Meet Our Governance Board

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School’s Governance Board provides guidance and leadership to positively impact the school and the local community.

Michelle Benishek
WEC Energy Group
Vice President, WI Field Operations and System Operations

John Borgen
Catholic Financial Life
President and CEO

Cindy Cervantes
Hatco Corporation
VP and CFO

Patrick DiStefano
Deloitte, LLP
Managing Partner

Paul Eberle **
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee
President and Chief Executive Officer

Mike Giffhorn **
Small Business Consultant

Tim Hanley **
Marquette University
Senior Advisor

Kevin Long **
Quarles & Brady, LLP
Managing Partner

John C. (Jay) Mack *
Town Bank, a Wintrust Community Bank
President and CEO

Cheri McCourt
Northwestern Mutual
Vice President of Claims

Jay McKenna
North Shore Bank
President & CEO

Jeff Monday
Marquette University High School
Principal

Laurie Panella
Marquette University
Chief Information Officer

Gerard Randall
Milwaukee Education Partnership
Executive Director

Michael Reardon
Institutional Client Group, Allspring Global Investments
Managing Director, Head of Central Region

Kristina (Kris) Ropella, Ph.D. **
Marquette University Opus College of Engineering
Dean & Professor

Will Schultz
Quarles & Brady, LLP
Partner

Jay Schwister
Baird
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager

Ian Schwartz, M.D.
Froedtert & MCW Health Network
Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer

Vanessa Solis
Nativity Jesuit Academy
President

Andrew Stith
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee
President

Mark Toth
ManpowerGroup North America
Chief Legal & Public Affairs Officer

Fr. George Winzenburg, SJ
St. Camillus Jesuit Community
Superior

* denotes Board Chair

** denotes Board Chair Emeritus