Pat Hughes, the "Voice of the Cubs," spoke at a Jan. 17, 2012, luncheon of the Business and Professional Coalition.Veteran feature correspondent for NBC-TV, Mike Leonard, spoke at Carthage's Business and Professional Coalition luncheon on Oct. 27, 2011.Anthony Alofsin, an authority on legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright, spoke at Carthage on April 13, 2011.Col. Donald Woolfolk was the featured speaker at the Nov. 10, 2010, luncheon of the Business and Professional Coalition.John McDonough, president of the Chicago Blackhawks, was the featured speaker at the Sept. 15, 2010, luncheon of the Carthage Business and Professional Coalition.Ann Rondeau, a Commander at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, visited Carthage on March 31, 2003.Andy McPhail, president and chief executive officer of the Chicago Cubs, visited Carthage on Jan. 28, 2004.Janet Hale, under secretary for management in the Department of Homeland Security, visited Carthage on Dec. 13, 2004.Allen Selig, commissioner of Major League Baseball, visited Carthage on Feb. 8, 2005.The Honorable Diane S. Sykes, a Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals judge, visited Carthage on Sep. 13, 2005.Governor Doyle of Wisconsin visited Carthage on Dec. 8, 2005. Congressman Paul Ryan visited Carthage on Feb. 26, 2007.Lovie Smith, head coach of the Chicago Bears, visited Carthage on July 10, 2008.The Honorable Clayton Yeutter, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, visited Carthage on Nov. 11, 2008.

Business and Professional Coalition

The Carthage Business and Professional Coalition comprises the leading business, civic, professional and governmental leaders in southeastern Wisconsin. Members meet regularly for luncheons that feature guest speakers and discussion. For more information about the Carthage Business and Professional Coalition, please contact Paul Hegland at (262) 551-5858.

Past speakers have included:

  • Pat Hughes, "Voice of the Cubs"
    Jan. 17, 2012

  • Mike Leonard, Veteran feature correspondent for NBC-TV
    Oct. 27, 2011

  • Edward Michael, Executive vice president at Abbott Laboratories
    July 18, 2011

  • Anthony Alofsin, Frank Lloyd Wright expert
    April 13, 2011

  • Nicholas Pinchuk, CEO, Snap-on Incorporated
    March 15, 2011

  • Duane R. Kullberg, Retired Managing Partner and CEO, Arthur Andersen & Co.
    March 3, 2011

  • John McDonough, President of the Chicago Blackhawks
    Sept. 15, 2010

  • Col. Donald D. Woolfolk, Deputy Director of Intelligence, Navy Special Warfare Command
    Nov. 10, 2010

  • Sumner Slichter, Policy Director, Office of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, Washington, DC

  • Antonio Perez, President and CEO, Talgo America, Inc.

  • Eileen Mackevich, Executive Director, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

  • Tim Sullivan, President and CEO, Bucyrus, Inc.

  • Christopher Begley, Chairman and CEO, Hospira, Inc.

  • Gale Klappa, President and CEO, Wisconsin Energy Corporation

  • Lovie Smith, Head Coach, Chicago Bears

  • Charles A. Bowsher, Former Comptroller General of the United States

  • The Honorable Clayton Yeutter, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • Karl Ostby, Chairman, S.E. Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority, and Philip C. Evenson, Executive Director, S.E. Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

  • Roch Lambert, Vice President and General Manager, Bombardier Recreational Products

  • Art Linkletter, Entertainer

  • Rear Adm. Ann E. Rondeau, Commander, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, U.S. Navy

  • James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress

  • Carl Lewis, Olympic Gold Medalist

  • Roland Hemond, Executive Advisor to the General Manager, Chicago White Sox

  • Daniel J. Travanti, Actor

  • Samuel C. Johnson, Chairman Emeritus, SC Johnson

  • David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon Eisenhower

  • The Honorable Lee Sherman Dreyfus, Former Governor, State of Wisconsin

  • Sergei N. Khrushchev, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University

  • Bill Broydrick, Broydrick & Associates

  • David R. Duerson, President/CEO/Majority Partner, Fair Oaks Farms, LLC

  • Arthur I. Cyr, A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business, and Director of the Program in International Political Economy, Carthage

  • Siva Yam, President, U.S. - China Chamber of Commerce

  • Congressman Paul Ryan, First Congressional District, Wisconsin

  • Michael H. Moskow, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

  • Jeff Nowak, Executive Editor/Vice President, Special Interest Magazines, Reiman Publications

  • The Honorable Diane S. Sykes, Judge, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

  • Allan H. “Bud” Selig, Commissioner, Major League Baseball

  • Janet Hale, Under Secretary for Management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  • Frank Busalacchi, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  • Bruce Dumont, Founder and CEO, The Museum of Broadcast Communications

  • Andy MacPhail, President/Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Cubs

  • William Schneider, Senior Political Analyst, Cable News Network

  • Michael Hodge, MBE, British Consul General, Chicago

  • Ellen M. Gardner, President, Ameritech Wisconsin

  • William E. La Macchia, President and CEO, The Mark Travel Corporation

  • Robert A. Cornog, Chairman, President and CEO, Snap-on Incorporated

  • Alan R. Blatecky, ’68, Vice President of Information Technologies, MCNC

  • The Honorable James R. Klauser, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Administration and Special Counsel to the Governor

  • Michael J. Powers, ’63, Vice Chairman for Professional and Organizational Development, Ernst & Young LLP

  • Pat Richter, Director of Athletics, UW-Madison

  • Richard Abdoo, Chairman, President and CEO, Wisconsin Energy Corporation

  • Jean-Pierre Rosso, President and CEO, Case Corporation

  • Robert Michael, Economist, University of Chicago

  • Audrey Freedman, Audrey Freedman & Associates

  • A.W. Tom Clausen, ’44, Retired Chairman and CEO, BankAmerica Corporation







News

"Voice of the Cubs" shares stories, wisdom at Carthage event

Working with sports icons like Bob Uecker, Ron Santo and Al McGuire supplied broadcaster Pat Hughes with a nearly bottomless tank of colorful stories. He shared some of them Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Todd Wehr Center during a luncheon of the Carthage Business and Professional Coalition.  more...

 
"Today Show" broadcaster Mike Leonard speaks at Carthage

Mike Leonard, a veteran feature correspondent on NBC-TV's "Today Show," spoke at the Business and Professional Coalition luncheon on Oct. 27. more...

 

High Speed Rail

Antonio Perez Hurtado, president and CEO of Talgo, Inc., visited Carthage in September 2009. Read more.

Lincoln's Legacy

Eileen Mackevich, executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, visited Carthage in April 2009. Read more.