OPN Architects welcomes Mark Kruser

MADISON – OPN Architects welcomes project architect Mark Kruser to the firm’s Madison studio. A native of southwestern Wisconsin, Mark brings 26 years of practicing architecture in the Madison and surrounding southern Wisconsin area. An Iowa State University graduate, Mark’s professional experience includes time a HLKB, Potter Lawson, and Assemblage, as an architect and project manager.
He is an active member in the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, serving as the Southwest Chapter Secretary/Treasurer and as the Chair of the AIA Wisconsin Chapter Design Awards Committee. As an adjunct instructor at Madison Area Technical College, Mark developed the school’s first course on LEED and sustainable design.

ABOUT OPN ARCHITECTS
OPN Architects is a regional, knowledge-based design firm with 100+ designers working on projects across the Midwest. OPN maintains studios in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa City, Iowa, and Madison, Wisconsin. The firm’s award-winning work spans a wide variety of client types including corporate, civic, higher education, health care, and libraries. To learn more about OPN, visit ­­www.opnarchitects.com.

Tingalls Graphic Design Announces Two New Staff Members

Tingalls Graphic Design is excited to announce the addition of two new staff members:
 
Stacy Bruner – Videographer: Born and bred in Madison, Stacy’s enthusiasm for storytelling and marketing helps him create powerful online videos of all kinds. A true Badger fan and former Bucky Badger, he also loves spending time on the golf course, seeing live music, and sampling new restaurant venues.
 
Rebecca Waraczynski – Account Manager: A true free spirit, Rebecca can be found exploring undiscovered places and day dreaming about far away lands. When she’s not doing Account Management for Tingalls’ clients, you can find her sipping a cold drink on a warm patio or camping with her family. 

Veteran Investment Manager Daniel Braun Joins Wisconsin Bank & Trust as Wealth Advisor

Madison, Wisconsin, March 6, 2017 — Wisconsin Bank & Trust is pleased to welcome Daniel Braun as Vice President, Wealth Advisor. Dan is an experienced portfolio manager, trader, and wealth management professional. He is based from the bank’s Main Banking Center in Madison.

Braun’s primary focus is on assisting individuals, families, and non-profit clients with comprehensive financial solutions, including counseling clients on wealth management issues such as investment planning, retirement spending, tax savings, risk management, and estate planning.

“Dan Braun is a standout among financial advisors for his deep experience in multiple aspects of capital markets,” said Jasper Vaccaro, Senior Vice President and Market Leader for Private Client Services for Wisconsin Bank & Trust. “His expertise and commitment to outstanding client service is a tremendous addition to our team as our Wealth Management group continues to grow.”

Prior to joining Wisconsin Bank & Trust, Braun most recently held financial advisory and portfolio management roles at two national banks. In these roles, he served high net worth individuals and families, as well as corporations, with investment selection and planning. Braun applied his deep experience with financial modeling to help clients optimize risk-adjusted returns on capital and reduce the negative cognitive biases inherent in the capital allocation process.

Braun holds an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, where his concentration was in Finance & Accounting. Previously, Braun earned a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics & Statistics from DePaul University and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Braun can be reached at (608) 203-1217 or dbraun@wisconsinbankandtrust.com. Wisconsin Bank & Trust’s Main Banking Center is located at 119 Junction Road in Madison.

About Wisconsin Bank & Trust

Wisconsin Bank & Trust (WBT) is a community bank with assets of more than $1 billion serving customers in the Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Sheboygan, Monroe and southwest areas of Wisconsin. From 18 banking centers and a mortgage loan production office, WBT offers a wide range of commercial, personal and small business banking, wealth management, and mortgage lending services. The bank is a subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF), which has assets of more than $8 billion. WBT is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and an Equal Housing Lender. Learn more at www.wisconsinbankandtrust.com.

About Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. is a diversified financial services company with assets exceeding $8 billion. The company provides banking, mortgage, private client, investment, insurance and consumer finance services to individuals and businesses. Heartland currently has 108 banking locations serving 85 communities in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Colorado, Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and California. Additional information about Heartland Financial USA, Inc. is available at www.htlf.com.

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Nadler Promoted to Account Executive at M3, Stuntebeck Hired as Wellness Consultant

Abigail Nadler was recently promoted to an Account Executive position at M3 Insurance. She comes to this role from her previous internal position as M3’s Health Promotions Advisor. Tyler Stuntebeck has been hired as a Wellness Consultant to assume Abigail’s previous focus of assisting M3 clients with the implementation and development of their corporate wellness initiatives.

In her new role at M3, Abigail will be specializing in employee benefits insurance plan design and placement for mid-market to large-market employer groups. Her 11 years of experience with employer-based wellness programs will benefit her clients as she partners with them to create customized, well-rounded solutions to encourage healthier employee populations, reduce claims activity, and mitigate risk.

Tyler comes to M3 with a Bachelor of Science (Double Major) in Health Promotion & Wellness and Spanish. He began his career in Corporate Wellness at Lands’ End and was previously employed with the UW Medical Foundation, YMCA of Dane County, and Dean Health Plan.

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About M3

M3 Insurance offers insight, advice and strategies to help clients manage risk, purchase insurance and provide employee benefits. We are committed to being experts in both the products we represent and the industries we serve. Our people advance M3’s competitive advantage in the marketplace, and our focus on community builds better places to live and work. M3 is consistently ranked a top 100 broker in America. To learn more, visit www.m3ins.com.

Jen Pino-Gallagher Hired as M3’s Food & Agribusiness Director

Jen Pino-Gallagher recently joined M3 Insurance as the director of M3’s Food & Agribusiness practice group. Jen brings 11 years of experience working with food processors, agribusinesses and international trade to this role.

According to M3’s Dale Van Dam, Executive Vice President of Sales, Property & Casualty, “Jen’s deep knowledge of agricultural supply chains and the risks and opportunities inherent in producing food and agricultural products make her an ideal fit to lead this practice group for M3.”

Prior to joining M3, Jen served as Director of the International Agribusiness Center at the WI Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection, where she was responsible for leading the strategy and executing programs to grow Wisconsin’s diverse agricultural sector locally, regionally and internationally. She also worked with Wisconsin’s seven commodity boards through the market orders program as well as the county and district fairs. All of her work centered on supporting Wisconsin’s agribusiness.

According to the University of Wisconsin-Extension, food and agribusiness accounts for $88 billion in economic activity in Wisconsin. “Agriculture is a powerful economic force in our state,” said Van Dam. “It’s exciting to have someone with Jen’s background join our team to support M3’s existing and potential food and agribusiness clients.”

Regarding her new role, Pino-Gallagher said, “One of my greatest motivations is to help Wisconsin’s food and agricultural companies grow and remain competitive, world-class providers of quality products. I’m delighted to continue to work with processors and agribusinesses around the state in my new role at M3 Insurance.”

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About M3

M3 Insurance offers insight, advice and strategies to help clients manage risk, purchase insurance and provide employee benefits. We are committed to being experts in both the products we represent and the industries we serve. Our people advance M3’s competitive advantage in the marketplace, and our focus on community builds better places to live and work. M3 is consistently ranked a top 100 broker in America.