James P. Maney, Jr., M.D.
President
Dr. Maney joined the KIDS Board in 1990 and was
elected Chairman in 1993. He became President in October, 1995 upon the retiring founder
father of the KIDS, Mark S. Azzolina.
After receiving a BA from St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Jim went on to
the Medical College of Wisconsin where he earned his M.D. and interned, then did a residency in
anesthesiology. He was staff anesthesiologist at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in
Milwaukee before assuming his current position as staff anesthesiologist at St. Joseph's
Hospital, Milwaukee. He is a member of Summit Anesthesiology, Ltd.
Jim is an avid golfer, plays tennis and coaches soccer. He resides in
Brookfield with his wife, Ann, and two daughters Erin and Shauna who are both currently
attending Miami University of Ohio.
Stephen J. Ziegler
Vice President
Mr. Ziegler has been a member of the KIDS Board since
1984. He was elected Vice President of the Corporation in October 1995, and became Vice
Chairman of the Board in August 1998. In 2005, he was honored as an Honorary KID.
With a degree in business administration, majoring in accounting, from
UW-Milwaukee, he began his professional career as a revenue agent for the IRS. He formed his
own company in 1979 and later added partners to form the present company of Ziegler, Taves and
Martin. In June 1993, he purchased InPro Corporation (IPC) of Muskego, a firm that manufactures
door and wall protection products.
Steve is an avid golfer and enjoys playing league baseball. Steve lives in
Oconomowoc with his wife, Heather, and son, Harrison. Steve also has two grown children,
Jennifer and Eric.
Barbara I. Dorn
Secretary
Barbara has held the position
of Secretary of the Board since 1995. She recently returned to the KIDS staff as Executive
Director and is profiled on the Staff page.
Thomas J. Nolte
Treasurer
Mr. Nolte joined the Board in 1992 and was elected
Secretary-Treasurer of the organization in 1995. As an attorney, he acts as legal
consultant.
After receiving a BA degree in political science and economics from Marquette
University, Tom went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin Law School. He is
currently Director of Institutional Sales at M&I Bank. Most recently he was Vice President with
Wells Fargo Institutional Trust Services Funds in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Prior to that
he was associated with the law firm of Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris and Rieselbach,
S.C.
Born in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Tom now lives in Whitefish Bay with his wife,
Mary and their two sons, Michael and Kevin. He's a golfer and plays basketball.
Katharine A. Azzolina
Member
Ms. Azzolina is the daughter of KIDS founder, Mark
Azzolina and has been active with the organization since its inception in 1969. She was
assistant chaperone during the early years and tour director in the eighties. She's been a
board member since 1985 and continues to volunteer at auditions each year. Most recently, she
co-chaired the 30 and 35 year reunions.
Kathy has a Master's of Science in Education degree with an emphasis in
Learning Disabilities from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Her Bachelor's Degree is in
Mental Retardation Education. Until her retirement in 2005, she had been an educator in the
Kenosha Unified School District for 35 years. Most recently she was a program support teacher
and learning disabilities diagnostician. She's worked with Special Olympics for 37 years as
coach, chaperone, area director and tournament director. She was awarded Teacher of The
Year for Wisconsin in the seventies and Volunteer of The Year in Special Olympics in the eighties.
Kathy resides in Kenosha.
Shirley Azzolina
Member
Ms. Azzolina is the daughter of KIDS founder, Mark
Azzolina aand was a charter member of the troupe in 1969 and 1970. Shirley went on to perform
with the United Singers, a senior group of KIDS, in 1970-72.
Shirley was a Master Sergeant in the United States Army Field and Soldiers'
Chorus from 1980 - 1998 During her military career she toured throughout the United States, Far
East, Mexico, Germany, Belgium, France, Canada and India.
After her retirement from the Army, Shirley worked as Music Festivals Manager
for the Anne Arundel County Public Schools system in Annapolis, Maryland. She was responsible
for producing eighteen choral, orchestra and band events for middle and high schools.
Shirley moved back to Kenosha in 2004 and acquired a real estate license. She is a secretary
and referral agent for Shorewest Realtors. She served as Chairman of the 40-year reunion.
Tony Maze
Member
Mr. Maze joined the KIDS FROM WISCONSIN troupe
in the Summer of 1990. He toured with the KIDS for four seasons, two as a Student
Leader. He joined the KIDS Board in the Summer of 2002.
After obtaining a BA in Organizational Communications and Sociology from
the University of Wisconsin, he was hired by Hewitt & Associates as a Benefits Delivery
Manager. He currently is the Manager, North America Benefits Delivery with Rockwell
Automation.
Tony loves to golf, play softball and football. He resides in Oak
Creek with his wife Jo, daughter Keira and young son Connor who was born in early 2010.
James Mejchar
Member
Mr. Mejchar is a member of the Wisconsin State
Fair Youth Foundation Board and former member of the State Fair Park Board of Directors.
He has retired as President of the West Allis Chamber of Commerce where he was active in many
service organizations.
Susan Rupnow
Member
Sue Rupnow joins the Board as Wisconsin State Fair
liaison where she is a member of the Fair Park Board. She holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in English Education, Speech and Theatre from the University of Illinois. She taught in
Illinois before moving to Wausau.
Sue worked for 23 years in television advertising and is currently
semi-retired and working in fund development for the Wausau performing Arts Foundation.
She also owns Profiles, a Livestock Show Supply Business and Custom Embroidery business.
Sue is married, the mother of four adult children and has five
grandchildren.
Andrea Pelloquin
Member
Andrea Pelloquin was a pianist
with the KIDS from 1992–1994 and joined the Board in January of 2009. She holds a Bachelor of
Instrumental Music Education degree from Millikin University (Decatur, IL) and a Master of Arts
in Business (Arts Administration) degree from UW-Madison. In addition to her work as a band director, Andrea
has worked in several areas of the music education industry, most recently as Manager of Educational Marketing
for Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Andrea currently works as an Account Manager for Educational Music
with Hal Leonard Corporation in Milwaukee and also maintains an active flute and piano studio in the
area.
Mark A. Juds
Member
Mark Juds was elected to the KIDS Board in August 2009.
He was a member of the very first KIDS troupe (1969), playing trombone in the band. He has a Bachelor’s
degree in Mechanical Engineering from UW-Madison and a Master’s degree from UW-Milwaukee.
Mark is a principal engineer in the Innovation Center at Eaton
Corporation, where he is a technology leader in the areas of Heat Transfer, Electromagnetics,
Mechanical Dynamics and Electromechanical systems. He has 36 patents and one trade secret in the
areas of sensors, power switching, magnetic actuators and mechanisms. He has written 24 articles
including 12 papers in technical journals and the 1st chapter of a motor handbook. He has developed
seminars and tutorials, and has given 23 invited presentations outside of Eaton.
Mark lives in New Berlin and stays active musically in his church
choir and brass choir. He enjoys golf, fishing, swimming, water skiing and watching the Badgers and
Packers.
Robert E. Radke
Member
Bob Radke joined the Kids Board in June 2010. His advice,
based on his technical expertise as a sound engineer, has been indispensible to us.
Bob received his electrical engineering degree from the
Milwaukee School of Enginering. In 1977, he co-founded Dukar, Ltd., an engineering design firm
specializing in radio frequency, and served as its President. He later purchased Lo-Z Technologies,
Inc. a small manufacturing company whose main interests were in loudspeakers and wire harness
production. Both companies were sold in 2006.
Bob currently owns R2Communications, LLC providing
engineering services for circuit design, product analysis and safety testing. Sound and video
services are available to a select group of clients. Bob also provides technical operations (sound,
lights and video) for stage shows, and special events.
Charles A. Krause
Member
Charles A. Krause was named to the Board in June 2010. Charlie is
President and CEO of Krause Consultants LLC, a management consulting firm founded in 1979. He is a
first-hand specialist in strategic and operational planning for corporations, nonprofit organizations
and trade association, helping them to create their visions for the future and plans for profitable
growth.
From 2002 to mid-2009, Charlie owned the Milwaukee Wave
Indoor Soccer Team. In 2005 he formed the Milwaukee Wave of Kindness to bring soccer to inner city
youngsters. This evolved into the Milwaukee Urban Soccer Collaborative and he is its volunteer
President.
For 15 years, Charlie was President and CEO of Krause
Milling Company, managing one of the world’s largest dry millers of corn and other grains. He began
his career with Krause Milling directing national sales, procurement, transportation and other
corporate services.
Charlie is involved in numerous private and civic boards,
holding office in many. He is a graduate of Yale University where he earned a BA in Economics.
Mark Dorn
Ex Officio Member
Producer Mark Dorn is profiled
on the Staff page.
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