Froedtert ThedaCare Health, Inc., Board of Directors

Building on a commitment to maintain balanced local decision making, the Froedtert ThedaCare Health, Inc., board of directors is composed of board members from both legacy organizations. The newly appointed board includes:

  • Judson (Jud) Snyder, board chair, regional president, Midwest BMO Wealth Management
  • James (Jim) Kotek, vice chair, retired president and CEO, Menasha Corporation
  • Catherine (Cathy) Jacobson, CEO, Froedtert ThedaCare Health, Inc.
  • Imran Andrabi, MD, president, Froedtert ThedaCare Health, Inc.
  • Kurt Bechthold, CEO, The Walbec Group
  • John Beré, executive vice president, Growth and Strategy, Alta Resources
  • Marc Chini, retired, Kohl's Corporation and General Electric
  • Robert (Bob) W. Clarke, principal, The RJ Clarke Group, LLC
  • Charles (Chuck) Dallas, vice president, Cornerstone Business Services
  • Jacquelyn (Jackie) Fredrick, retired CEO, Versiti Inc.
  • David Lubar(serves concurrently on the Medical College of Wisconsin Board of Trustees), president and CEO, Lubar & Co.
  • José Olivierisenior partner, Michael Best
  • John Pfeifer, president and CEO, Oshkosh Corporation
  • Joan M. Prince, PhDvice chancellor emeritus, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
  • Mary Ellen Stanek, co‐chief investment officer, Baird Advisors and president, Baird Funds
  • Terry Timm, retired chief administrative officer, Thrivent Financial
  • Kim Underhill, retired group president, Kimberly-Clark/Boston Consulting Group

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
  • Allen Ericson, interim president
    Interim president Froedtert Hospital; president, Froedtert West Bend Hospital; president, Community Hospital Division
  • 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
  • Cris Canga, MD, medical staff president elect, 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, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
  • Christopher Rechlicz, shareholder, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, S.C.
  • Rick Rosser, CEO, Phoenix Lighting
  • 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
  • Carey Cameron, MD, family practice physician, West Bend Medical
  • Eric Conley, executive vice president, Froedtert Health
  • Michael DeGere, DPM, CMO, Froedtert & MCW Community Hospital Division
  • Michael Faley, SVP, human resources and administration, West Bend Mutual Insurance
  • 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