklinski, facing students, and Jody Robinson both returned to their alma mater, South Milwaukee H.S., for Money Sense sessions.

Kathryn Cizerle
First National Bank & Trust
Brad Clark
Park Bank
Ben Clarke
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Shawn Clausing
Kerber, Eck & Braeckel, LLP
Christopher Coleman
Northwestern Mutual
Julie Collar
Affinity Medical Group/Ministry Medical Group
Marc Colletti
Molly Maid of East Metro Milwaukee
Travis Collings
The Burish Group of UBS Financial Services, Inc.
George Conduah
Madison College
Karyn Conklin
Neil Conway
BMO Harris Financial Advisors
Anthony Corona
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.
Nick Costello
Robert W. Baird, Inc.

At Milwaukee Community Cyber School (MC2), Marc Colletti taught “To Your Credit”.

Rachel Cotter
UWM Foundation, Inc.
William Craig
Craig Realty, Inc.
Melodie Cruz
First Community Credit Union
Jeremy Davis
Walnut Way Conservation Corp.
Laura De La Cruz
PyraMax Bank
Jon Debbink
Melissa Dixon
Jack M. Dunk & Associates
Rob Draper
Marietta Investment Partners
Rachel Dumke
First Bank Financial Centre
Sandra Dunst
MGIC
Jill Economou
Ellenbecker Investment Group
Allyn Emery
Peshtigo National Bank
Cristin Erdmann
WaterStone Bank

Volunteers like Lynette Eubanks, Robert Haddock and Mike Bradburn brainstorm ideas on student engagement during an in-person training.

Lynette Eubanks
North Milwaukee State Bank 
Anthony Fabris
Cohen & Company
Janet Ferrici
Ferrici Realty, Inc.
Erica Figueroa
Odrcic Law Group, LLC
Jacob Fink
Artisan Partners
Jon FioRito
AXA Advisors, LLC
Sharon Fischer
Transamerica
Brian Fleming
Financial Fortress Builders & Private Family Banking
James Fleming
Northwestern Mutual
Michael Flowers
The Burish Group of UBS Financial Services, Inc.
LeAnne Foster
Water Street Advisors
Aaron Frank
Waukesha State Bank
Joseph Frederick
Assured Mortgage, Inc.
David Frieder
US Bank
Anne Furey
The PrivateBank
Kendra Gabriel
BMO Harris Financial Advisors
Elaine Garrett
Christa Gavin
First Bank Financial Centre
Kevin Geiss
First Bank Financial Centre

Joseph Frederick, far right, poses for a selfie with supporter Charlie Evans and former student, Manno.

Kevin Gerard
Charles Schwab
Brian Getchius
Thrivent Financial
Jack Gill
First Community Credit Union
Justin Goninen
Morgan Stanley
Bret Goodman
Bret Goodman Marketing
Jon Grandelis
Woller-Anger, Inc. LLC
Veron Gray
The Equitable Bank
Anthony Green, Sr.
Jonathan Grelk
Dedicated Computing
Mark Gustin
Robert W. Baird, Inc.
William Haase
Robert Haddock
Armen Hadjinian

MATC/The Armen Group
Kirk Hager
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Robert Haglund
First Weber

New and returning volunteers brushed up on new curriculum during training hosted by Manpower.

Derek Hahn
BMO Harris Financial Advisors
Joseph Hake
Goldman Sachs
John Hallanger
Wells Fargo Asset Management
Jennifer Hanson
Park Bank
James Hartz
Associated Bank
Ryan Haslbeck
AXA Equitable
James Hauser
Tri City National Bank
John Heimsoth
WaterStone Bank
James Helgens
OneAmerica
Jon Henshue
Cleary Gull Advisors
Jasmin Hernandez
WaterStone Bank
Mondi Hernandez
Waukesha State Bank
Karla Hill
Northwestern Mutual
Brian Hillstrom
Johnson Bank
Michael Hodan
Wells Fargo Advisors
David Hoese
Goldman Sachs
William Hotz
Christine Howard
Ogden Realty
Eli Howayeck
Crafted Career Concepts
Anne Hughey
UBS
Cecil Jackson

The room fills up for special presentations during the Volunteer Appreciation Reception in October.

Cherie Jacob
Associated Bank
Samuel Jacobsen
Associated Bank
Julie Jankowski
Kapco, Inc.
Anthony Johnson
Wells Fargo Asset Management
Arlend Johnson
Associated Bank
Brandy Johnson
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Lee Carey Johnson
Coldwell Banker
Valerie Johnson
Sikich Financial
Tony Jones
Alpha Investment Consulting Group
Leigh Jordan
First Bank Financial Centre
Richard Judd
Associated Bank
Mary Jumes
First Weber
Andrew Justus
Associated Bank
Laurence Kaye
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Amanda Keckler
Park Bank
Keith Keller
Keller, LLC
Molly King
City of Milwaukee
Debra Klinzing
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Todd Klumb
Northwestern Mutual
Michael Kniess
Northwestern Mutual
Chad Kolberg
Wells Fargo
Jeanne Kolimaga
Johnson Outdoors
William Korducki
We Energies
Janet Kratz
Janco Investment Counsel, LLC
Stacy Krygier
Greenway Corp
Vickie Kusch
MGIC
Thomas Lange
Waukesha State Bank
Robert Leinss
David Leukam

Associated Bank
Stacy Leuty
Lloyd Levin

American Fidelity Mortgage Services, Inc.
& founder, Make A Difference – Wisconsin
Robert Loppnow
Associated Bank
Elizabeth Ludwig
CUNA Mutual Group
Benjamin Majewski
UBS Financial Services
Leslie Malicki
MGIC
Allison Malone
Northwestern Mutual
Sean Mannion
Keane Consultants
Denisse Marin
First National Bank & Trust
Andrew Martinez
Associated Bank
Judith Martinez
The Burish Group of UBS Financial Services Inc.

Seniors from Racine’s Prairie School took time during the summer to learn about personal finance from Barb McNulty, our 2016 Difference Maker Volunteer.

Marco Martinez
Associated Bank
Erin McCarthy
WaterStone Bank
Katie McCloskey
Strengths Navigators, LLC
Allen McIlwraith
Johnson Bank
Katherine McMullen
Associated Bank
Barbara McNulty
Houses to Homes Real Estate, LLC
Angela Mierzwinski
Waukesha State Bank
Devin Millard
Independent Pharmacy Coop
Jason Miller
BMO Wealth Management
William Mills
The Burish Group of UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Angela Mitchell
BMO Harris Bank
Christine Mitchell
Associated Bank
Sherri Mitchell
Northwestern Mutual
Denise Mjelde
Park Bank
Esther Motlhatlhedi
Northwestern Mutual
John Mroz
Northwestern Mutual
Jerry Murphy
MGIC
Kerry Murphy
Horicon Bank
Renee Mysliwy
Guaranty Bank

Volunteer Jim Neubauer introduced our Investment Conference audience to Wendasha, a graduate of Money Sense and Milwaukee’s Barack Obama H.S.

David Navarre
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Tyler Neenan
BlackRock
James Neubauer
OneAmerica
Rebecca Neumann
UW-Milwaukee
Zach Newcomer
Ziegler Capital Management, LLC
William Niebuhr Jr.
Bank of Sun Prairie
Patrick Noggle
Winter Services, LLC
Frank Olson
Prime Financial Credit Union
Tom Parks
Annex Wealth Management
Kuntal Patel
Wells Fargo
Tristaca Patrick-Yarbrough
Alternatives in Psychological Consultation, S.C.
Candace Pautz
Associated Bank
Mark Pent
UBS Financial Services
Craig Peterman
Prism Wealth Management
Keith Peters
Associated Bank
Andrew Plewa

Kuntal Patel answers a question on identity theft from a student in Mr. Cheek’s algebra class at James Madison Academic Campus.

Tianna Polzin
Wells Fargo Asset Management
Anne Potkay
US Bank
Robert Potrzebowski Jr.
Kohn Law Firm, S.C.
William Priebe
Henderson Geneva Capital Management, Ltd.
Daniel Pulliam
Wells Fargo
Jo Quaden
WaterStone Bank
Maximilian Rabkin
Wells Fargo Funds
Amanda Radke
WaterStone Bank
Jill Rakauski
Penn Rakauski
Chelsea Rasmussen
Smith & Gesteland, LLP
Jennifer Rea
Waukesha State Bank
Ellen Redeker
The PrivateBank
Katie Reiners
Waukesha State Bank
Beth Ringgenberg
Park Bank
Jody Robinson
PyraMax Bank
Nicholas Robinson
BMO Harris Bank
Rochelle Robinson
Northwestern Mutual
Uriel Rodriguez
First Bank Financial Centre
James Roemer
The PrivateBank
Patrick Rohde
Morgan Stanley
Kristi Rudolph
CUNA Mutual
Vandralynn Russell
Northwestern Mutual
Gabriella Saenz
Northwestern Mutual

Dion Saffold recaps his class at Marshall H.S. with Brenda Campbell and Lloyd Levin.

Dion Saffold
Northwestern Mutual
Sujata Saha
UW-Milwaukee
Elizabeth Schanz
ManpowerGroup
Stacy Scheffer
Charter Manufacturing
Linda Schellpfeffer
Horicon Bank
Mary Schilder
Associated Bank
Joe Schlidt
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Paul Schmerse
Associated Bank
Alexander Schmiesing
Dale Metz Schneider

Realty Executives Integrity
Greg Schneider
Lord Abbett
Timothy Schneider
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Robin School
BMO Harris Bank

One of the high school participants in Teens Grow Greens shares her budget progress with Peter Schumacher.

Peter Schumacher
Cleary Gull
Jarod Schut
AXA Equitable
Steven Seeger
Highlands Advisors, LLC
Keith Shepard
Waukesha State Bank
Walter Silverman
Wells Fargo
Jessica Smith
Shorewest Realtors
Christine Smyth
The Private Client Reserve, US Bank
Amy Snyder
First National Bank and Trust
Misty Snyder
Associated Bank
Peter Speca
US Bank 
Nathan Stading
BMO Global Asset Management
Natasha Steenbergen
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Andrew Steeno
Sam P. and Mary Little, Ltd.
Angela Stenklyft
Robert W. Baird, Inc.
Kyle Stone
Hammes Company
Gus Straub
First Bank Financial Centre
Randy Summers
Northwestern Mutual

Peter Speca asks how many students know the difference between credit and debit in a lesson at Case H.S. in Racine.

Daniel Sweeney
Wells Fargo
Luis Tafolla
Associated Bank
Amanda Taylor
SJA Financial Advisory
Michael Thelen
Robert W. Baird, Inc.
Jenelle Thompson
BMO Harris Bank
La’Tia Tillman
Northwestern Mutual
Kimberly Tork
Inlanta Mortgage, Inc.
Taneka Tucker
BMO Harris Bank
Thomas Tuttle
Provident Trust Company
Brenda Van Heule
BMO Harris Financial Advisors
Teriann Van Sistine
Associated Bank
Michelle Velie
Horicon Bank
Shannon Vetting
UnitedOne Credit Union
Max Vos
Associated Bank
Paul Vosburgh
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Warren Wagner
Wells Fargo
Wendy Wallace
Merrill Lynch
Kevin Wanecke
Michelle Ward
The Equitable Bank
Ranell Washington
Town Bank

A slew of volunteers brought first-period personal finance lessons to La Follette H.S., including Paul Vosburgh.

Teresa Watry
MGIC
Cindy Wavrunek
Associated Bank
Chiia Weber
Bank Mutual
Britt Wegner
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown
Lindsay Whaleysmith
Northwestern Mutual
Claudia Wiederholt
Park Bank
Jerry Wilson
Northwestern Mutual
Robert Wilson
Wilson CFO
Linda Winkler
Associated Bank
Julie Wirth
Park Bank
Kevin Wolf
First Bank Financial Centre
John Wong
BMO Harris Financial Advisors, Inc.
Jeffrey Wozniak
Wells Fargo
Shirley Yanasak
Tri City National Bank
Alejandro Zamora, Jr.
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank

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