Women In Business

Perlick Corp., a manufacturer of commercial-grade refrigeration, underbar and beverage dispensing equipment, has named Tracy Pearson as its new chief financial officer.

Lisa Froemming, who has led philanthropy efforts for Ascension Wisconsin and its predecessor Columbia St. Mary’s for more than 17 years, announced she will retire in April.

Easterseals Southeast Wisconsin has named Jenna Wampole as its next president.

West Bend-based Commerce State Bank has added Carla Cross, president and chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based Cross Management Services, to its board of directors.

Rev Collective, a Milwaukee-based professional organization for female and non-binary professionals, announced it plans to expand nationally.

BizTimes Media recently published its 2021 list of Notable Women in Human Resources.

Catherine Jacobson, the president and CEO of Froedtert Health, has been named chair-elect of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce Board of Directors, the MMAC announced today.

Maria Monreal-Cameron, the former president and chief executive officer of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin and a longtime leader in the Milwaukee community, died Monday after a battle with cancer.

The Wisconsin Economic Development Association announced that it has named Mary Perry as its new president and chief executive officer.

Milwaukee-based education technology startup Fiveable has secured $2.3 million in its latest funding round from multiple investors including Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former president Bill Clinton and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

The representation of women on the boards of Wisconsin’s largest public companies has increased slightly from 2019, while the percentage of those boards with three or more female directors has dropped since last year. 

George Floyd’s murder, along with countless other racially-charged acts of violence against Black Americans, has brought racial injustice and systemic racism to the forefront across the world. Business leaders are also examining the experience that employees have inside their organizations, and developing an understanding of where they are falling short, and how they must do better.