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* | 1st Vice President | Vice President l Human Resources, Modine Manufacturing Company |
| Andrea Bukacek | CEO Bukacek Construction |
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| David DeGroot | Public Sector Member | President Village of Mount Pleasant |
| Sheronda Glass* | 4th Vice Presiden | Associate Vice Chancellor UW‐Parkside |
| Marchelle Gonzales* | 2nd Vice President | Senior Director, Manufacturing Operations SC Johnson |
| Jeff Gruhn* | 3rd Vice President | Vice President Mortensen |
| Scott Hess | Principal, Clifton Larsen Allen, LLP | |
| Ania Horner | President Advocate Aurora Medical Center Burlington and Lakeland |
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| Jean Jacobson | Chairman Town of Norway |
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| Matthew Janisin | Executive Vice President - Academic Affairs Gateway Technical College |
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| Adam Jaskie | President Village of Waterford |
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| John Korako | Knapp MFG., INC. | |
| Tom Kramer | County Board Chairman Racine County offices |
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| Ralph Malicki* | Public Sector Member | Racine County Executive |
| Cory Mason* | Public Sector Member | Mayor City of Racine |
| Thomas Moore* | Secretary | President, Southeast Johnson Financial Group |
| Douglas Nelson | President Village of Yorkville |
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| Nikki Payne | Public Involvement and Outreach Manager SEWRPC |
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| Robert Pieroni* | Treasurer | EVP | Chief Lending Officer Community State Bank |
| Amy Plato | Area Manager - CSO Southern Operations, We Energies | |
| David Navin | President Spee Dee Packaging Machinary, Inc |
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| Wesley Ricchio* | Chairman | Executive Vice President Community Banking Group Head at Town Bank |
| 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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| Thomas Weatherston | President Village of Caledonia |
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| Doug White | President Village of Raymond |
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| Steve Wicklund | President Village of Union Grove |
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| Landon Wirth* | 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 |
| Q.A. Shakoor II | Twin Disc, Inc. |
| Gina Sorenson | U.S. Bank |
| Carrie Storm | Johnson Financial Group |
| 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.