Leadership
Nativity Jesuit Interim President Sue Smith
The school leadership is committed to sustaining the high-quality, personalized student experience we have been known for since our founding. Nativity Jesuit Academy is grateful for the leadership of our board of trustees.
Nativity Board of Trustees
Chair:
Jay Schwister – Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Baird Advisors
Board Members:
Rev. Richard Abert, S.J. – Superior, Père Marquette Jesuit Community
Genaro Baez – Director of Human Resources, Milwaukee County
Sandra Chavez – College Instructor, MATC
Andres E. Gonzalez – Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Froedtert Health
Peggy Hauser – Managing Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Edward G. Kitz – Retired, Group Vice President, Legal, Risk, & Treasury, and Corp. Secretary, Roundy’s, Inc.
Rev. Jeffrey T. LaBelle, S.J. – Associate Professor, College of Education, Department of Educational Policy and Leadership, Marquette University
Stephanie Laudon – Regional Vice President, National Insurance Services
Rev. Doug Leonhardt, S.J. – Superior, Jesuits of St. Camillus
Fran Maloney – Assistant Principal, Marquette University High School
Rev. Mike Marco, S.J. – President, Marquette University High School
Dan Nigro – President, Badger Mutual Insurance Company
James F. Parks – President, Berghammer Construction Corporation
Jeffrey Ruidl – Vice President of Acquisitions, Hammes Partners
Andrew J. Schlidt III – Shareholder, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Andrea Scrobel – Vice President of Operations and Client Delivery, M|GROUP Holdings, Inc.
Sue Smith – Interim President, Nativity Jesuit Academy
Julie Steinhafel – Community Volunteer
Andrew Stith – President, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee
Emeriti Trustees
Anthea (Tia) L. Bojar, Ph.D. – Dean Emerita/Consultant, Cardinal Stritch University
Joseph L. Delgadillo – Consultant
George J. Gaspar – Retired Managing Director, Petroleum Research, Robert W. Baird & Co.
Rev. William T. Johnson, S.J. – Vice President for Strategic Growth, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee and Nativity Jesuit Academy Co-Founder
Donald W. Layden, Jr. – Partner, Quarles & Brady, LLC and Operating Partner, Baird Venture Partners and Baird Capital Partners
Bob Monday – Community Volunteer
David Murphy – Vice President for Marketing and Communication, Marquette University
Scott A. Roberts – President and CEO, Ziegler Capital Management, LLC
John L. Stanley – Generosity Gameplan
Julie A. Tolan – Executive Vice President and Owner, Lauber Business Partners
Robert J. Wisniewski – Retired, President & CEO, Trade Press Media Group, Inc.
Michael W. Zielinski – Assistant General Counsel, Northwestern Mutual
Staff Leadership
Sue Smith – Interim President
Vanessa Solis – Principal and Incoming President
Marco Adame – Assistant Principal
Chris Banach – Assistant Principal
Jonathon Nowak – Director of Operations
Emily Schober – Director of Advancement
Jesus Torres – Director of Finance