Philanthropic 5 Awards

Each year, United Way of Greater Milwaukee Emerging Leaders honor five community leaders for their commitment to the Milwaukee area through their Philanthropic Five awards.

The awards, created by United Way’s Emerging Leaders Council, recognize five community leaders, age 45 or under, who have made extraordinary commitments of leadership, volunteerism, mentoring and philanthropy to the non-profit community of Greater Milwaukee. 

Philanthropic 5 (P5) Award Winners receive:

  • $500 to invest in the cause of their choice.*
  • Public recognition in The Business Journal for award recipients and their companies.
  • An awards event held in their honor.

*United Way donor choice guidelines will apply

 

Congratulations 2011 United Way of Greater Milwaukee Philanthropic 5 Award Winners. 

Héctor Colón John Holz Jackie Wells Jill Kline Jessica Monville
Executive Director Partner Center Executive Advocacy Coordinator Training Specialist
Hispanic Professionals
of Greater Milwaukee
Plunkett Raysich Architects, LLP West Suburban YMCA Wisconsin Humane Society MillerCoors
Colón developed a passion for giving back as a child, when he participated in programs at the United Community Center. Now, as Executive Director of Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee, he strives to foster leadership, mentoring, education, networking and new initiatives that support Hispanics and Hispanic businesses. Colón also serves on the UW-Milwaukee Health Advisory Board, the Redevelopment Authority Board and Aurora Health Care Metro Board. Holz is the first person to step up and take a leadership role in organizations he believes in. He is an advocate for the American Institute of Architects and is leading a project to create sustainable housing on distressed residential lots to revitalize neighborhoods in Milwaukee and Racine. Holz also created the annual AIA Milwaukee Blood Drive, which has collected over 150 pints of blood, and has visited architecture firms to educate and promote blood donation.  Wells enjoys working with today’s youth to help develop the future leaders within our nonprofit community. She serves as a mentor at MSOE, UW-Milwaukee and Marquette University, helping students secure internships and find volunteer placements. In addition, Wells volunteers her time to help coach people with disabilities, helping them understand their rights in the workplace. She is also a board member of the Wisconsin Long Term Care Workforce Alliance.
Kline’s service to the nonprofit community is inspiring. She is the Advocacy Coordinator at the Wisconsin Humane Society and also serves as a board director with Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee. Kline is also an active volunteer, working as a Sponsor-A-Scholar mentor with YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, an event volunteer with the Sojourner Family Peace Center and Urban Ecology Center. She is also an active member of the Bay View Neighborhood Association. 
Monville is helping MillerCoors increase its commitment to volunteerism to make its community outreach activities even more impactful. Through her involvement with MillerCoors’ Diversity and Inclusion Employee Affinity Groups, Monville has logged more than 400 volunteer hours in the past three years with agencies across Milwaukee including PEARLS for Teen Girls and Bottomless Closet. She is also a board member of Women for Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC).


Previous winners:


2010

  • Nancy Hernandez, ABRAZO Multicultural Marketing & Communication
  • Darryl Morin, Advanced Wireless
  • Abby Ramirez, Schools that Can Milwaukee
  • Dan Tranchita, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
  • Darren Goldstein, KPMG LLP

2009

  • John Florsheim, WEYCO Group
  • Cristina Hernandez-Malaby, Quarles & Brady
  • Judy Krause, Urban Ecology Center
  • Craig Mastantuono, Mastantuono Law Office
  • Michelle Nettles, Quest Milwaukee, Marquette University

2008

  • Jennifer Bartolotta, The Bartolotta Restaurants
  • Alonzo Kelly, Wells Fargo Funds Management Group
  • Marc Andraca, Johnson Controls, Inc.
  • Gary Mueller, Serve Marketing
  • Alexander Fraser, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

 

 The P5 awards are sponsored by:

©2011 United Way of Greater Milwaukee