Board of Directors

Dan Gray

President

Carrol University

Dan Gray currently works at Carroll University as their Outdoor Recreation Coordinator. Prior to Carroll, Dan worked at the Urban Ecology Center coordinating, amongst other things, group tours of our local rivers. He also wrote the book Canoeing for Everyone: A Step-by-Step Guide to Selecting the Gear, Learning the Strokes, and Planning Your Trip, published by Globe-Pequot Press.

John Grunau
Vice President
Schlitz Park

Mike Lindemann

Treasurer

R.W. Baird & Co.
Mike Lindemann is a Senior Associate in the Investment Banking group at Robert W. Baird & Co., where he advises public and private businesses on capital raisings, mergers & acquisitions and other corporate finance-related activities. Mike received his BA in Economics from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine and MBA, with Distinction, from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in Hanover, New Hampshire. In his free time, Mike enjoys the outdoors, including fishing and hunting with his Chesapeake Bay Retriever.

Mustafa Emir
Secretary
Clark Dietz Inc.
Mustafa Emir earned a PhD in Civil Engineering in Canada, after relocating from his native Istanbul to North America. Emir has worked extensively with municipalities (and other clients) to mitigate stormwater run-off impacts to our waterways. Mustafa has significant experience in both stormwater management and design.

Brian Adams

Howard Caplan

Nurses Medical Staffing

Anthony Handzlik, Esq.

Reinhart Boerner Van Duren SC
Anthony J. Handzlik handles general corporate and tax matters related to closely-held businesses, S corporations, partnerships and LLCs. He has extensive experience relating to the acquisition and sale of businesses, including the structuring of such transactions to achieve maximum tax and economic efficiency. A shareholder in the firm’s Tax and Business Law Departments, Mr. Handzlik advises clients on general corporate matters, tax planning and compensation issues.

Mr. Handzlik is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and has published several articles on corporate practice. He is a frequent speaker to accountants, attorneys, business owners and others on topics relating to closely held businesses, including the purchase and sale of such businesses and successor planning. He is an engineering graduate of Marquette University and received his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin in 1984.

Mr. Handzlik was raised in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and now resides on the Menomonee River Parkway in Wauwatosa.

Demaris Kenwood
Whitefish Bay Middle School
Demaris Kenwood teaches French at Whitefish Bay Middle School where she co-advises the Green Team which engages in gardening, recycling, and Adopt A Beach activities. She lives between Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee River with her husband, two daughters, a guinea pig and assorted fish and spiders. She loves doing yoga, biking, walking and cross country skiing outdoors with friends and family.

Steve Koeneke
Thirsty Boy, LLC

Steve was a founding partner and Executive Creative Director of Stir Marketing. Steve, along with partner Brian Bennett, built Stir into a $25M shop in eight short years. Steve now founded and runs the firm Thirsty Boy, a strategic marriage of traditional advertising with digital technology. With what little spare time he has, Steve enjoys fitness, volunteer work, anything on the water, professional and amateur sports, motorcycling (three bikes and counting), and the challenges of parenting four kids.

Sue Levine
Sue LeVine has been a long-time member of Milwaukee Riverkeeper. She is a computer wizard and has volunteered in the Riverkeeper office to troubleshoot many of our computer complexities. She retired from UW-Milwaukee 2 years ago, after working as the technical support “go to” person at the physical plant for 25 years. She assisted employees with software and hardware problems and also developed applications for billing and tracking department information. Her interests include the environment, table tennis and saxophone.

Honia Leon
Community Activist
Honia Leon, M.B.A., with over 10 years of progressive experience in business and management, is always seeking ways to leverage operational, management, and non-profit experience to benefit the growth and development of non-profit organizations. In addition to being a graduate of Alverno College (B.A. Business and Management) and Cardinal Stritch University (M.B.A), Honia loves life and is a consistent optimist.

Francisco Martorell

Eric Vogel
Vogel Design Group Inc.
A native of Milwaukee, Eric Vogel is the founding partner of Vogel Design Group Inc. The firm specializes in contemporary design and sustainable building techniques working on projects in the Milwaukee and Madison area ranging in size from residential to large mixed use. In his free time, Eric serves on several non-profit boards. Recently, he was highlighted by the Business Journal as one of Milwaukee’s young leaders to watch.