Category: Board of Directors

Ryan is a Managing Director and head of the Syndicate Department of Robert W. Baird’s Equity Capital Markets Desk (ECM) / Investment Banking (IB). Ryan has been with Baird since 2003 and has worked in his current function since 2005.

Irina is a Project Development Director at BerQ RNG, a ground-up waste-to-energy company, and owner of Zellion, a waste-to-energy consulting firm. Irina grew up in Israel, where shortage of clean water was a near-constant threat.

Arun is the owner of Avenue 90 Financial, a planning and investment management firm that works with clients throughout the U.S. Arun received his bachelor’s in environmental sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his MBA in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Michael Weiss is the president of General Capital, a Milwaukee based real estate development firm.

Ann’s first involvement in environmental activism was during the fight against the Oak Creek coal plant expansion. She was introduced to Clean Wisconsin during that fight.

Josh Neudorfer is Director of Business Development and a Senior Consultant at The Sigma Group, with over 27 years of experience in the environmental and engineering consulting industry with experience in contaminant cleanup, real estate due diligence, hazardous material management, stormwater solutions, adaptive reuse, and property redevelopment.  In this role he works with clients to

Isaac Showaki is the owner of Octopi Brewing, a high-end beverage  copacker located in Waunakee, WI, and co-owner of Untitled Art, a super-premium beverage brand.

Marcelia Nicholson is an award-winning activist, and the first Black woman and Latina elected as Chairwoman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.

John Clancy is a shareholder and the leader of G&K’s Energy Strategies Practice Group and its Indian Nations Group. John provides environmental and energy-related services to a wide variety of entities, including tribal, industrial, commercial, municipal and trade association clients.

Chris Surges is the President of NEXT Electric, a premier electrical contractor in southeastern Wisconsin. He has over 25 years of experience in the electrical industry and has been involved in some of the largest commercial building projects in the state of Wisconsin.