Events:

Monthly Meeting
On the first Tuesday of every month, the board meets to discuss Newcomer business. All members are welcome to attend these meetings. Please check the newsletter to see where it is being hosted. We start the evening at 7:30 and take care of business planning and reviewing various Newcomer events. We end the meeting with a social. If you have an idea you would like to share, but cannot make it to a meeting, just let President Jane Ford (janer1975@hotmail.com) know and she will add it to the agenda.

Playgroup and Pre-walker Playgroup
Playgroup is held every Friday morning at 9:30am usually at someone’s home, but sometimes elsewhere (Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, Wisconsin Gymnastics Academy). Children of all ages are welcome. Playgroup provides a very casual atmosphere in which the kids meet and play with each other and moms or dads socialize for a while. The host usually provides some light snack for the children, and then we let them do what they do best—play! Please contact Sheila Long (Sheila_L_Long@yahoo.com) if you would like to host.

Pre-walker playgroup is for pre-walking infants. Please contact Jackie Stolze (jaclynstolze@gmail.com) or Molly Newman (mollyp24@hotmail.com)if you would like to host.

Ladies Night Out
This “girls only” every other monthly weeknight event has included dinner out, cooking classes, wreath making classes, “Massage and Merlot”, and recipe exchanges. Watch the newsletter for events that may interest you. Please contact Daria Siegel (DariaAS@wi.rr.com) if you would like to host an evening.

Couples Night Out
This night is a fun way for couples to meet other couples. Such events have included a wine tasting, a beer tasting and a night out on the town. Watch the newsletter or events that may interest you! Babysitters required!!! :) For more information, please contact Shannon Mulvihill (mulvihill.shannon@mbco.com) or Maria Mattera (maria.stoeckl@unitedbiosource.com)

Book Club
The Newcomers’ book club meets at a member’s home each month to talk about the month’s selection, which is published in the monthly newsletter. Even if you haven’t finished the selection, please come and join in—we’d love to see you there. Interested in hosting or suggesting a book? Please contact Cathie Torinus. (coerper1@yahoo.com)

Gourmet Group
The Gourmet Group is proving to be one of the more popular ways to get involved in Newcomers. Every September, anyone who has expressed an interest in joining is put into a group of four couples. The groups meet four times during the year (once at each house). The eight of you meet at the host’s house for a night of great food and drinks and lots of good conversation. At the end of the Gourmet Group “season”, all the groups meet for a big party and lots of good stories! If you want to get involved in the middle of the year, you can be put on a “sub-list” which means you could be called to come in and pinch hit for a couple who cannot make the scheduled dinner. To join, please contact Bryna Dulmes (bdulmes@yahoo.com)

Progressive Dinner
One of the most popular Newcomer events, the Progressive Dinner is held each year in early December. Everyone starts the evening at one house for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Names are then chosen and everyone goes to different houses for dinner. After dinner, the entire group meets back at another house for dessert. A really fun night! To join the 2007 Progressive dinner committee, please contact Sally Smaida. (Sally.smaida@mac.com)

Philanthropy
Newcomers show their generosity and helping spirits through a variety of philanthropic works. We have put on a concert by children’s musician Ralph Covert which raised money for the neonatal unit of Children’s Hospital. We have also participated in holiday gift and book drives. Our philanthropic endeavors vary from year to year, and we are always looking for new ideas. Please contact Beth Anzia. (banzia@wi.rr.com)

Other General Events
Newcomers has many other special events that we host throughout the year. Here is a sample: the annual Old Orchard Shopping Trip, the 4th of July party, the End of Summer Cocktail party, the President’s Cocktail party, Ornament Exchange, Men’s Poker Night and Couples’ Night Out. All of the scheduled events can be found in the Newsletter.

The 2008-2009 Board Members

President

Jane Ford janer1975@hotmail.com 540-4155

Jane and husband, Bill, moved to Fox Point in October 2005. They have 2 active boys, Jack (4 years) & Ryan (2 1⁄2 years). Jane is a general dentist with practice limited to kids under 13 and Bill is an analyst at Reinhart Partners in Mequon.

Vice President

Susan Coyle susan.coyle@gmail.com 967-9373

Susan moved to Milwaukee from Worthington, Ohio, with her husband James and son Henry in May 2006. After two great months living downtown, they moved into their home in Whitefish Bay, where Susan is a stay-at-home mom to Henry and the new addition to the family, Leo. Susan previously worked as a civil engineer and is from Centerville, Ohio. James is a civil engineer as well and is from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

Treasurer

Suzanne Birkans sbirkans@yahoo.com 897-0388

Suzanne and her husband, Aldis, live in Shorewood. They arrived in the Milwaukee area in 2006 after living in NYC, New Jersey, Toronto and Dallas. Suzanne grew up in Kansas City and Aldis is originally from Riga, Latvia. Before becoming a stay at home mom to Laura and Aleks, she worked in the travel industry and for a nonprofit organization raising funds for cancer research and treatment.

Recording Secretary

Leah Schneider schneider_la@yahoo.com 559-4397

Leah grew up in Oshkosh, and her husband Derek is from Sheboygan Falls. They moved to Whitefish Bay in 2005 after living in North Carolina. Leah is a stay-at-home mom to Ben and Ty as well as their doggie, Augie. Leah was a chemical engineer in the paper industry and in beauty care. Derek is an emergency medicine physician.

Advisor

Rebecca Stekloff rstekloff@hotmail.com 967-5891

Rebecca grew up in Wauwatosa, and her husband Neil is a native to Connecticut. They moved to Whitefish Bay in 2004 after living in Connecticut for 8 years. Neil currently is a Partner at Michael, Best & Friedrich and Rebecca, a former food marketer, now stays at home with their 2 children, Jessica and Jonathan.

Advertising

Alexis Ruzell alexis.ruzell@cbexchange.com 262-240-0617

Alexis moved to Milwaukee (and is loving it!) in 2001 from New York. She, and her husband Vadim are both originally from in Odessa, Ukraine and have a 5 year old boy, Natey. Alexis is passionate about travel, architecture, construction & real estate.

Book Club

Cathie Torinus coerper1@yahoo.com 228-2690

I am originally from Shorewood, Wi, and my husband, Sean is from West Bend, Wi. We moved back to the United States in 2004 after spending 5 years on an ex-patriot assignment in Queretaro, Mexico. We have 2 children (Jack 3yrs and Sophia 1 yr), and currently reside in Fox Point. I spend my time as a happy, stay-at-home mom.

Bunco

Vicki Hagan angel2hagan@wi.rr.co 963-4622 &
Elizabeth Gabrys eeg806@yahoo.com 446.4926

Vicki grew up in Mequon and Memphis, and her husband Brian is a native to Michigan. She moved to Whitefish Bay in 2004 after living in Chicago for 20 years. Brian is currently with Fiserv and Vicki, a former Benefits Consultant, now stays at home in addition to serving on the board of the Junior League of Milwaukee and being an active member of the Milwaukee Yacht Club’s Community Outreach Committee.

Elizabeth grew up in Fox Point & her husband Matt grew up in Cedarburg. After living in Chicago & also
downtown Milwaukee they moved to Fox Point in 2005. Elizabeth works part-time as an actuary at Catholic
Knights Insurance and Matt is an attorney at Northwestern Mutual. They have 2 kids: Grace (age 2) &
Andrew (age 0).

Couples Night

Shannon Mulvihill mulvihill.shannon@mbco.com 917-330-9564 &
Maria Mattera mariastoeckl@hotmail.com 262-478-9313

Shannon and her husband Tim, moved to Milwaukee in 2004, after living in NYC for 6 years. Shannon is originally from Florida and Tim from Chicago. Shannon is the Intern Program Manager at MillerCoors at Tim is a Credit Analyst at Stark Investments. They currently live in the Third Ward.

Maria grew up in Mequon, and her husband, Joe, is from New York. After many years of living on the East Coast (NYC, Boston, and DC), they moved back to Milwaukee in 2006, recently got married and bought a house in WFB. Joe is an attorney with Kohler Co, and Maria continues to work out of her home office for her Washington DC employer, United BioSource Corporation, as a healthcare consultant.

Gourmet Group

Bryna Dulmes bdulmes@yahoo.com 347-9933

Bryna and her husband John moved from Chicago to the Eastside of Milwaukee in 2002. Bryna has also lived in Minneapolis, MN and grew up in State College, PA and Fargo, ND. John grew up in Shorewood and is a commercial real estate broker at Siegel-Gallagher. Before becoming a stay-at-home Mom to Meaghan and Kacey, Bryna worked in the International Purchasing/Freight Forwarding/Customs Compliance fields.

How To

Erica Struble erica_jasna_struble@yahoo.com 964-5020

I'm a stay at home/work at home mother to two children, Parker (3) and Larkin (1). I grew up in Wisconsin, but went to school at the University of Iowa where I earned my B.A. and M.A. I was a professional modern dancer and danced in both NYC and Milwaukee. Currently, I coordinate an arts program for Easter Seals of Southeastern Wisconsin. My husband is a professor at Marquette University and he hails from Virginia. When we are not working, we love to travel and visit with family and friends.

Ladies Night Out

Daria Siegel dariaAS@wi.rr.com 446-9611

Daria (a stay-at-home-Mom) and Adam Siegel (a Chef) live in Fox Point with their two children Zachary (second grade) and Georgia (K4). They moved here eight years ago from Washington DC. Daria is originally from Long Island and Adam is from Highland Park, IL. Although Daria does not have a job she is always busy at Stormonth School volunteering and serving as VP of the PTO for the 2008-2009 school year.

Mailing & Weekend Playgroup

Niki Kremer nkremer@sbcglobal.net 962-3697

Niki & her husband Mark moved to Shorewood in October 2006 from Chicago. Niki is orginally from Winston Salem, NC and Mark from Cleveland, OH. Niki maintained her Corporate Travel Counselor position in Chicago and now telecommutes; Mark is the Engineering Manager for EMD Crop Bioscience in Milwaukee. They have two children Jack (3.5) & Addison (1).

Membership

Paula Wheeler paula@pkwcomm.com 906-8575

Paula lives in Shorewood with her husband, son, and daughter. She and her family moved to the North Shore in 2006 from Chicago and immediately joined NSNC. She has hosted playgroups and helped out with the Gourmet Group Party and is excited to now serve on the NSNC board. Paula is a marketing writer and principal of P.K. Wheeler Communications, which she runs from her home part-time. She is also involved in the Atwater Elementary School PTO, Friends of Atwater Beach, and Post-Partum Support International. She grew up in suburban Minneapolis and is a graduate of Northwestern University.

Men’s Night Out

Julie Rabinowitz (Kirk Wiskus) julierabinowitz@ge.com 963-6386

Julie is originally from Chicago and Kirk from the Madison-area. They have lived in their home in Shorewood since 2002. Julie is a Services Marketing Manager at GE Healthcare and Kirk is an Account Manager at CA - an IT management software provider.

Newsletter

Kate Hammel katetarpey@hotmail.com 231.9457

Kate, her husband Jeff and two daughters, Annie and Neve moved to Wisconsin from the Chicago area almost three years ago. They recently moved to Whitefish Bay from Brookfield. Kate works part-time as a Finance Manager at the Adult Learning Center in Milwaukee and Jeff is a Plant Manager at Patrick Cudahy. The whole family loves living in the Milwaukee area and spends afternoons and weekends exploring and looking for fun family adventures.

Playgroup

Sheila Long Sheila_L_long@yahoo.com 962-6246

Sheila and her husband Rodrigo, moved to Shorewood in late 2004 from Chicago. Sheila consults for Long & Associates Consulting. She is a proud parent of Isabella and Marco.

Pre-Walker Group

Molly Newman mollyp24@hotmail.com 810-1977 &
Jackie Stolze jaclynstolze@gmail.com 967-4894

Molly and her husband Matt moved to WFB in July 2005 from downtown Milwaukee. Molly is originally from Waukesha, WI and Matt is from Lake Forest, IL. Molly is a stay at home mom to their son Ben, 4 mos.

Jackie and her husband Mike moved to Whitefish Bay from Austin, TX in 2006. They have a infant boy named Brady. Jackie grew up in Madison and has also lived in Chicago. Before becoming a stay-at-home mom, Jackie worked as a corporate insurance underwriter.

Philanthropy

Beth Anzia banzia@wi.rr.com 962-7438

Beth, originally from Mequon, moved to Whitefish Bay in 2002 after living in Arizona and Milwaukee. Her husband, David, works as an account exucutive in Grafton at Frank Mayer and Associates. Before becoming a stay at home mom, Beth was a highschool biology teacher.

Progressive

Sally Smaida sally.smaida@mac.com 967-8817

Sally, her husband, Andrew Youel, and their two sons moved to Whitefish Bay from St. Paul, MN during the summer of 2007. Sally grew up in Whitefish Bay and Andrew grew up in Macomb, IL. Andrew is a project manager for DRS Technologies and Sally works in health care policy and planning.

Website

Kendra Walther kendra@newdream.net 240-460-0833

Kendra and her husband Andy moved to Shorewood in 2007 after living in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Kendra is originally from Wisconsin and Andy is originally from North Carolina. While they were both at one time computer scientists, Kendra is now a stay-at-home mom to Bryce, age 1, and Andy is an engineer-type/project manager for The Aerospace Corporation (in Los Angeles).