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in foc us on the move Seidl Lewis Schreiber Serketich Wagner Meyer Wipfli Rehbein {people} Pam Seidl was named executive director of the Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau. She has been the bureau's director of marketing and community relations for the past 10 years. Seidl was instrumental in the development of the bureau's "Wisconsin's Shopping Place" brand, as well as enhancing the image of the area for convention, sports and leisure visitors. She has also served as a member of the marketing committee of the Governor's Council on Tourism and currently serves as a board member of the Appleton Baseball Club, Twin City Catholic Education System and Neenah Rotary (see Face Time, page 19). Melissa Lewis joined Diedrich Agency in Ripon as a licensed insurance agent for property and casualty lines. Acuity in Sheboygan recently promoted several employees in its commercial underwriting department: Stephanie Schreiber to general managercommercial lines overseeing staff in Michigan, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming and Montana; Terrie Serketich to managercommercial underwriting for Kentucky and Ohio; Laura Wagner to manager-commercial underwriting for Arizona and New Mexico; and Al Meyer to manager-commercial underwriting for Utah and Idaho. Karen R. Wipfli, a personal banker at the Stephenson National Bank & Trust, recently graduated from the Wisconsin Bankers Association Retail Banking School. The City of Appleton hired Matt Rehbein as an economic development specialist. He is responsible for the recruitment and retention of businesses in 52 | Insight • F e b r u a r y 2 013 Appleton, managing the industrial parks and assisting startups looking to locate in the city. Jim Richerson, PGA general manager and director of golf for the hospitality and real estate group for the Kohler Company, joined the PGA of America's Board of Directors as District 6 Director. Tim Costello is the new executive director of Cerebral Palsy Inc., a non-profit organization serving individuals with disabilities in 17 counties in Northeast Wisconsin. He has 15 years of experience in non-profit management, specializing in the areas of fundraising, marketing and public relations. He most recently served as donations and marketing director with Rawhide Boys Ranch in New London. Paul L. Kasriel, retired senior vice president and chief economist at the Northern Trust Company, joined Legacy Private Trust Co. in Neenah as a senior economic and investor advisor with the company's wealth management initiatives. First Business Capital Corp. hired Travis Herbst as a collateral analyst. Kundinger Fluid Power hired Pete Molitor to manage its Sheboygan store operations. He has been in the industrial distribution business for 25 years as an inside sales person, department manager, service center manager and account manager. Associated Bank recently promoted several employees in Green Bay: Michael Teska was named senior vice president, director of facilities; Angie DeWitt was promoted to senior vice president, director of management accounting; Tammy Mleziva was promoted to vice president, senior finance manager; and Brenda Gripe was promoted to vice president, operations and technology project manager. Associated Bank also hired Paul Williams as vice president, technology infrastructure project manager. Kelly Tourdot is the new vice president of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin. In addition to managing operations for the organization, she will also continue her role in the apprenticeship program. The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region named Rosie Sprangers as its new controller. She previously worked as a senior accountant at Schenck. The Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh recently hired Jonathan Berger as a senior business development director; Robin Kasel as a donor development manager; Michael Laabs to the museum's maintenance staff; Kaitlin Mason as an events coordinator; Andy Ovans as a membership services specialist; Katherine Pecora as a marketing and government advocacy assistant; and Kelly Zanders as a housing and events coordinator. EAA also promoted Kristin Busse to air tours coordinator; Tom Charpentier to government advocacy specialist; Zach Ludtke to EAA AirVenture Museum operations; Margaret Viola to air tour program manager; and Kathleen Witman to marketing department project manager. University of WisconsinGreen Bay professor Gregory S. Aldrete was named the 2012 Wisconsin Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Council for Advancement and Support of Education. w w w. i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m