Catholic Professionals Forum Guest Speakers
Business, community, government and religious leaders have been speakers at meetings of the Catholic Professionals Forum of Metro Milwaukee.
Following is a partial list of our guest speakers, since the networking group was launched in 2014.
Jorge Franco, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin
Dr. Lorrie Wenzel, Landscape Ministries
Kate & Dan Meyer, BizTimes Media
Dale Kooyenga, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
Gerard Randall Jr., Republican Party of Wisconsin
Judge Derek Mosley, Marquette University Law School
Dr. Isabelle Cherney, Mount Mary University
Brig. Gen. Matthew Strub, Wisconsin National Guard
Joel Brennan, Greater Milwaukee Committee
Gene Mueller , Retired radio show host
Tom Parks and Deanne Phillips, Annex Wealth Management
Stacy Walthers Naffah, Wm. K. Walthers Inc.
Dan Scholz, Nashotah House Seminary
Jim Klisch, Lakefront Brewery
Janine Geske, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice, retired
Judie Taylor, Waukesha County Center for Growth
Fr. John Hemsing, Rector, St Francis de Sales Seminary
Bob Van Himbergen, Johnson Controls
Chris Leffler, Leff’s Lucky Town, Lockers Flowers
Fr. Zoy Garibay, OFM Cap., St. Lawrence Seminary High School
Jim Kanter, Central Standard Craft Distillery
Kathleen O’Leary, Wisconsin State Fair
Fr Dave Reith, Catholic Charities
Fr. Tom Sweetser, S.J., author, “Can Francis Change the Church?”
Professor Charles Franklin, MU Law School pollster
Claire Swinarski, The Catholic Feminist
John Sohn, Ascension Wisconsin
Judge Michael Brennan, US Court of Appeals
Deacon Steve Przedpelski, Franciscan Peacemakers
Fr. John Burns, Archdiocese – Vocations Director
Debbie Seeger, Patina Solutions
Archbishop Jerome Listecki, Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Judge Christopher Foley, Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Dr Kathleen Cepelka, Archdiocese – Schools Superintendent
Mark Hogan, WEDC
Peter Andrastek, Evangelical Catholic
Fr. Eric Nielsen, St. Paul Univ. Catholic Center, UW-Madison
Bill Troy, ASQ
Tom Pipenes, retired sportscaster
Joseph Kearney, MU Law School Dean
Joe Bartolotta, The Bartolotta Restaurants
Leah Vukmir, Wis. State Senator
Paul Farrow, Waukesha County Executive
Bishop Jeff Haines, Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Todd Sobatka, Tom Shannon, Brightstar Foundation
Susan Rabe, St. Josaphat Basilica Foundation
Bob Simi, Milwaukee Regional Medical Center
Don Drees, Seton Catholic Schools
Sharon Hudy, Women’s Care Center
Brad Schimel, Wis. attorney general
Pat Keyes, We Energies
Joe Amplo, MU lacrosse team coach
Dan Miller, ProLife Wisconsin
Steve Scaffidi, Mayor of Oak Creek
Peter Feigin, Milwaukee Bucks
Pete Burds, Archdiocese of Milwaukee – campus ministries
Rick Johnson, St. Camillus
Sharon Brumer, Catholic Charities
Fr. William Johnson S.J., Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
Julie Tolan , YMCA of Metro Milwaukee
Charlie DuBois, Standard Process
Dr. Tim Jessick, Palliative Care Network
Eileen Schwalbach, Mount Mary University president
Fr. John Burns, Ahava Productions
Peggy Troy, Children’s Hospital
Rebecca Kleefisch, Lt. Governor
Dr. Michael Lovell, Marquette University – president
Fr. Nicholas Santos, SJ, Marquette University
Mary Ellen Stanek, Baird
Bill Koehn, St. Colleta Day School
Tim Keane, Golden Angel Investors
Lydia LoCoco, Nazareth Project, archdiocese
Richard Meeusen, Water Council/Badger Meter
Marc Marotta, BMO Harris Bradley Center
Susan Nelson, Archdiocesan Schools
Dave Fulcher, Milwaukee Catholic Home
Dave Durand, Best Vision Media
Pat O’Brien, Milwaukee Economic Development Corp.
Bishop Don Hying, Archdiocese of Milwaukee