top of page

Meet Our Board of Directors

Ptosha Davis

Ptosha Davis

Board Chair

The Lauren Group., LLC.President & CEO 

Ptosha is the Chief Operating Officer for The Lauren Group, LLC. Specializing in Business Development, Marketing, Grant & Proposal acquisition as well as Advocacy. She was the Associate Group Publisher & COO of Girlfriends Health Guide from 2006 – 2010.

Richard Dean

Richard Dean

Member

Richard H. Dean is Managing Partner of Robeson Partners LLC, a family investment management group, and two real estate holding operations. From 1971 to 1990, Mr. Dean served in various marketing management capacities at several machinery manufacturing operations of Milwaukee based Sterling Inc., including its Sterlco, Ball & Jewell, Carver, Wabash, and Sterltech divisions

Betsy Head

Betsy Head

Member

Milwaukee Executive Realty
Retired Sales Manager

Betsy finished 6 years on the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors board, including Secretary, Treasurer, Chair Elect and Chair. In addition, she served in the broker exchange council for the National Association of Realtor.

Sara McNamara

Sara McNamara

Member

Reinhart Boerner Van Deurn
Attorney

Sara McNamara is an attorney in Reinhart’s Banking and Finance, Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy practice groups. She graduated from Marquette University Law School. Sara joined the board of Our Next Generation in 2020, and she is eager to serve Milwaukee’s youth.  

Alicia Buttchen-Anderson

Alicia Buttchen-Anderson

Treasurer

Assistant Vice President – Treasury Management
First Business Bank
Alicia is actively involved in the community and currently serves as the Immediate Past President of Women for MACC (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer), Treasurer of Our Next Generation (ONG)

Mark Farrell

Mark Farrell

Member

Froedtert Health
Executive Director of Talent Delivery

 Mark Farrell is the Executive Director of Talent Delivery for Froedtert Health in Milwaukee.  Mark has been with Froedtert since 2016 leading the recruitment and work force planning functions.  He received his MBA  from Cardinal Stritch in 2010 and bachelor’s degrees in Social Work and Organizational Communication from University of Wisconsin Whitewater.

David Kuehl

David Kuehl

Member

Lubar & Co.
General Counsel

 David Kuehl joined Lubar & Co. in 2005 as General Counsel. He was previously a shareholder in the Business Practice Group of Reinhart Boerner Van Dueren SC where he counseled clients on a wide variety of business transactions and arrangements. He also served as General Counsel for a diversified Milwaukee area holding company and as President of one of its operating subsidiaries.

LaNelle Ramey

LaNelle Ramey

Member

Mentor Greater Milwaukee
Executive Director

LaNelle has been in the Non-Profit profession over 28 years, working with organizations such as the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, New Concept Self Development Center, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee and Milwaukee Public Schools.

John Dawson

John Dawson

Member

Emeritus Director
Foley & Lardner LLP
Retired Partner

John Dawson is an attorney who retired after practicing for 35 years with the Milwaukee law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP. John served as the Department Chair of Foley’s national litigation department from 1986 to 1994 and as the Managing Partner of Foley’s Milwaukee office from 1994 to 1999

John G. Goller

John G. Goller

Member

Von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Attorney

John (Jack) Goller is a Shareholder and member of von Briesen & Roper’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. Jack was born and raised in the Milwaukee area and has been practicing law for more than 18 years.

Amos Malone

Amos Malone

Member

ONG Alumni
U. S. Federal Probation Office

Amos Malone is a native of Milwaukee. The middle of nine, he is a natural born leader. He grew up on the north side of Milwaukee and attended CEO Leadership Academy High School. After high school, he attended the University of Wisconsin Whitewater, and while there he joined several organizations, including Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. He was a part of and worked for the Black Student Union and Residential Housing.

Board Committee Members

Thomas-Harris_300x420_acf_cropped_edited

Thomas R. Harris

CoFounder

Klearvision Group, LLC

GJohn Pandhl_edited.jpg

G. John Pandl

Froedtert Health
Retired, Executive Director of Human Resources

Rebecca Simenz_edited.jpg

Rebecca Simenz

Community Volunteer

ss_edited.jpg

Susan Lubar Solvang

President and Founder
Growing Minds, Inc

Headshot_Denise_2021-scaled_edited.jpg

Denise Thomas

President/CEO
Effective Communication Coach, LLC 

bottom of page