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The Greater Milwaukee Foundation celebrates leading with impact

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Dec 31, 1969

Foundation hosted signature "A Milwaukee for All" event and celebrated Greater Together Award honorees.

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Rooted in resilience: How Danell Cross and Melody McCurtis are shaping Metcalfe Park’s future

on Dec 2, 2025

The mother/daughter duo are helping Metcalfe Park reclaim its story by strengthening community leadership, revitalizing spaces and driving lasting change alongside their neighbors.

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Victor Amaya turns information into impact for Milwaukee

on Dec 2, 2025

Victor Amaya uses data to help communities solve challenges, spark opportunity and drive change.

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From grief to grace: How Pardeep Kaleka builds bridges in a divided world

on Dec 2, 2025

Pardeep Kaleka turned personal tragedy into a commitment to peace, leading efforts to confront hate, build understanding and strengthen communities across the region.

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Partners in Purpose: The Schauses help build a more inclusive Milwaukee

on Dec 2, 2025

Roger and Cindy Schaus have advanced inclusion, education and community well-being for decades through their volunteerism and support of a wide variety of area nonprofits.

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Beyond estate planning: Lasky guides clients to leave a legacy of change

on Sep 17, 2025

Jennifer Lasky was honored with the 2025 Herbert J. Mueller Award for her heartfelt work helping clients leave lasting legacies and strengthen her community through philanthropy.

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Lopez leads with heart, service and a vision to empower underserved communities

on Sep 17, 2025

Eleazar Lopez Jr. empowers underserved communities, advances equity in finance, and builds pathways to generational wealth.

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2024 Frank Kirkpatrick Award - Nicole Robbins

on Oct 22, 2024

Nicole Robbins has helped transform the landscape of the King Drive corridor and surrounding neighborhoods through housing and commercial development.

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2024 Doug Jansson Leadership Award - Damian Buchman

on Oct 22, 2024

Damian Buchman works tirelessly to remove barriers that prevent people with disabilities from being able to participate in physical activity and recreational opportunities.

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2024 William C. Frye Award Recipient - John Schlifske

on Oct 22, 2024

Through leadership of one of Milwaukee’s top companies over the past 14 years, John Schlifske has made exceptional contributions to create positive change across our region.

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2024 Ellen Gilligan Leadership in Racial Equity and Social Justice Award - Brad Pruitt

on Oct 22, 2024

Brad Pruitt has shepherded the reemergence of a cultural institution that is creating space for the difficult conversations that our community and country need to have.

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2024 Outstanding Professional Adviser of the Year - Kathy Klein

on Sep 16, 2024

Kathy Klein views philanthropy as a great avenue to deepen conversations with her financial clients.

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2024 Jackie Herd-Barber Award - Emily Tau

on Sep 16, 2024

Emily Tau uses her passion for Milwaukee, her strength as a social connector and her communication skills to help advance racial equity throughout the region.

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2020 William C. Frye Award Recipient - Ricardo Diaz

on Nov 1, 0202

Ricardo Diaz believes that Milwaukee’s Latinx community is one of the city’s greatest assets. Over the past nearly 40 years, he has served as one of its biggest advocates.

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2021 William C. Frye Award Recipient - Virgis and Angela Colbert

on Nov 1, 2021

To Virgis and Angela Colbert, there is no better way to invest in the future of a community than by investing in education.

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2022 William C. Frye Award Recipient - Ralph Hollmon

on Nov 1, 2022

Through lifetime of service, Hollmon has addressed Milwaukee’s issues in holistic way

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2020 Frank Kirkpatrick Award Recipient - Darryl Johnson

on Nov 1, 2020

Darryl Johnson describes himself as a quiet leader. But the work that he has been able to accomplish over the past 17 years as executive director of Riverworks Development Corporation speaks volumes.

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2021 Frank Kirkpatrick Award Recipient - Mark Eppli

on Nov 1, 2021

Over the past two decades, thanks in part to the vision of Mark Eppli, Milwaukee is making inroads toward addressing that disparity.

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2022 Frank Kirkpatrick Award Recipient - Keith Stanley

on Nov 1, 2022

Stanley’s dynamic leadership propels ongoing revitalization of Milwaukee’s ‘neighborhood of neighborhoods’

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2020 President’s Award for Leadership in Racial Equity and Social Justice Recipient - Dr. Jeanette Mitchell

on Aug 1, 2020

Throughout Dr. Jeanette Mitchell’s career, which has spanned the philanthropic, corporate, nonprofit and education sectors, she was always intrigued about the idea of what made a good leader.

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2022 President’s Award for Leadership in Racial Equity and Social Justice Recipient - José Olivieri

on Nov 1, 2022

Olivieri, through legal career and volunteer work, has opened the doors to opportunities for thousands in Latino community

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2021 President’s Award for Leadership in Racial Equity and Social Justice Recipient - Ness Flores

on Nov 1, 2021

As a kid growing up in Rio Hondo, Texas, Ness Flores wanted to be a baseball player like his hero, the great Jackie Robinson. And while he loved baseball, he ended up going to bat for something else over the course of his professional career – advocating for the rights and protections of migrant farmworkers as an attorney.

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2022 Doug Jansson Leadership Award Recipient - Lauren Feaster

on Nov 1, 2022

Feaster creates spaces, opportunities for women in southeastern to succeed

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2021 Doug Jansson Leadership Award Recipient - Carmen Pitre

on Nov 1, 2021

If there is anyone who can help those women and children believe that it is true, it is Carmen Pitre, the nonprofit’s leader for nearly 21 years. 

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2020 Doug Jansson Leadership Award Recipient - Christine Neumann-Ortiz

on Nov 1, 2020

In Christine Neumann-Ortiz’s work as an organizer and activist over the years, no matter the number of successes achieved or series of struggles faced along the way, it’s always been about moving forward.

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2019 Outstanding Professional Adviser of the Year - Terry Campbell

on Jan 22, 2019

Terry Campbell educates his clients about the option of starting a fund at the Foundation.

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2018 Outstanding Professional Adviser of the Year - Michael May

on Jan 22, 2018

For those interested in philanthropy, Michael May frequently suggests the Greater Milwaukee Foundation as the vehicle.

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2017 Outstanding Professional Adviser of the Year - James Spella

on Jan 22, 2017

James Spella devotes about half of his practice toward estate planning.

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2016 Outstanding Professional Adviser of the Year - Andrew Lauritzen

on Jan 22, 2016

Andrew R. Lauritzen is named the Foundation's 2016 Professional Adviser of the Year.

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2015 Outstanding Professional Adviser of the Year

on Jan 22, 2015

In its centennial year, the Foundation honored five local advisers with its annual Professional Adviser of the Year

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2014 Outstanding Professional Adviser of the Year - Nancy Bonniwell

on Jan 22, 2014

Nancy Bonniwell concentrates on estate planning and business law.

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2013 Outstanding Professional Adviser of the Year - Kathy Lambert

on Jan 21, 2013

Kathy Lambert finds charitable giving gets people thinking.

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2012 Outstanding Professional Adviser of the Year - Jerry Flood

on Jan 12, 2012

Flood excels in is encouraging people to think of charitable giving as part of their estate planning.

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2023 President's Award for Leadership in Racial Equity and Social Justice Recipient - Lupe Martinez

on Nov 15, 2023

Martinez has used his background, leadership skills and influence on the state and national levels as well to help improve the lives of farmworkers.

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2023 Doug Jansson Leadership Award Recipient - John Daniels III

on Nov 15, 2023

For the past 15 years, John Daniels III has spent his career trying to help young men discover where they want to spend theirs.

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2023 Frank Kirkpatrick Award Recipient - Ernesto and Olivia Villarreal

on Nov 15, 2023

While building their business, the Villarreals have been just as busy building community.

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2023 William C. Frye Award Recipient - Ted and Mary Kellner

on Nov 15, 2023

The couple has spent the past 40-plus years channeling their passions and skills toward improving nearly every major nonprofit and civic entity in Milwaukee.

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2023 Jackie Herd-Barber Award - Kristen Hardy

on Sep 1, 2023

Kristen Hardy receives 2023 Jackie Herd-Barber Award.

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2023 Outstanding Professional Adviser of the Year - Maureen O’Leary-Guth

on Sep 1, 2023

Maureen O’Leary-Guth named as 2023 Outstanding Professional Adviser of the Year.

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