Advisory Board Members
Daniel J. Eastman
Laura Francis
Ms. Francis joined Hypercosm shortly
after inception in 1999 as its Chief Financial Officer. Hypercosm is a
leading provider of highly interactive 3D visual solutions for the eCRM
market. She has been actively involved in most non-technical functions
of the company including financing, strategy, operations, sales, marketing,
and business development.
Prior to Hypercosm, Ms. Francis was an engagement manager with McKinsey
& Co. where she worked with Fortune 100 companies in a variety of
industries on strategic and marketing issues. Earlier in her career, Ms.
Francis was a business assurance manager with Coopers & Lybrand. She
specialized in working with high-tech startups and participated in numerous
IPO's.
Ms. Francis holds an MBA from Stanford University and a BBA from the
University of Wisconsin. She is a CPA and a member of the AICPA.
John D. Gatto
Joseph Hildebrandt
Joseph is in charge of Foley &
Lardner's national Emerging Growth Companies/Venture Capital Practice
Group and its Madison office Corporate Securities Practice Group, concentrating
his practice on working with a multitude of emerging companies, Angel
investors and various venture capital firms.
After obtaining his B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of
Wisconsin and his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, he initially practiced
with a New York City law firm.
Susan B. King
Michael Klonsinski
Neil Lerner
Neil is the director of the UW-Madison
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) which provides business management
education and assistance in Dane, Columbia and Sauk Counties.
He has 20 years of sales, marketing and management experience in both
business-to-business and consumer product marketing and sales. Neil has
been at the SBDC for 8 years and assisted hundreds of businesses. He has
also worked in the personal computer, computer software and magazine publishing
industries.
Neil is very active in local business and community organizations. He
is a board member of the Wisconsin Small Business Innovation Consortium
and an organizer of the annual Dane County Small Business Awards program.
He is a former United Way of Dane County board and campaign cabinet member.
He is also a former board member and president of the Respite Center,
a local nonprofit human service organization. He currently serves on the
board of the Friends of the Arboretum.
Neil has an undergraduate degree from Temple University and an MBA in
marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Scott Lockard
Scott is currently Senior Vice President and Division Head for Southwestern
Wisconsin Middle Market Banking. He has 19 Years of banking experience
primarily working with middle market companies in Wisconsin, Indiana and
Pennsylvania.
His community involvement includes:
- Past President of The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and current Board
Member
- Director of the Red Cross Badger Chapter
- Director Downtown Madison, Inc.
- Rotarian
- Member of the Investment Advisory Committee for Venture Investors
Scott earned his MBA from Ball State University and a B.A. in accounting
from Augustana College. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Dennis J. Long
Dennis is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of BCI
Group. Dennis has been working professionally in the employee benefit
field since 1974. Since the early 1980s, Dennis has been a leader in design
and administration of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). He has led
BCI Group, from its beginnings in Appleton, Wisconsin, when he was the
only employee, to become the largest ESOP consulting and administration
firm in the Unites States. Today, BCI Group has offices in eight U.S.
cities and clients in nearly every state. Dennis remains an active member
of The ESOP Association, the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO),
the American Society of Pension Actuaries, and the Employee-Owned S Corporations
of America. He has served in numerous leadership positions in these and
other professional organizations. Dennis is also the current Chairman
of North American Actuarial & Consulting Services (NORACS).
Dennis is a frequent speaker on ESOP and pension-related topics. His
presentations range from individualized employee communication programs
to sharing his knowledge at employee ownership conferences and seminars
throughout the country. Dennis has also authored and co-authored numerous
published articles.
Dennis, a Marquette University graduate, lives with his wife, Patti,
in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Jay Mack
Mr. Mack has been president of the Delafield State Bank since 1998 (De
Novo Bank founded in 1998). Prior, he was executive vice president/commercial
banking group manager at Johnson Bank of Milwaukee from 1992-1997 (Subsidiary
of Johnson International, Racine, Wisconsin). From 1990-1991 he served
as commercial banking officer for the Marshall & Ilsley Bank of Milwaukee,
WI and from 1986-1989, he served as corporate banking officer of the PNC
Bank of Pittsburg, PA.
Jay earned his MBA/A.M. in real estate and urban land economics from
UW-Madison in 1986 and a B.B.A. in financing and accounting from UW-Madison
in 1985.
Mark P. O'Connor
Allen Oelschlaeger
Allen Oelschlaeger joined Telaric
in January 1999. He leads the company's business development activities
and is responsible for Telaric's services in the areas of business strategy,
marketing and infrastructure services offered to Telaric's clients. He
has almost 20 years of experience as a progressive leader in the high-tech
industry.
Prior to joining Telaric, from 1997 to 1998, Allen was president of
MicroPulse, a venture-capital funded start-up company. As senior operating
officer, he transformed this fledgling organization into a fully functional
company with new products, a nationwide sales organization and substantial
manufacturing capacity. From 1996 to 1997 he was general manager of cardiopulmonary
systems at Meridian Medical Technologies, responsible for a newly formed
division based in Maryland and Northern Ireland. Allen was president of
Business Growth Associates, a consulting firm to high technology companies,
from 1995 to 1996, during which he advised several startup firms on business
strategy, product positioning and sales and marketing. From 1993 to 1995
he was director of global marketing and business unit director at Marquette
Medical Systems, where he helped innovate and introduce five major electrocardiology
products. Allen began his career in 1983 with Physio Control, a subsidiary
of Eli Lilly, where he rose from director of strategy and new product
development to general manager of Canadian operations and then director
of US marketing. While at Physio Control, he launched the industry's first
automatic cardiac defibrillator.
Allen received an MBA degree from the Wharton School at the University
of Pennsylvania where he was a Henry J. Kaiser Foundation fellow. He also
holds a BS degree in pharmacy from Washington State University, where
he was graduated cum laude and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Allen is
a director on the Wisconsin Venture Network board and is a member of the
Licensing Executives Society.
Allen is a founder and partner of Telaric and chairman of Vigilo, one
of Telaric's two spin-off companies.
John Reinke
John has been bank president of The Stephenson
National Bank & Trust since April 2000. A Shawano County native, Reinke
joined the bank in 1974 and became a bank director in 1992. He is a graduate
of the University of Wisconsin-Marinette and the Graduate School of Banking,
Madison.
His community involvement includes:
- Chairman of the Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce and recipient of
the Ron Wipfli Person of the Year Award 1999
- First Vice President of the M&M Area Community Foundation
- President of the University of Wisconsin-Marinette Foundation, Inc.
- Chairman of the Marinette County Revolving Loan Committee
- Past chairman of the Wisconsin Bankers Association Community Economic
Development Committee
Barbara A. Richards
J. Michael Underwood
Russell C. Weyers
Russell is currently President of Johnson
Bank, Racine. He has 19 Years of banking experience and has held executive
positions at Firstar Bank, Bank One, and Johnson Bank.
His community involvement includes:
- Johnson Trust Board Member
- Kenosha Area Business Alliance (KABA) - Finance Committee Member
- President - (RCEDC) Racine County Economic Development Board
- Racine Development Group Board Member
- Girl Scouts of Racine County Board Member
- Chairman of Selection Committee for New Girl Scout Executive Director
- Treasurer - Racine Youth Leadership Academy
- Chairman of RCEDC Industrial Land Study Committee
- RAMAC Chamber of Commerce Board Member
- President Zoological Society of Racine
Russell earned his MBA from Marquette University and a B.B.A. In finance
from University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Christopher K. Zuzick
Christopher Zuzick has over twelve years of experience in manufacturing
and merger and acquisition services, and has an extensive advisory background
with closely held businesses and their owners in a variety of industries.
Zuzick earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
and a Masters of Business Administration from Cardinal Stritch University
Chris is active in a number of organizations including the Sussex Chamber
of Commerce, Sussex Soccer Club, the Independent Business Association
of Wisconsin, MMAC/Cosbe, and is a member of the Business Advisory Council
for Cardinal Stritch University.
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