Board of Directors
MEDC board and staff, circa 1970s.
2026 MEDC Board of Directors
James Roemer
MEDC Board Chair
Managing Director, Group Manager
Commercial Real Estate
CIBC Bank
Cavalier Johnson
Mayor
City of Milwaukee
Steve Barth
Attorney at Law, Partner
Foley & Lardner, LLP
Greg Bauer
Retired Regional Manager
BMO Harris Bank
Rob Beach
Chief Operating Officer
Forward Community Investments
Kelsey Brenn
Chief People Officer
St. Augustine Preparatory Academy
Tom Fotsch
COO & Owner
EmbedTek, LLC
Ivan Gamboa
Senior Vice President
Tri City National Bank
Jake Hansen
Principal
Jacsten LLC
Ed Hillmuth
Vice President - PNC Bank
Kristine Iwinski
Vice President
Landmark Credit Union
Paul Kleiner
Retired Vice President
Park Bank
David E. Latona
President
MEDC
Sarah Lutz
Director of Credit and Loan
Syndications
First Business Bank
Amelia E. Macareno
Retired Wealth Management Banker
US Bank N.A.
Kermiath McClendon
Impact Investing Manager
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Andy Melvin
Vice President
BMO Harris Bank
Rebecca H. Mitich
Attorney at Law, Partner
Husch Blackwell LLP
Andrew Narr
EVP Commercial Banking
First Federal Bank of Wisconsin
Pat O'Brien
President
Milwaukee Development Corporation
Jeana Pennings
Vice President
BMO Bank
Roger Sandell
Senior Vice President
Johnson Bank
Craig A. Schmutzer
Senior Vice President
Westbury Bank
Megan Tzanoukakis
President & CEO
Sussex IM
Thomas D. Zale
Vice President, Real Estate
Northwestern Mutual
John Zanghi
Senior Vice President
Horicon Bank