About

KABA Board of Directors

KABA is governed by a 29-member board of directors and a 13-member executive committee. Board members are nominated by a committee and elected by KABA’s members. In addition to the board of directors, a number of committees are active in various aspects of the organization including finance, audit and personnel.

Chair Wes Saber
Executive Vice President & CFO, HARIBO of America
Vice Chair Melissa Thompson
CFO, Uline, Inc.
Treasurer Tom Moore
Sr. Vice President, Sr. Commercial Banking Manager, Johnson Financial Group
Secretary Chris Weyker
CEO, KAC
Immediate Past Chair Jens Emerson
VP of Finance, Froedtert South
Dr. Lynn Akey
Chancellor, University of Wisconsin Parkside
Erin Anderson
Chief Operating Officer, Riley Construction
Anne Arbas
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Jockey International, Inc.
Jeff Benes
Core Market Growth Business Development, Advocate Aurora
Joel Burow
Manager, Customer Solutions, WEC Energy Group
Tom Camilli, Jr.
Attorney, Puntillo Camilli & Hughes, S.C.
Tamarra Coleman
Chief Executive Officer, Racine Family YMCA
Kevin Deaton
President, Gateway Mortgage Corporation
Mike Deney
President/CEO, State Bank of the Lakes
Ryan Dietz
President, Heartland Produce
Dr. Jeff Hill
Campus President, Herzing University
John Hotvedt
Vice President-General Counsel, Bear Development
A.J. Kegg
President, Horizon Systems Machining, Inc.
Douglas Ladd
VP of Business Operations, Kenosha Beef
Matt Mekemson
Senior Client Executive, M3 Insurance
Mark Molinaro, Jr.
Principal, Partners in Design Architects, Inc.
JP Moran
President & CEO, LMI Packaging
Aldo Pagliari
Senior Vice President – Finance & Chief Financial Officer, Snap-on Incorporated
Michael Pitts, Jr.
Owner, Pitts Brothers & Associates
Dr. Ritu Raju
President, Gateway Technical College
Joe Rickard
CEO, OFFSITE
Corey Schultz
Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Five Star Fabricating, Inc.
Keith Smith
President, Vonco Products
Dr. John Swallow
President & CEO, Carthage College
Michael J. Thompson
President, Fair Oaks Foods
Dr. Jeffrey Weiss
Superintendent of Schools, Kenosha Unified School District