Froedtert Health Board of Directors

  • Jud Snyder, chair
    Regional president, Midwest BMO Wealth Management
  • Jackie Fredrick, past chair
    Retired president and CEO, Versiti and BloodCenter of Wisconsin
  • Catherine A. Jacobson, president, CEO, Froedtert Health
  • Amy Marquardt, secretary
    Senior vice president, chief legal officer and general counsel, Froedtert Health
  • Scott R. Hawig, treasurer, executive vice president
    Executive vice president of finance, chief financial and administrative officer, and treasurer, Froedtert Health
  • Eric Conley, executive vice president
  • Executive vice president, Froedtert Health; president, Froedtert Hospital
  • Ian Schwartz, MD, executive vice president
    Executive vice president, chief clinical officer, Froedtert & MCW Network Health
  • Kurt D. Bechthold, chairman and CEO, Walbec Group
  • Mary Beth Berkes, principal, semi-retired, The Shorewood Group LLC
  • Marc Chini, chief people officer, Kohl’s Inc.
  • Bob Clarke, principal, The RJ Clarke Group LLC
  • Grady Crosby, vice president enterprise ESG, Northwestern Mutual
  • Dirk Debbink, chairman, MSI General Corporation
  • Aditi Javeri Gokhale, EVP and chief strategy officer, president of retail investments and head of institutional investments, Northwestern Mutual
  • David Lubar, president and CEO, Lubar & Co., Inc.
  • José Olivieri, partner, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
  • Joan Prince, PhD, retired vice chancellor emerita of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Mary Ellen Stanek, founder and managing director, co-chief investment officer, Baird Asset Management

Froedtert Hospital Board of Directors

The Froedtert Hospital Board of Directors is composed of leaders from the local community.

  • Anne Zizzo, chair
    President and CEO, Zizzo Group
  • Eric Conley, president
    Executive vice president, Froedtert Health, and president, Froedtert Hospital
  • Lori Gendelman, vice chair
    Retired shareholder, Otjen, Gendelman, Zitzer, Johnson & Weir, SC
  • Linda McPike, secretary
    Deputy general counsel, Froedtert Health
  • Adam Smith, treasurer
    Vice president, decision support and financial planning, Froedtert Health
  • Rafael J. Acevedo, Jr., grants compliance manager, City of Milwaukee
  • Steve Brenton, retired president, Wisconsin Hospital Association
  • Michele Bria, PhD, CEO, Journey House Center for Family Learning and Youth Athletics
  • Louis B. Butler, Jr., retired partner, DeWitt LLP
  • Margaret Faut Callahan, CRNA, PhD, FNAP, FAAN, provost and chief academic officer, Loyola University Chicago
  • Kareeda Chones-Aguam, senior vice president partner strategy and management, Milwaukee Bucks
  • Frank Cumberbatch, vice president, engagement, Bader Philanthropies, Inc.
  • Chris Her-Xiong, founder/CEO, Hmong American Peace Academy
  • Tito Izard, MD, president/chief executive officer, Milwaukee Health Services, Inc.
  • Catherine A. Jacobson, president and CEO, Froedtert Health
  • Jennifer Lopez, CEO, Carmen Schools of Technology & Science
  • Judge Derek Mosley, director, Lubar Center, Marquette University Law School
  • Matthew Rinka, partner, RINKA+
  • Paula Schmidt, vice president, patient care services and chief nursing officer, Froedtert Hospital
  • Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM, chief of staff, Froedtert Hospital, and professor, Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Michael E. Stadler, MD, FACS, chief medical officer, Froedtert Hospital

Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Board of Directors 

  • Carrie Booher, chair
    Business development executive, PS Companies
  • Cindy Simons, vice chair
    President, Forward Careers, Inc.
  • Teresa M. Lux, president, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
    Chief operating officer, Community Hospital Division
  • Adam Smith, treasurer
    Vice president, decision support and financial planning, Froedtert Health
  • Edna Abernathy, president and CEO, E.R. Abernathy Industrial, Inc.
  • J. J. Barnes, chief marketing officer, enVista
  • Mary Benedum, vice president, marketing, Kohl's Department Stores
  • Ryan Burch, DO, family medicine, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
  • Brad Christianson, business development executive, E&Y
  • Eric Conley, executive vice president, Froedtert Health; president, Froedtert Hospital
  • Michael DeGere, DPM, CMO, Froedtert & MCW Community Hospital Division
  • Travis Fisher, MD, medical staff president elect, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
  • Sandy Padala, Founder and CEO, Rex Programming
  • Christopher Rechlicz, shareholder, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, S.C.
  • Payal Shah, optometrist, Lenscrafters
  • Sam Sova, vice president, marketing, Soluna Computing
  • Shelly Waala, vice president, patient care services; chief nursing officer, Community Hospital Division
  • David Woloszyk, CFO, Enercon Industries

Froedtert West Bend Hospital Board of Directors

  • Peter Rettler, chair
    Dean of West Bend Campus, Moraine Park Technical College
  • Allen Ericson, president, Froedtert West Bend Hospital
    President, Community Hospital Division
  • Noelle Braun, vice chair
    Executive director, Casa Guadalupe Education Center
  • Steven Volkert, secretary
    Administrator, City of Hartford
  • Adam Smith, treasurer
    Vice president, decision support and financial planning, Froedtert Health
  • Michelle Arneson, DO, associate regional medical director, Froedtert North Hills Health Center
  • Susan Bartow, director, human resources, Signicast
  • Mark Bosbous, MD, president of medical staff, Froedtert West Bend Hospital
  • Eric Conley, executive vice president, Froedtert Health
  • Michael DeGere, DPM, CHD CMO
  • Michael Faley, SVP, human resources and administration, West Bend Mutual Insurance
  • Patrick Gardner, MD, FCAP, vice president, medical affairs, Froedtert West Bend Hospital
  • Eric Olafsson, MD, president of medical staff, Froedtert West Bend Hospital
  • Patrick Patton, president and COO, Prescription Analytics
  • Shelly Waala, vice president, Patient Care Services, chief nursing officer, Community Hospital Division
  • Matthew Weston, MD, president-elect of medical staff, Froedtert West Bend Hospital

Community Physicians Board of Directors

  • Catherine Jacobson, chair
    President and CEO, Froedtert Health
  • John Raymond, Sr., MD, vice chair
    President and CEO, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Scott R. Hawig, treasurer
    Executive vice president, chief financial and administrative officer and treasurer, Froedtert Health
  • Vince Mathews, MD, interim CEO, Medical College Physicians; interim president, Froedtert & MCW Community Physicians; Professor and James E. Youker Chair of Radiology; serves on the board in an ex-officio capacity
  • Susan Campbell, senior vice president of service lines, Froedtert Health
  • Joseph Kerschner, MD, dean of the medical school, executive vice president, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Chris Kops, executive vice president, finance and administration; chief operating officer, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Cynthia Lien, MD, professor and chair of anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • David Olson, senior vice president and chief strategy and business development officer, Froedtert Health
  • Roy Silverstein, MD, chair, Medical College Physicians Board