As a 501(c)3 focused on spurring economic development, RCEDC’s mission is to grow Racine County’s property tax base and provide employment opportunities in Racine County. Our staff provides businesses with services needed to complete expansion, relocation, financing, and talent recruitment projects.
RCEDC’s financial and technical support is provided by our dedicated staff through:
| Name | Leadership Position | Representing |
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| Brian Agen* | 3rd Vice President | Vice President l Human Resources, Modine Manufacturing Company |
| Barb Bakshis | Senior Vice President, Greenwoods State Bank | |
| Rob Bishop | Principal, Clifton Larsen Allen, LLP | |
| Andrea Bukacek | CEO Bukacek Construction |
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| David DeGroot | Public Sector Member | President Village of Mount Pleasant |
| Sheronda Glass* | Treasurer | Associate Vice Chancellor UW‐Parkside |
| Marchelle Gonzales* | 4th Vice President | Senior Director, Manufacturing Operations SC Johnson |
| David Griffith* | Chairman | President Griffith Capital Management, LLC |
| Jeff Gruhn* | Secretary | Vice President Mortensen |
| Ania Horner | President Advocate Aurora Medical Center Burlington and Lakeland |
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| Don Houston | President Village of Waterford |
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| Jean Jacobson | Chairman Town of Norway |
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| John Korako | Knapp MFG., INC. | |
| Tom Kramer | County Board Chairman Racine County offices |
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| Karla Krehbiel* | 2nd Vice President | Regional President, Southeast Johnson Financial Group |
| Ralph Malicki | Racine County Executive | |
| Cory Mason* | Public Sector Member | Mayor City of Racine |
| Kristin McManmon | President Ascension |
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| Douglas Nelson | President Village of Yorkville |
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| Nikki Payne | Public Involvement and Outreach Manager SEWRPC |
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| Amy Plato | Area Manager - CSO Southern Operations, We Energies | |
| Ritu Raju | President Gateway Technical College |
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| David Navin | President Spee Dee Packaging Machinary, Inc |
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| Wesley Ricchio* | President | Executiver Vice President Community Banking Group Head at Town Bank |
| Mike Rosenbaum | President Village of Sturtevant |
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| Nick Ruetz | President - All Integrated Solutions | |
| Jon Schultz | Public Sector Member | Mayor City of Burlington |
| Tony Simpson | State Government Affairs CNH Industrial |
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| Andrew Vogel | Senior Commercial Banking RM BMO Harris Bank |
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| Thomas Weatherston | President Village of Caledonia |
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| Steve Wicklund | President Village of Union Grove |
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| Landon Wirth* | 1st Vice President | Director of Mortgage Financing Wangard Partners |
| *Denotes Board of Directors Member |
| Name | Representing |
|---|---|
| Arlene Martin | Busey Bank |
| Jeff Molinski | CNH Industrial Capital |
| Robert Pieroni | Community State Bank |
| Amanda Roman | Domina Consulting, Inc. |
| GeorgAnn Stinson | African American Chamber of Commerce Greater Racine |
| Devon Thomas | Accounting & Business Services, Inc. |
| Nicholas G Verhaalen | DeMark, Kolbe & Brodek, S.C. |
| Landon Wirth | Wangard Partners, Inc. |
| Name | Representing |
|---|---|
| John Crimmings | First Weber Group Realtors |
| Paul Fehrenbach | BMO Harris Bank |
| John Kaldem | Tri City National Bank |
| Anthony Leach | BMO Harris Bank, Commercial Banking |
| Thomas A. Moore | Johnson Financial Group |
| Q.A. Shakoor II | Twin Disc, Inc. |
| Gina Sorenson | U.S. Bank |
| Jenny Trick | RCEDC |
| Sam Wahlen | JP Morgan Chase Bank |
RCEDC’s mission is to grow Racine County’s property tax base and by supporting business expansions, provide employment opportunities to Racine County residents. In 2022, RCEDC staff were able to facilitate 105 projects that included comprehensive site selection, loans, grants, and incentives resulting in $289 million in private investment and $124 million in new construction.
