SOUTHWEST - Main Street Ingredients, a leading provider of high quality food ingredients to the dairy, nutritional and food processing industries has announced the appointment of Shawn Wegner as director of operations. • The Alliance, an employer-owned, not-for-profit, health care cooperative welcomes Amy Moyer as manager of value measurement and Calvin Rigsby II as business development manager. • Brett Wolfram has joined Summit Credit Union as mortgage loan officer at the Cottage Grove and Lake Mills branches. • Hiebing, an integrated marketing and brand development firm, has added Jill Addy as digital project manager, Phil Wocken as a public relations and social media senior account executive, Stephanie McKenzie as a studio artist, and Mariah Haberman as an account coordinator. • Emdat Inc., a leading provider of web-based medical documentation software recently announced the hiring of Michael Grayson as VP of strategic partnerships. • ABS Global, Inc. welcomes Ben Lohmann to the ABS beef team, assuming the position of beef sire acquisition manager. • The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the appointment of Matt Blessing as the director of the Society's Library-Archives Division.

SOUTHEAST - Brookfield public accounting and business advisory firm Vrakas/Blum, S.C. is pleased to announce the addition of Charles J. Pavlik as a shareholder in the firm. • Milwaukee School of Engineering welcomes three new members to the Board of Regents: G. Woodrow Adkins, Thomas A. Burke and Robert E. Vieau, along with four new Corporation members: William Beckett, president and CEO, Chrysalis Packaging and Assembly Corp. (Chryspac); Randal S. Howard, president, Forrer Business Interiors Inc.; Wendy Burke Slocum, president, Burke Properties; and Richard Stangl, chairman and CEO, Weimer Bearing and Transmission. • Super Steel welcomes Lisa Burich as a senior planner and Jeff Steckling as a sales engineer. Schenck AccuRate, Whitewater, announces the hiring of Tracy Schuster as controller and Jaime Ramlow as an inside sales representative. • Medical Device Manufacturer, MRPC Hires Madeline Dudek as customer service/sales administrative assistant. • Dawn Ripkey has been promoted to vice president and Southwest Wisconsin regional personal trust manager for M&I Wealth Management, a part of BMO Financial Group. • Davis & Kuelthau, S.C. announces the addition of Thomas J. Drought to its trusts, estates and succession planning practice group. • R.A. Smith National, a multi-disciplined civil engineering and surveying firm has added Jim Clements as construction engineer. John P. Swezey was appointed general manager of Powerbrace Corporation.

NORTHEAST - Julie Bartels has been appointed executive VP of national health information at the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value. • Di Renzo & Bomier, LLC, a leading Fox Cities law firm is pleased to announce the addition of Michelle Swardenski , a specialist in family law, guardian ad litem, real estate and general civil litigation and appeals. • Lynn Jones has joined Bayland Buildings, Inc. as director of marketing and business development. • J.F. Ahern Co. appoints Robert Mathews as VP of corporate services and chief financial officer. • Schwabe North America, a leading branded manufacturer of natural medicines sold in health food stores, has appointed Michael. P. Devereux as president and chief executive officer.

NORTHWEST - REI Engineering team members, Joshua Prentice, registered land surveyor, Adam Budnik, land survey technician, Tom Radenz, registered land surveyor/owner and Jesse Roberge, land survey technician recently attended the Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors Annual Institute course held in Wisconsin Dells. • Casey Nick, business development manager at Samuels Group/ Environments, was recently elected to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northcentral WI Board of Directors. • David Peterson has been named Delta Dental's new VP sales and marketing.