Who We Are
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:
Our Staff
Our Leadership Council
Name | Leadership Position | Representing |
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Brian Agen* | 4th Vice President | Vice President l Human Resources, Modine Manufacturing Company |
James Andreucci Jr. | Tax Principal, Manufacturing and Distribution CliftonLarsonAllen LLP |
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Andrea Bukacek | CEO Bukacek Construction |
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Jonathan Delagrave* | Public Sector Member | County Executive Racine County |
Jennifer Eastman | President/Eldercare Advisor Assisted Living Locators of the Greater Milwaukee Area |
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Sheronda Glass* | Treasurer: | Associate Vice Chancellor UW‐Parkside |
Marchelle Gonzales* | 5th Vice President | Senior Director, Manufacturing Operations SC Johnson |
David Griffith* | President | President Spectrum Capital Solutions |
Jeff Gruhn | Project Development Mortensen |
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Jeannie Hefty* | Public Sector Member | Mayor City of Burlington |
John Hewitt | Trustee Village of Mount Pleasant |
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Ania Horner | President Advocate Aurora Medical Center Burlington and Lakeland |
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Don Houston | President Village of Waterford |
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Jean Jacobson | Chairman Town of Norway |
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Elizabeth Jost | Manager Gas Engineering & Mapping, Gas Distribution Asset Management We Energies |
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Karla Krehbiel* | 3rd Vice President | Regional President, Southeast Johnson Financial Group |
Cory Mason* | Public Sector Member | Mayor City of Racine |
Kristin McManmon | President Ascension |
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Douglas Nelson | President Village of Yorkville |
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Brett Nielsen* | Secretary | Business Relationship Officer Educators Credit Union |
Nikki Payne | Public Involvement and Outreach Manager SEWRPC |
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Ritu Raju | President Gateway Technical College |
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Wesley Ricchio* | 2nd Vice President | Group Senior Vice President – Business Banking Wintrust Commercial Banking at Town Bank |
Thomas Roanhouse | County Board Chairman Racine County offices |
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Mike Rosenbaum | President Village of Sturtevant |
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Nick Ruetz | President - All Integrated Solutions | |
Tony Simpson | State Government Affairs CNH Industrial |
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John Wanasek | President The Wanasek Corporation |
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Andrew Vogel | Senior Commercial Banking RM BMO Harris Bank |
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Thomas Weatherston | President Village of Caledonia |
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Steve Wicklund | President Village of Union Grove |
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Landon Wirth* | 1st Vice President | Director of Mortgage Financing Wangard Partners |
*Denotes Board of Directors Member |
Loan Advisory Committee
Name | Representing |
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Arlene Martin | The Huntington National 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. |
Racine Development Group (RDG) Loan Committee
Name | Representing |
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John Crimmings | First Weber Group Realtors |
Paul Fehrenbach | BMO Harris Bank |
John Kaldem | Tri City National Bank |
Anthony Leach | BMO Harris Bank, Commercial Banking |
Thomas A. Moore | Johnson Financial Group |
Q.A. Shakoor II | Twin Disc, Inc. |
Gina Sorenson | U.S. Bank |
Jenny Trick | RCEDC |
Sam Wahlen | JP Morgan Chase Bank |
INVEST IN RCEDC
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.