8:00 PM- Dinner Service Begins

8:35 PM- Explore Gala Program

John Emmerich

President & CEO, Discovery World

 

Portia Young

Director of Public Relations, Sargento

“TenThirtySix” News Radio Host, Milwaukee PBS

 

Bruce Keyes

Discovery World - Chairman of the Board

Foley & Lardner LLP

 

Paul Bartolotta

Two-time James Beard award-winning Chef, Co-founder & Owner of The Bartolotta Restaurants

 

Dan Pronley

Milwaukee’s most entertaining auctioneer!

8:45 PM- Silent Auction Closes

9:30 PM- After Party

Enjoy desserts, dancing, and a spectacular fireworks display to cap off the night in the Roger & Judy Smith Family Pilot House.

Salad

Roasted Peach Salad

(Gluten Free)

Watercress and frisée, toasted walnuts, shaved parmesan cheese, lemon-poppyseed dressing

Entrée

Braised Short Ribs

(Gluten Free)

Boneless short ribs with potato purée, glazed carrots, red wine sauce

OR

Vegetable Lasagna

(Vegan & Gluten Free)

Eggplant, zucchini, squash, cauliflower, and mushrooms layered with homemade tomato ragù

Wines

Sauvignon Blanc

Markham

Cabernet Sauvignon

Prati by Louis Martini

Officers

John Emmerich – Discovery World, President & CEO

Bruce Keyes – Foley & Lardner LLP, Chair

Chad Melnick – Kohl’s, Co-Vice Chair

Lori Richards – Mueller Communications, Co-Vice Chair

Heather Hipke – Ellenbecker Investment Group, Treasurer

Kellen Kasper  – Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club,  Secretary

Directors

Sarah Alt – Michael Best

Adam Bellmer – Johnson Financial Group

Chad Cundiff – New State Aviation Holdings

Dirk Debbink – MSI General

Karen Dettmer – Ramboll

Stan Dillon – FIS Global

Mustafa Emir – Clark Dietz, Inc

Josh Gimbel – Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown

Jack Goller – von Briesen & Roper, s.c.

Karl Gouverneur – Digicelerate

Ruth Harper – ManpowerGroup

Sheryl Hopkins – Badger Meter

Sherry Husa –  Ret., Centene Corporation

Brian Kage – We Energies

Ward Komorowski – Ret., Johnson Controls

Pat Kressin – GRAEF

Katherine LaMacchia – Baird

Mary Jo Layden

Melissa McCord – Quarles

Terence McMahon – Cushman & Wakefield-Boerke

Ryan Michalski – KPMG LLP

Bruce Milne – The Milne Family Foundation

James Mundschau – Husco

Tessa Myers – Rockwell Automation

Amit Nanavati – Ernst & Young

Joel Phillips – Astronautics Corporation

Adonica Randall – Abaxent LLC

Neil Riegelman – Associated Bank

Mitul Rustagi – Johnson Controls

Tere Sackerson – BMO

Elizabeth Scalf – US Bank

Molly Schweiger – PNC Bank

Jeff Sippel – Northwestern Mutual

Roger Smith – Ret., A.O. Smith

Philip Stollenwerk – Marquette University HS

Hussien Talb – Accenture

Benjamin Wagner – Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C.

Emeritus

Nicole Cook

Paul Luber

Mark Metzendorf

John W. Miller

Katie Muldoon

Joe Pfaff

Jon Simons