Regional leaders Brian Bruess (St. Norbert College), Mary Goggans (Encapsys), Bryan Hollenbach (Green Bay Packaging), Doug Page (Performa) and Bob Zemple (Baker Tilly Virchow Krause) have been named to the board of directors of New North Inc., Vicki Updike, chair of the board development committee announced.

“We are pleased to have the opportunity to add prominent voices in core industries of New North: manufacturing, financial services, education, and building and construction,” says Updike.  “We are excited to have their contributions in moving the region forward.”

Bruess was named the eighth president of St. Norbert College on Dec. 12, 2016, and assumed his duties this past July 1. Previous to his SNC appointment, Bruess spent 21 years at St. Catherine’s University in St. Paul, Minn., culminating in the role of executive vice president and chief operating officer of the institution.  A 1990 graduate of St. Norbert with majors in sociology and psychology, he subsequently earned a master’s of education degree in 1992 and his Ph.D. in college student personnel/research and evaluation in 1995, both from Ohio University. Read the full story here.