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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Guidance Informed by Experience

WRTP | BIG STEP’s Board of Directors is composed of individuals who have made a mark on the trades. They actively participate in our workforce and believe in our mission; the guidance they impart is informed by their own, real-world experiences from decades in the trades.

WRTP | BIG STEP Board of Directors – 2026

  • HENRY HURT | CO-CHAIR
    Hurt Electric Inc.
    President
  • DAN BUKIEWICZ | CO-CHAIR
    MKE Building & Construction Trades Council
    President

  • JEANNIE LAURET | TREASURER
    Duwe Metal Products, Inc.
    Chief Executive Officer

  • KILAH ENGELKE | SECRETARY
    OPCMIA Local 599 Area 558
    Business Manager; empowHER Co-Founder

  • MICHELLE BENISHEK | DIRECTOR
    WEC Energy Group
    Vice President, Wisconsin Field Operations

  • STEPHANIE BLOOMINGDALE | DIRECTOR
    Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
    President

  • DAJEN BOHACEK | DIRECTOR
    Wisconsin Chapter, National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
    Association Director

  • GARAN CHIVINSKI | DIRECTOR
    Ingeteam Inc.
    Human Resources Manager

  • BRAD DORFF | DIRECTOR
    United Steelworkers District 2
    Sub-District Director

  • DOUG EDWARDS | DIRECTOR
    Steamfitters 601
    Business Manager

  • MARK KESSENICH | DIRECTOR
    Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee
    Chief Executive Officer

  • JONATHAN KOWALSKI | DIRECTOR
    Plumbing Mechanical & Sheet Metal Contractors’ Alliance
    Executive Director

  • CHRIS MAMBU RASCH | DIRECTOR
    Building Advantage/CLMC
    Executive Director

  • TONY NEIRA | DIRECTOR
    Laborers International Union of North America Local 113
    Business Manager
  • JOE PREISLER | DIRECTOR
    UAW Region 4 Sub-Region
    International Representative

BIG STEP BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Dajen Bohacek, Dan Bukiewicz, Doug Edwards, Kilah Engelke, Henry Hurt, Mark Kessenich, Jonathan Kowalski, Jeannie Lauret, Tony Neira

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