The 2011-2012 Board Members
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The 2010-2011 Board Members
President
Kellie Freeze
In March of 2008, Kellie MacDonald Freeze and Scott Freeze moved to Fox Point from Southern California, where Kellie was a television producer and Scott worked in the mortgage industry. Scott currently works in the healthcare field and Kellie stays home with 3 year-old Connor and 1 year old Grant. Both Kellie and Scott are originally from Chicago and are happy to raise their family on Milwaukee's Northshore, where they have met many wonderful friends!
President-Elect
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Treasurer
Heather Nill
Heather loves living in Whitefish Bay with her husband, Bryan, daughter Julia (4) and son Tyler (3). A commercial banker for PNC Bank, Heather also enjoys volunteering as a board member on the Whitefish Bay Business Improvement District and sits on the board for Sophia's Heart, an organization that brings the fine arts to inner-city kids. Her husband Bryan is a Wealth Management Banker with Merrill Lynch and they both love getting to know other families through Northshore Newcomers.
Recording Secretary
Emily Fleisch
Emily is originally from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania and was residing in Chicago when she met her husband Paul. Paul is a native of Whitefish Bay who returned to Milwaukee after several years in Boston. Emily and Paul married and moved to River Hills in 2006 where they currently live with their daughter Rose Marie, as well as dogs Murphy and Molly. Emily is a part-time software consultant for Radiant Solutions Corporation in Chicago where she has worked since 2001.
Advisor
Susan Coyle
Susan moved to Milwaukee from Worthington, Ohio, with her husband James and son Henry in May 2006. After two great months living downtown, they moved into their home in Whitefish Bay, where Susan is a stay-at-home mom to Henry and the Milwaukee addition to the family, Leo. Susan previously worked as a civil engineer and is from Centerville, Ohio. James is a civil engineer as well and is from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
Advertising
Paula Wheeler
Paula moved to Shorewood from Chicago with her family in 2006. She has two children who attend Atwater Elementary - Andrew, 2nd grade, and Marie, K4. She works as a marketing communications contractor. Her husband, Jim Arndorfer, works in corporate communications for MillerCoors. She has been the Membership Chair and Book Club Co-Chair for NSNC in past seasons, and loves meeting new people through NSNC.
Baked Goods for Babies
Renee O'Day
Renee and her husband moved moved from Madison, WI to Fox Point in May 2006. They have two children: Ellie (2.5) and Tommy (10 months). Tom is an attorney at Godfrey & Kahn, and Renee is a stay-at-home mom. Prior to that, Renee was an attorney at Crivello Carlson in Milwaukee.
Book Club
Susan Coyle & Eilis Fitzpatrick
Susan (see above, under Advisor)
Éilis from Dublin, Ireland is married to Daniel from Brisbane, Australia. We moved to the US in 2002 and to WI in 2004 for 5 years! We have 2 girls, Aoibhe (Ava), 4 and Ciara 2 and another one on the way in September.... Interests include the outdoors with my family and reading
Bunco
Bryna Dulmes & Cathie Torinus
Bryna and her husband John moved from Chicago to the Eastside of Milwaukee in 2002. Bryna has also lived in Minneapolis, MN and grew up in State College, PA and Fargo, ND. John grew up in Shorewood and is a commercial real estate broker at Siegel-Gallagher. Before becoming a stay-at-home Mom to Meaghan and Kacey, Bryna worked in the International Purchasing/Freight Forwarding/Customs Compliance fields.
Cathie is originally from Shorewood, and her husband Sean is from West Bend. After spending 5 years living in Mexico, they moved back to the US in 2004. They presently live in Mequon. Cathie is a happy stay at home mother to their 3 children, Jack (5), Sophia (3), and Michael (1). Cathie previously worked as a Physician Assistant in Emergency medicine. Her husband runs a printing company.
Couples Night
Leanne Mayer Grano & Allie Pierson
Leanne and Chris moved to Milwaukee from Chicago in 2008. After a "short" stay of 10 months with Leanne's parents, they settled in Whitefish Bay with their son Robert and wacky beagle Leroy. Leanne works at her family's restaurant, Ned's Pizza, and Chris is in the commercial real estate industry. Both graduated from the University of Dayton in Ohio. Go Flyers!
Allie ...
Community Events/Weekend Playgroups
Sara Alexander & Kara Ramer
Sara is married to Matt Alexander and mom to Henry. Originally from Cedar Rapids, IA, she graduated from Bradley University in 1998 with a BA in Business and Spanish and was a co-captain of the Women's Golf Team. After spending 8 years in Chicago, they moved to Milwaukee in 2006 where she continues to work for Astellas Pharma US promoting Urology and Pain products.
Kara
Gourmet Group
Nancey Gerard
Nancey grew up in Shorewood and now has 3 boys, Jack 10, Callum 5 and Gavin 21 months, and a baby due in November. Her husband Mike is from Chicago and works for Columbia-St. Mary's as an Urgent Care physician. Nancey has a degree in Education and another in nursing and worked as a RN until her last son was born.
How To
Suzanne Birkans & Maria Mattera
Suzanne ...
Maria grew up in Mequon, and her husband, Joe, is from New York. After many years of living on the East Coast (NYC, Boston, and DC), they moved back to Milwaukee in 2006, and currently live in WFB. Joe is an attorney with Kohler Co, and Maria continues to work out of her home office for her Washington DC employer, United BioSource Corporation, as a healthcare consultant. They have a one year girl.
Ladies Night Out
Laura Leske & Angie McMonigal
Laura ...
Angie and her husband Brady moved to Shorewood in March of 2008 after 8 years in Chicago. Both are originally from central Wisconsin. Angie is currently a stay-at-home mom to 2 year old daughter Avery and is expecting their second child in January. She is also a part-time photographer and involved in the Junior League. Brady works in Commercial Banking for Wells Fargo and serves on the Shorewood Plan Commission.
Mailing
Niki Kremer
Niki & her husband Mark moved to Shorewood in October 2006 from Chicago. Niki is orginally from Winston Salem, NC and Mark from Cleveland, OH. Niki maintained her Corporate Travel Counselor position in Chicago and now telecommutes; Mark is the Engineering Manager for EMD Crop Bioscience in Milwaukee. They have two children Jack (5.5) & Addison (3).
Membership
Anna Malin
Anna and Rich live in Whitefish Bay with their daughters Ally (4) and Kailey (2) and their "very independent" cat Ginger. Anna moved from Northbrook, Illinois and prior to that Boston, Massachusetts, but was born in Milwaukee. Rich moved from Modesto, California and was born in Genoa, Wisconsin. Rich works as an Assistant Controller for an intermediate food manufacturer. Anna used to work for a Healthcare company managing their new customer implementations and E-Business departments, but is currently enjoying her "home mom" status.
Men’s Night Out
Kirk Wiskus kirk_wiskus@yahoo.com 414-469-4850.
Julie is originally from Chicago and Kirk from the Madison-area. They both moved to Milwaukee in 1997. They have lived in their home in Shorewood since 2002. Julie is a Services Marketing Manager at GE Healthcare and Kirk is an Account Manager at CA - an IT management software provider. They are expecting a son in September 2010.
Newsletter
Kate Dengel
Kate moved to Milwaukee from Massachusetts in 2007 when she married her husband F.R., a Fox Point native. Kate and F.R. live in Fox Point with their daughter Abigail and son also named F.R. Kate is a former middle-school history teacher but she is now a stay-at-home mom.
Playgroup
Bridget Carlson & Sara Frieder
Bridget Carlson and her husband Dan are parents to two great kids, Greta (4) and Miles (2). They moved to Fox Point from Chicago in 2007. Bridget is the Marketing Director for a florist in Chicago and Dan is an Account Executive at Fox 6. Both are Marquette University graduates who are always up for fun in Milwaukee.
Sara and her husband Dave moved to Whitefish Bay in the fall of 2006. Sara grew up in Brookfield and Dave grew up in New Berlin. Dave is the Director of Sales for the Corporate Payment Systems division of U.S. Bank., and Sara is a stay-at-home mom of their two children: Abby (3) and George (1).
Pre-Walker Group
Nora Klee
Nora and Dave Klee moved from Boston to Milwaukee in January 2008 when Dave assumed a new role in sales and marketing at Johnson Controls. Approximately one month later their son, Harrison, was born. In 2010, they welcomed their second son, Mitchell into their family. Nora now serves as managing director of the Klee household, an independent consultant with Arbonne International, a national volunteer with Chi Omega women's fraternity, and a member of the Jr. League. Dave is originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan and Nora is a 5th-generation Floridian. Thanks to NSNC, they've had the opportunity to meet loads of wonderful people and make new friends!
Philanthropy
Allison Duncan & Mary Frances Lilly
Allison ...
Mary Frances ...
Progressive
Jackie Stolze
Jackie and her husband Mike moved to Whitefish Bay from Austin, TX in 2006. They have a toddler boy named Brady. Jackie grew up in Madison and has also lived in Chicago. Before becoming a stay-at-home mom, Jackie worked as a corporate insurance underwriter.
Website
Kendra Walther kendra@newdream.net 240-460-0833
Kendra and her husband Andy moved to Shorewood in 2007 after living in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Kendra is originally from Wisconsin and Andy is originally from North Carolina. While they were both at one time computer scientists, Kendra is now a stay-at-home mom to Bryce (age 3) and baby Eridani (age 1), and Andy is an engineer-type/project manager for The Aerospace Corporation (in Los Angeles).
