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
Director, Wisconsin System Operations

John Borgen
Catholic Financial Life
President and CEO

Cindy Cervantes
Hatco Corporation
VP and CFO

Hon. Pedro Colon
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge

Patrick DiStefano
Deloitte, LLP
Managing Partner

Hon. M. Joseph Donald
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Presiding Judge

Paul Eberle **
Husch Blackwell LLP
CEO (retired)

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

Fr. Michael Marco, S.J.
Marquette University High School
President

Cheri McCourt
Northwestern Mutual
Vice President of Claims

Jay McKenna
North Shore Bank
President & CEO

Gerard Randall
Milwaukee Education Partnership
Executive Director

Susan Ranft
Johnson Controls
Executive Director, Human Resources

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