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Celebrating 160 years 

of service in our community 

and growing hope

Dear Friends of St. Aemilian-Lakeside: 

As we celebrated our 160th anniversary, 2010 

certainly was a banner year for St. Aemilian- 

Lakeside. We have come a long way since our 

forerunner orphanages opened in 1850, and we 

were proud to share the story of our history and 

accomplishments throughout the year. 

Four major events fostered the cultivation of new 

stakeholders and provided fun-filled opportunities 

to solidify our relationships with existing friends and 

supporters. The overall theme was Grow Hope, 

honoring the traditions of our past and highlighting 

our advancements into the future. 

The kickoff event was a Community Advocacy 

Breakfast, featuring motivational speaker Bob 

Danzig, a former foster child who bounced from 

home to home as a youngster and grew up to 

head the Hearst Corporation. With Portia Young, 

WISN-TV newscaster as our master of ceremonies, 

this April event brought together an array of 

attendees to honor foster families for the service 

they provide to children and the community. 

The second event was an Employee Appreciation 

evening, held in July at the beautiful Sharon Lynne 

Wilson Center for the Arts. Former and current 

staff and board members gathered to solidify 

relationships and celebrate the services and 

achievements of St. Aemilian-Lakeside. 

Our 22nd Annual Golf Outing, held in August at the 

Wisconsin Country Club, was a big success. A total 

of 135 individuals gathered on a beautiful sunny day 

to enjoy a round of golf and support the children 

and families in our care. We raised about $48,000 

to support young people in Independent Living 

Services, former foster kids – many who formerly 

thank you 

We have come a long way since our forerunner 

orphanages opened in 1850, and we were proud to 

share the story of our history and accomplishments 

throughout the year. 

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were homeless or are at risk of being homeless — 

who need a helping hand to advance successfully 

into adulthood. 

Our culminating event was our Grow Hope 

Celebration, a lovely semi-formal evening held 

under the brise soleil in Windhover Hall at the 

stunning Milwaukee Art Museum. Dinner, dancing 

and a performance by children in our care, under 

the direction of Express Yourself Milwaukee, were 

highlights of this evening. 

Beyond events, we are proud to share compelling 

individual stories: how people we serve were able 

to improve their lives and what impact this has on 

creating a healthier community in which we all live. 

You will find four such stories in this annual report; 

we hope you will be moved by the challenges these 

individuals have been able to overcome and share 

in our pride in their successes. 

We sincerely thank you for your continued support 

of growing hope in the children, families and adults 

we are honored to serve. Together, we hope to 

move forward in even more creative and innovative 

ways in the future. 

Yours truly, 

Teri Zywicki 

President and CEO 

Roger B. Siegel 

Chair, Board of Directors

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Through Art and 

Trauma Informed Care 

The year 2010 marked a concerted effort by St. Aemilian-Lakeside and its 

subsidiary Integrated Family Services to incorporate what is known as trauma 

informed care into all its services. Based in neuroscience, trauma informed care 

acknowledges the effects trauma such as abuse and neglect have on individuals 

and creates therapeutic interventions to mitigate those effects. 

A highlight of these efforts was entering into what ultimately will be 18 months 

of training by a nationally known expert, Dr. Bruce Perry of the ChildTrauma 

Academy in Houston, to become agency certified in what is called the 

neurosequential model of therapeutics (NMT). With an understanding that 

the brain develops in stages and that trauma suffered at different times in 

development affects different behaviors, NMT maps when trauma occurred and 

recommends treatment interventions such as sensory activities, relationshipbuilding, 

and other things that promote regulation and healing. 

Many interventions that have been used with people struggling with trauma 

have focused on the cognitive or upper parts of the brain. Trauma informed 

interventions address the lower parts of the brain, where stress responses are 

rooted. Rhythmic and repetitive activities such as drumming, dancing, rocking in 

a rocker, can decrease the stress response. The brain settles down and children 

learn to calm themselves so that they can take in what is needed to heal. 

This focus on trauma informed care, which is used across all our services, likely 

played a role in impressive improved outcomes for 2010. We saw a 42% decrease 

in the number of serious incidents reported across all our programs. These include 

calls to Child Protective Services, emergency room or urgent care visits, police 

calls, psychiatric hospitalizations and reports we are required to make to the state. 

This is a particularly noteworthy decrease as it comes at a time when the number 

of clients has increased. 

In our residential program, we also saw a 22% decrease from 2009 in the number 

of restraints, and property damage incidents that resulted from children acting out 

in anger and frustration dropped 50%. 

The brain settles down and children learn to calm themselves 

so that they can take in what is needed to heal.

In 2010, children’s art was threaded through all our anniversary events. Children 

in our care were guided by a group of volunteer professional artists and other 

community members who have a love of art and a wish to reach out to children. 

Together, they created an array of artwork that showcased the children’s talents 

while providing art therapy and nurturing social interaction and self-esteem. And fun! 

Art therapy and expressive art are a key part of our trauma informed care initiative. 

We have found that while engaging in the rhythmic, repetitive activities involved in 

producing various different kinds of art, the children not only have a great time, but 

their behavior also is positively affected. 

Children gathered at various events several times throughout the year to produce 

artwork that was appropriate to their different ages and skill levels. The works 

ranged from painted flower pots and “marble art,” crafted from rolling paint-covered 

marbles onto paper, to beautiful creative paintings, colorful baskets and jewelry. 

The pieces were displayed at two Gallery Nights in Milwaukee, in July at the Italian 

Community Center and October at Live Artists Studio in Walker’s Point. A silent 

auction of the best creations was held at the Grow Hope Celebration, with proceeds 

funding future art therapy endeavors. 

Tables at the celebration were graced by centerpieces called Pentakis-Dodekaeder 

stars, the brainchild of Albin Erhart, the father of an adopted son served by 

St. Aemilian-Lakeside. From the Greek penta, meaning five, and dodeka, meaning 

12, the stars have 60 surfaces and were folded and assembled without glue. 

The children we serve created the vibrant, colorful artwork on the star surfaces. 


Achievements 


Our achievements 

in 2010 were numerous, across all our services. 

Included are just some of our highlights. 

n A new service line, Family Preservation 

Services, was created by St. Aemilian-Lakeside 

to serve children and families through the Bureau 

of Milwaukee Child Welfare. Using a streamlined, 

in-home model that focuses on assessment 

and employs best practices to ensure safety, 

Family Preservation’s goals are family unification, 

promoting well-being and keeping families together. 

n Nancy Brooks-Lewis and Jesse Lewis, who 

adopted four treatment foster children through 

St. Aemilian-Lakeside, were one of four families 

chosen by the State Department of Children and 

Families to receive a 2010 Governor’s Outstanding 

Adoptive Parent Award. The award recognizes 

adoptive parents who have gone above and 

beyond in their efforts to improve the lives of 

children and families in Wisconsin. 

n Misty Barnhill, program supervisor at Friendships 

Unlimited in Waukesha, was awarded the 

National Alliance on Mental Illness’ (NAMI) 

Consumer Advocate of the Year Award from 

NAMI of Waukesha County. The award noted 

she exemplifies self-determination, resilience, 

courage and tenacity in her mental health recovery 

journey and recognized her accomplishments by 

living independently, obtaining employment and 

volunteering in the community, among 

other things. 

n With support from Spring City Corner Clubhouse, 

66% of its active members were either employed, 

volunteering or going to school in 2010. The 

Clubhouse, based on a workday model, helps 

individuals who are socially and vocationally 

disabled by mental illness achieve the confidence 

and skills needed to lead vocationally productive 

and socially satisfying lives. 

n Six staff members at Friendships Unlimited 

in Waukesha were certified by the state as peer 

support specialists, people experiencing mental 

illness themselves who help others with similar 

concerns. All completed extensive training before 

taking the certification exam, which is part of 

a process that was instituted by the state of 

Wisconsin in January 2010. 

n A webcast by Sara Daniel, coordinator of 

St. Aemilian-Lakeside’s school based services, 

was featured on the state Department of Public 

Instruction’s website in a section focusing on 

trauma-sensitive schools. 

n St. Aemilian-Lakeside’s residential program 

began employing an array of therapeutic 

interventions that are based on research that has 

shown that trauma affects brain development and 

that patterned, rhythmic and repetitive activities 

can soothe and calm traumatized children and

actually alter their brain structure as well as 

their behavior. The activities include animal- 

assisted therapy, a martial arts program that 

stresses self-control and responsibility, yoga 

and art therapy including visual arts, dance 

and percussion activities. 

n The Youth Moving On (YMO) program 

expanded to provide Milwaukee-area 

apartments to 20 young adults who formerly 

were in the foster care system. Of the 20 

apartments, seven are for single parents 

with children. YMO provides apartments and 

18 months of supportive services to young 

people ages 18-24 who are at risk of being 

homeless. 

n Several young people from SAL’s 

Supportive Permanent Housing program 

moved into a new apartment building in July 

of 2010. The building, on 31st and Wells 

Streets, allows the young people to have their 

own one-bedroom apartments. Youth in this 

program are at risk of being homeless and 

have mental health concerns. 

n SAL went live in April with a new website, 

with a new look and feel and several 

interactive features. For the first time, the 

annual report was offered online. 

n Representatives of St. Aemilian-Lakeside 

testified in Madison in favor of a Senate bill 

that would extend support for foster youth to 

age 21 and at a Senate Education Committee 

public hearing on a bill calling for the 

reduction of seclusion and restraint in schools. 

n The use of physical interventions decreased 

significantly in programs where restraints 

may occur. And its low rate of injuries during 

restraints made St. Aemilian-Lakeside a top 

performer in the nation in the Alliance for 

Children and Families Benchmarking Initiative, 

which involved 65 similar agencies. 

Subsidiaries: Capitol West Academy (CWA) 

and Integrated Family Services (IFS) 

n CWA held its first-ever eighth-grade graduation in spring, with 18 students 

participating in a ceremony at Mt. Mary College. The charter school opened in 

the 2004-05 school year serving 30 children in grades K5 through third. 

n CWA won statewide and national character awards for its “Passport to 

Success” initiative, which fosters communication between parents and the 

school as well as nurturing academics and character. 

n CWA had a successful summer school session in which 90 children in 

grades K4 through eight received academic instruction, including intensive 

one-on-one reading instruction from Cardinal Stritch University master’s 

degree students, and a creative array of enrichment activities. 

n A new website was created for CWA, featuring a colorful look and several 

features designed to increase interaction with parents and volunteers. 

n For the second year in a row, Diane’s Dictionaries, a program of the 

Elmbrook Rotary Club that promotes literacy, provided regular and picture 

dictionaries for children at Capitol West Academy. The program aims to help 

students increase their vocabulary and their interest in reading and assist with 

homework assignments. 

n Integrated Family Services implemented a registered-nurse initiative in 

collaboration with the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare to support the 

improvement of health care outcomes for children under the age of three and 

medically needy who are placed in out of home care. 

n IFS moved to a new location to facilitate integration of its Ongoing Case 

Management program, Safety Services program, and St. Aemilian-Lakeside’s 

Family Preservation and Caregiver Support programs. 

n IFS provided Ongoing Case Management services to 728 families and 

achieved permanency for 459 children and Safety Services to 341 families. 

n All new employees at IFS were required, starting in March of 2010, to 

complete an intensive, three-month training program with full days of classes 

called the Comprehensive Assessment Process (CAP) Academy. The training, 

provided by the University of Wisconsin/Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare 

Training Partnership, focuses on decision-making and analytical thinking. 


Paul 

Musician Paul Kuhn has an impressive resume. 

This accomplished guitarist and violinist has 

played a sold-out folk-rock gig at 

Carnegie Hall and opened for the 

likes of Sheryl Crow, Barenaked 

Ladies, War, and Warren Zevon, 

among others. He did a master 

class with Daryl Stuermer, guitarist 

with Genesis and Phil Collins, 

and he played an instrument he 

created and patented called a 

cellocaster on the title track to the 

Jonathan Demme documentary 

"Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains." 


Talented musician draws strength 

at Spring City Corner Clubhouse 

These are the high points. But 

Paul, who is 43 years old, was diagnosed with 

bipolar disorder in 2000, and life got a lot more 

complicated. While continuing to land sometimes 

stupendous gigs from time to time, including 

Carnegie’s Zankel Hall in 2006 with his friend and 

colleague Dan Bern, “There was a lot of dead air 

in there,” Paul said with a chuckle. 

After college at Georgetown University, Paul 

moved to Aspen, Colo., where he studied audio 

engineering at the Aspen Music Festival. He 

and a friend started a band that grew to be the 

town’s favorite, and they played Sunday nights for 

two years in a small club. While in Colorado, he 

opened for several major acts, and during the day 

he operated a Fed Ex delivery business. 

But then, he said, “things came to a screeching 

halt.” His mental illness got the best of him and 

the business fell apart, the band broke up, and 

Paul moved back to Milwaukee to be near his 

parents. He has been hospitalized several 

times and has felt at times that life is just not 

worth living. 

Then he learned about Spring City Corner 

Clubhouse in Waukesha. The concept of a social/ 

vocational rehabilitation program for adults living 

with mental illness interested him. He started 

attending, liked the feeling of camaraderie and 

made some friends. 

“It gave me a place to go,” said Paul. “For eight 

years I would hide between gigs. And this place 

has been a great support for me.” 

Linda Cole, who runs the Clubhouse, said 

completing structured tasks, focusing on moving 

forward, and seeing other clients succeed really 

helped Paul. He has played for Thanksgiving and 

summer Clubhouse parties and even has spoken 

publicly at a local Rotary meeting about the 

Clubhouse and what it has to offer. 

“I tell people they shouldn’t be afraid to ask for 

help. It’s OK to talk about it (mental illness), to 

reach out and get help, because you’re not alone.” 

For Paul, the Clubhouse was a great addition to 

therapy, and he likes that it gave him, “face time 

with people, in addition to the time on the Internet 

or the phone.” 

He has an agent, is working on a new album, and 

is now landing more gigs. He recently learned that 

he will be the fiddle player in the Hank Williams 

musical "Lost Highway" in Gettysburg, Pa. 

But the cellocaster, a cross between a guitar and 

a violin that can be played at the chin with a bow 

or strummed at the waist, is his baby. Although he 

smilingly calls it “my pie in the sky,” he has some 

pretty good connections in the music publishing 

industry and to a major guitar manufacturer, 

and he hopes to be able to get the instrument 

produced in quantity. 

But Paul understands that staying grounded is 

important, and the Clubhouse helped him do so. 

“This is a great program run by wonderful people 

for people in need.” Then he smiles and adds, 

“And it’s helped me to come out of my shell.”

Princess 

Princess Shealy is only 25 years old, but already 

she has endured homelessness, domestic abuse, 

trying to raise two young daughters alone and 

struggling to address her depression. 

“It’s difficult out there,” 

said Princess, who grew 

up in foster care after 

her mother committed 

suicide when she was 3 

years old. “Life is not a 

game.” 

Luckily, Princess learned 

how to reach out and 

ask for help. She is in 

St. Aemilian-Lakeside’s 

18-month housing and 

life-skills program for 

former foster kids called 

Youth Moving On (YMO). Through YMO, she sees 

case manager Christine Woods weekly and, with 

her help and encouragement, has been able to save 

some money, is now in a medical program at MATC, 

and her two little girls are doing well. 

“YMO gives me the opportunity to raise my kids 

easier and in a safe environment,” Princess said. 

“And Christine keeps me motivated and gives me 

structure … She makes sure I do what I need to do 

– and if not, she’ll be on me!” 

Princess credits her second foster mother, who had 

six children of her own when she opened her home 

to a troubled 12 year old, with stressing education 

and encouraging her to never lose sight of hope. 

The woman provided her, she said, with the 

“courage to go out and learn.” 

Princess always worked as a teenager, from baby 

sitting to jobs at fast food restaurants and attended 

a two-year college for a time. But her mother’s 

suicide weighed on her. 

Perhaps because of her troubled past, as she grew 

older things were not smooth for Princess. She got 

involved in an abusive relationship, left Wisconsin 

twice and lived in the south for a time. 

Focus on hope keeps 

young woman moving forward 

Now the mother of Damaliya, 4, and Anielah, 1, and 

in great part because of her commitment to provide 

a better life for her girls, she returned to Wisconsin 

in early 2010, living for a time in a homeless shelter. 

She had been involved a few years back in a St. 

Aemilian-Lakeside program for former foster youth 

called Youth Transitioning to Adulthood Scholars. 

That program connected her with resources, 

provided her with mentoring and support and 

encouraged education and employment. Her 

counselor stayed in touch with Princess while 

she was out of state and ultimately helped her 

get into YMO. 

YMO has provided Princess with a two-bedroom 

apartment for her and her daughters and with 

services focused on finding and keeping a job, 

learning to manage money and how to live 

successfully day to day. 

Princess is involved in a work-study program 

through MATC supporting children who have 

incarcerated family members. She hopes one day 

to become a nurse. But if that doesn’t work out, 

she said she knows she has other talents and has 

learned how to access community resources. 

“I know you have to crawl before you can walk and 

that I have to take it one day at a time.” 

The hardest part of all her past experiences, 

Princess said, was wanting never to leave a home 

filled with love and support. “I wished my foster 

mother and other people who supported me could 

hold my hand and lead me all the way. 

"But I learned the reality is that I can’t gain hope if I 

don’t step out and build my own direction. I learned 

that no matter what other people say or think of you, 

I can never give up on myself.” 

With the help of YMO, Princess says she is staying 

positive through the daily struggle of being a single 

parent and trying to be a good role model for 

her girls. 

“Overall, everything is really good.” 


Mike 

Dana Fry 

Mike and his family were the first Dana Fry worked 

with when she became a St. Aemilian-Lakeside care 

coordinator, working in Wraparound Milwaukee’s 

REACH program. 

He was 16 and in trouble. 

He was not living at home 

because he had kicked his 

mother in the stomach and 

she was afraid of him. He 

was involved in the criminal 

justice system because of an 

incident in which a child was 

hurt, even though he was 

not directly responsible for 

the injury. 

He could barely make it to 

11 a.m. in school without 

being kicked out for cussing, 

throwing things or attacking other kids. And he had 

a pregnant girlfriend. 

Mike was the youngest of five children with no 

father in the picture. He was hurt and angry, and the 

only way he knew how to express his feelings was 

to act out. 

By the time Mike left the program at age 18, Dana 

was sad to see him go because he had become 

such a responsible and engaging young man. At his 

initiative, she has maintained contact with him ever 

since. What happened? 

Through the voluntary program that brings 

community resources together Dana came up with 

a plan with Mike and his family that basically asked 

them if they wanted things to change and how they 

all could support each other to achieve that change. 

“He really got an opportunity to turn himself around,” 

Dana said. Mike’s keys to success included 

medication, psychotherapy, weekly meetings with 

Dana, and a professional crisis stabilizer who went 

to school with Mike, sat beside him, and helped him 

de-escalate when he was about to erupt. 


With help, troubled teen turns himself around 

“There were a lot of meetings at school and a 

lot of trying to encourage him to stay in school,” 

Dana said. “The big focus in his therapy was anger 

control, learning that there are better ways to cope.” 

Success came, Dana said, when “we got everybody 

on the same page, particularly when we got 

everybody at school to understand where he was 

coming from. And the crisis stabilizer was a big 

help.” Not only did he help Mike at school, where 

Mike liked to project a thug image, he was “a huge 

role model; he showed a positive image of what it’s 

like to be a black man,” Dana said. 

In therapy, Mike realized the abandonment he felt 

when his dad left the family when he was very 

young. He grew to understand why his father left 

and to forgive him. When Mike’s father contacted 

him a few years later, Mike was more than excited 

and now works hard to be a nurturing father to his 

own son, who Mike adores. 

Because Mike followed a judicial order and stayed 

out of trouble for a year, his record was cleared, 

paving the way for him to make a new start. 

Dana laughs when she remembers how no one 

thought Mike would even graduate from high 

school when she first started working with him. His 

behavior was a big challenge and his troubles were 

daunting. By his senior year Mike was going to the 

prom, school dances, and he proudly invited her to 

his graduation. Last December, Dana got a call from 

Mike letting her know he is in the Job Corps. 

Mike changed, Dana said, when he learned how to 

control his emotions, “and when he changed how 

he thought of himself. ... He always says, ‘You’ve 

changed my life.’ I tell him it wasn’t me, it was him. 

“I cried when he left the program. He’s such a good 

kid, and this makes you know this process works. I 

went into social work because I wanted to make a 

difference in lives. 

“And if you can touch one person like this, it’s worth it.”

Danny Teamwork, 

Danny is 16, but because 

of his developmental 

issues he functions more 

like a 6-year-old. His life 

has been tough since he 

was very young, having 

suffered abuse and neglect. 

Eventually, a termination 

of parental rights was 

issued and his grandmother 

adopted him. 

But things did not 

miraculously get better. 

Danny had severe 

anger issues and would 

physically lash out and beat 

his grandmother. Because 

of the risk to her safety, and 

his own self-harm, he was 

removed by a court order 

and assigned to Integrated 

Family Services, with Bob 

Themmes his ongoing case 

manager. Because Danny’s 

issues were so severe, he 

was placed in St. Aemilian- 

Lakeside’s residential program for 90 days. Only 

then did things really begin to change. 

While in residential, Danny worked with child and 

family therapist Chris Kangas and occupational 

therapist Deb Buchanan. Incorporating trauma 

informed care, rhythmic and repetitive activities 

were used to help calm and soothe the teenager. 

Chris worked intensely with Danny as well as with 

St. Aemilian-Lakeside’s residential counselors and 

the staff of the on-site Transitions Therapeutic 

School. And Chris had weekly sessions with 

Danny’s grandmother. 

Danny’s self-injuring was a big issue, Chris said. 

He liked the attention he would get when sent to a 

hospital. While as St. Aemilian-Lakeside, incidents 

of self-harm diminished greatly. 

“We taught him to be safe and to help him transition 

back home,” Chris said. Critical was everyone 

sending the same messages, he said. 

caring, consistency 

pave the way for a better future 

Danny eventually was able to go back home and 

return to his special education high school class. 

He sees a therapist weekly, a professional crisis 

stabilizer up to 10 hours a week, and he continues 

with occupational therapy at school. 

Danny is still under court supervision and Bob 

continues to monitor the situation and gets updates 

on how he is doing. For several months, the 

youth who had a long history of aggression and 

an inability to control his anger had no behavioral 

disturbances at school or in the home. 

“That really was remarkable considering what he 

was like before,” Bob said. “I attribute that to the 

work done at St. Aemilian’s.” 

Chris attributes a large part of Danny’s success to 

his grandmother embracing the tenets of trauma 

informed care as well as her ability to manage her 

expectations about what could and could not be 

accomplished, to understand and process her own 

mistakes, and to focus on Danny’s strengths. His 

involvement in Special Olympics also helps. The 

physical activity gives him an outlet for his energy, 

Chris said, and helps build self-esteem. 

Danny will always need some kind of supportive 

services, Chris said. “What he learned here will help 

his success, but it does need to be reinforced to 

help him navigate the rest of his life.” 

Bob credits Chris with much of the teenager’s 

success. “He really builds nice connections with 

kids,” Bob said. “He’s very honest and sincere, and 

to me that really makes a difference. … I’ve never 

seen such a dramatic turnaround in my time as an 

ongoing case manager.” 

Chris modestly gives Danny much of the credit. 

“I was really proud of him. He had many issues. We 

worked a lot on safety, controlling his anger, and on 

his relationships at home and at school. He and his 

grandmother worked hard, and she was very willing 

to learn, and now he is in a much better place.” 


Dear Friends and Supporters: 

St. Aemilian-Lakeside’s 160th anniversary year 

afforded a wonderful opportunity for us to increase 

our awareness in the community, which is critical 

to our ongoing efforts to support children, adults 

and families who face numerous serious challenges 

in their lives. As a non-profit human 

services agency, we rely on the generous 

support from southeastern Wisconsin’s 

individual and business communities to 

help us achieve our mission. We remain 

convinced that, as more of you learn 

about us, the services we provide and 

our individual success stories, you will 

become part of our extended family of 

friends and supporters. 

A continuing theme throughout our 

anniversary year was art therapy. A children’s 

art project spanning the entire year, led by a 

dedicated group of community artists and business 

professionals, produced artwork and performances 

that allowed children in our care to express their 

creativity while engaging in activities that promote 

hope and healing. 

We also secured the services of Express Yourself 

Milwaukee, a professional artists group that works 

with children throughout the area. With funding, we 

hope to be able to purchase supplies and continue 

activities such as these, which children who have 

suffered trauma such as abuse and neglect so 

enjoy and which can make meaningful differences 

in their lives. 

But there are many other activities throughout 

St. Aemilian-Lakeside that are in need of support. 


Our Independent Living Services area, which works 

with youth aging out of foster care, has a continued 

need to diversify its funding. Thanks to start-up 

support from the St. Aemilian-Lakeside Foundation, 

which invests in innovative and underfunded needs, 

we started three programs to support this population 

of young people who must leave foster care upon 

turning 18. 

The work is ongoing, and our consistent and 

thoughtful commitment to these young adults is part 

of our mission to “keep our promise” and support 

their successful transition to adulthood. 

We invite you to scan our website, www.st-al-org, to 

learn more about the multiple services we provide. 

We hope that as you understand more about the 

assistance we provide to so many individuals in 

need, you too will find something that resonates with 

you, touches your heart and which you will want to 

support. We remain committed to providing the most 

innovative, high-quality care, and with your backing, 

we will continue to do so — as long and as widely 

as possible. With a track record of 160 years, I hope 

we have proven to be capable and deserving! 

Sincerely, 

John Teevan 

Chair, Development Committee 

Board of Directors 

thank you 

We remain convinced that, as more of you learn about us, the 

services we provide and our individual success stories, you will 

become part of our extended family of friends and supporters. 

The children’s art project was supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board, 

with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Grants provide needed funding for 

two critical programs 

St. Aemilian-Lakeside was proud to secure two three-year 

grants totaling $450,000 from Milwaukee Brighter Futures, a 

coalition of organizations that develops strategies to prevent 

child abuse and neglect, inspire greater hope for youth, build 

stronger families and create better neighborhoods. More than 

80 participating organizations promote health, safety and 

self-sufficiency for youth, families and neighborhoods. 

The Brighter Futures grants fund two St. Aemilian-Lakeside 

services, Caregiver Support and the Youth Transitioning 

to Adulthood (YTA) Scholars program. 

Caregiver Support provides the relative caregivers of 

children in court-ordered kinship care with a variety of 

supportive services to enhance their ability to meet the 

children’s needs. The program aims to increase placement 

stability, facilitate permanence, ensure that the mental health 

service needs of children and caregivers are met, advocate 

Expenses by Services 

for children in schools, and ensue that children in kinship 

care are safe from abuse, neglect, and marginal care. The 

services are kinship/parent driven and clinical in nature. The 

Brighter Futures grant enables us to provide more training 

and support to the kinship caregivers we serve. 

YTA Scholars provides long-term support and guidance 

to young adults ages 18-24 who are exiting or have exited 

foster care. These youth are at high risk for homelessness, 

mismanagement of mental illness, unemployment, physical 

and sexual victimization, domestic violence, alcohol and drug 

abuse and incarceration. Working with a YTA case manager, 

the program helps them transition successfully to adulthood 

by securing safe housing, employment or educational and 

vocational training, and remaining free of contact with 

the criminal justice system. The YTA counselor serves as 

a cheerleader, mentor, surrogate parent, teacher and a 

coordinator of community resources. The Brighter Futures 

grant funding strengthens our ability to do outreach and 

group activities with program participants. 


Donors AMBASSADORS, 


$5000+ 

Bostik 

Linda Davis 

Dierks Waukesha 

Dyar Foundation 

Ralph Evinrude Foundation, Inc. 

Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. 

Greater Milwaukee Foundation - 

William H. Wasweyler Fund 

Inland Companies 

M&I Foundation, Inc. 

Park Bank Foundation, Inc. 

Schoenleber Foundation 

United Way in Waukesha County 

Willis 

Wisconsin Arts Board 

LEADERS, $2500-4999 

A.W. Asmuth Foundation 

GE Foundation 

Grand Appliance and TV 

Jackie Herd-Barber and Michael Barber 

Sensient Technologies Foundation 

Roger and Julie Siegel 

John Teevan 

Time Warner Cable 

Charles and Kathie Vogel 

Wells Fargo Foundation 

Wisconsin Energy Foundation 

INNOVATORS, $1000-2499 

Fred and Shiela Albright 

Association of Equipment Manufacturers 

Judy and Paul Borawski 

Cardinal Capital Management 

Centerpoint Properties 

Cleary Gull Holdings 

Foley & Lardner LLP 

Barry Glandt 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Gorham 


Mary Webster Levit and 

W.H. Levit Jr. Fund 


David A. and Nancy E. Putz Fund 


Schaus Family Fund 

Journal Communications 

Juice's Ghost Town 

Knights of Columbus Immaculate 

Conception Council 4706 

Michael Kula 

Shawn Maher 

Mercer 

Chris and Jill Metrusias 

Mueller Communications 

Lyle Norman 

Northwestern Mutual Foundation 

Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation 

Pieper Electric 

PPC Foundation 

Principal Financial Group 

Professional Services Group 

Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP 

Schenck SC 

Robert and Mary Sowinski 

Superior Support Resources, Inc. 

The Executive Committee 

Town Bank 

UnitedHealthcare 

Wauwatosa Savings Bank Foundation 

Wenthe-Davidson Engineering Company 

PARTNERS, $500-999 

Janie and Clifford Asmuth 

Berghammer Construction Group 

Mike and Kelly Boeder 

Peter and Joan Bruce 

Deborah Buchanan 

Carma Laboratories, Inc. 

Compensation Resources Group 

Elmbrook Rotary Foundation 

Extendicare 

Cheryl Hebel 

Hinrichs Foundation 

John Kalter and Amy Schwaab 

Koessler Family Foundation, Inc. 

Ann Leinfelder 

William H. Levit Jr. and Mary Webster Levit 

Mary McCormick and Timothy Hawks 

Mr. and Mrs. William McKinnie 

Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial

John and Gertie Nowak 

Darlene Pawluk 

James and Lynda Peterson 

William and Joanne Pier 

Brian Pier 

Roger and Margery Senn 

Anthony Stansilawski and Debra Mortl 

Towne Realty, Inc. 

Wells Fargo Advisers 

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm K. Whyte 

Teri Zywicki 

MENTORS, $250-499 

A&A Manufacturing Co., Inc. 

Addison-Clifton, LLC 

Adoption Resources of Wisconsin 

Mohi Amini 

Brakebush 

C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions 

Jon and Nancy Christiansen 

Continuum Architects + Planners, S.C. 

Sara Daniel 

Delta Dental of Wisconsin 

Saleem El-Amin 

Farmland 

Fritz Partners, LLC 

Frank Gaunt 

Jeffrey and Dian Gerstner 

Scott Gokey 

Greater Milwaukee Committee 

Tim Grove 

Home Care Medical 

Karen Johnson and Riley Cooper 

Michael Jurken 

Alfred and Mary Ellen Kasprowicz 

Tom and Martha Kelpin 

Kids Discover Success Therapeutics, LLC 

Lad Lake, Inc. 

McCain 

McGladrey 

Madisen Architects 

Maglio & Co. 

S L Maher Architectural Group 

Polina Makievsky 

Mile High United Way 

Eric Muehl 

Donna Niccolai-Weber and Brian Weber 

Jane Ottow 

Marcia Parker 

Phoenix Marketing Group 

Premier Flooring, Inc. 

Prudential 

Jean Radtke 

Max and Cindy Rasansky 

Jeff and Jean Reigle 

Gary and Marley Stein 

Greg Stein 

Strategic Capital 

The Paranet Group 

Tyson 

Laura and Jeff Van Alstine 

Ventura Foods 

Vince Ingrilli & Sons Plumbing 

Sarah and Michael Weiss 

WFA Staffing Group 

William and Jane Wilken 

Rand Wolf 

ADVOCATES, $100-249 

Alternatives in Psychology, S.C. 

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 

Becker Ritter Funeral Home 

Michael and Luann Berns 

Frederic Bliffert 

Bob Lurie Glass Corp. 

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bryson, Sr. 

Bubricks Complete Office 

Dick and Noreen Callan 

Joel and Patty Ceille 

Jack and Jacqueline Charney 

Elizabeth Cocos 

S. Michele Cohen 

Community Care Systems 

Cathy Connolly 

Cousins Submarines, Inc. Foundation 

John Dickens 

Robert and Terese Duffy 

Dynamic Professional Women's Network 

Ralph and Sandy Engelhardt 

Bridget Fassett and Jeff Chase 

Michael and Nancy Flaherty 

Dana Fry 

Scott Furmanski 

Garven Family 

Kathleen Golden 

Lynn Halmar 

Jim Hinderaker 

Bob Horvat 

Cynthia Hosszu 

Steve James 

Leon and Betty Janssen 

Taylor Karshna 

Andrew and Joan Klimpel 

John and Judith Knecht 

Mary Krienke 

Andy and Raquel Lauritzen 

Lawrence J. McGinn Trust 

John and Barbara Leinfelder 

Peggy Magister 

Richard and Heidi Marcus 

Patricia Matusiak 

Linda and Abe McCabe 


Robert and Janet McCue 

Wes Muehl 

Wilma Nygaard 

Mike O'Leary 

Josh Palleon 

Alan and Susie Peschl 

James Purko 

Ron and Melissa Radke 

Kandy Raether 

Mike Richardson 

Paul and Julie Riedl 

Bob and Michelle Schuerman 

Shorewest Realtors 

Mike Soens 

Linda Steiner 

Storage Systems Midwest 

Pat and Sue Sweeney 

Marjorie Teevan 

Dale Thoma 

Kathleen Tompkins 

Steve White 

Thomas J. Wilson 

Wipfli 

David Zarwell 

FRIENDS, UP TO $99 

Julie Bain 

The Honorable and 

Mrs. Richard Baker 

Katie Ball 

Jim and Jan Becker 

Tim Behling 

Nancy Brehmer 

John Brooks 

Casey Christiansen 

CNA Insurance 

Bruce and Ida Collins 

Bruce and Pam Conklin 

Diversified Benefit Services 

Steve Duckett 

Judith Gaus 

Ted Grange 

Claude Grant 

Paul Griepentrog 

Angie Haese 

Richard Harder 

Bill Hattendorf 

Craig Haubach 


Mike Joranger 

Perry and Janet Kane 

Joe Kurth 

Rick and Beth Lamal 

Elizabeth Matola 

Gail May 

Steve McMurtry 

Nancy and Joe Messinger 

Harry and Jan Metrusias 

John Miers 

Daron and Tracy Oberbroeckling 

Renee Peters 

John and Dolores Quaal 

Kevin and Trish Raczkiewicz 

David and Anna Rendall 

Rexnord Foundation 

Yvonne Robinson 

Roundy's Supermarket 

Jeffrey Schmeckpeper and 

Barbara Browning 

Keith Schroeder 

Gary and Victoria Schroeder 

Deborah Schultz 

Florence Senica 

Mark and Janet Sherwin 

Polly Siegel 

Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi 

Maureen Slaughter 

Jo Smirl 

Social Development Commission 

John Stachera 

David Strelitz 

Ben Torres 

Adrianne Walschinski 

Dan and Buffi Wargolet 

Sr. Rose Martin Weldgen 

Loretta Williams 

Megan Williams 

Michael Winter 

John Woodrum 

Christine Woods 

IN-KIND DONORS 

540 ESPN / Good Karma Broadcasting 

A&A Manufacturing Co., Inc. 


Giving Committee 

Warren Albright, Jr. 

Alfa Flower Shop 

Alioto's Restaurant 

Andy, Ben and Sarah 

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 

John Arlotta 


Angela Balistrieri 

Amy Basting 

Chris Belkofer 

Ben Franklin Elementary School 

Amy Bennett 

Dennis and Peggy Bennett 

Betty Brinn Children's Museum 

Blackstone Creek Golf Club 

Blush Beauty 

Breadsmith 

Brian Brehmer 

Jeffery Broniec 

Ruby Brooks 

Bubrick's Complete Office Solutions 

Deborah Buchanan 

Jessica Buehler 

Alisa Burton 

Lisa Buse 

Butch's Old Casino Steak House 

Jeff and Jackie Capstran 

Care-a-lotta Charitable Fund 

Caribou Coffee Company 

Carnevor 

Centennial Lutheran Church 

Chenequa Country Club 

Children's Service Society of Wisconsin 

Continuum Architects + Planners, S.C. 

Ruth Cooke 

Lamar Cosby 

Cousins Subs 

Craig Berns Salon Spa 

Crazy Water 

Design Build Group 

Dream Catcher Blankets 

Dennis Ellmaurer 

Elmbrook Rotary Club 

Sandy Engelhardt 

Sara Engelhardt 

Aimee Erb 

Ray and Meg Fassett 


Franklin Oak Condos 

Frito Lay, Inc. 

Kris Fronteras 

Fun World 

George Webb 

Jeff and Dian Gerstner 

Glo 10 Salon 

Great Lakes Sales Division 

Green Bay Packers 

Jim and Julie Griffin 

Molly Grosse 

Tim Grove 

G's Clippers 

Kristin and John Guilonard 

Angela Haese 

Hampton Avenue Church of Christ 

Christine Harden 

Harley Davidson Museum & Restaurant 

Leslie Hayes

Hearts in Action 

Herbert Kohl Charities 

Jackie Herd-Barber 

Cindy and Jim Herr 

Sara Herr 

Michelle Holmquist, Tupperware 

Bob Horvat 

Jody Hug 

Hyatt Regency Milwaukee 

Incentive Gallery, Ltd. 

InvestorsBank 

Ironwood 

Italian Conference Center 

Joe and Greta 

Karen Johnson 

JP Morgan Chase Bank 

Kalahari Resorts 

Colleen Kittleson 

John and Judith Knecht 

Jackie Lambert 

Lammi Sports Management 

LaserTag Adventure 

Lee John's Catering 

Ann Leinfelder 

William and Missy Levit 

Lincoln Park Community Center 

Carol Lomonaco 

Keisha Love 

Mader's Restaurant 

Tara Magaw 

Maggiano's Little Italy 

Nikki Manzeck 

Marcus Corporation 

Marquette Intercollegiate Athletics 

Angela Martin 

Mary Kay Inc. 

Linda and Abe McCabe 

Amy McClave 

Carmen McGee 

Menard's, Inc. 

Mequon Country Club 

Chris and Jill Metrusias 

Shannon Miller 

Erik Miller and Sarah Boardman Miller 

Milwaukee Admirals Hockey Club 

Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club 

Milwaukee Bucks 

Milwaukee County Zoo 

Milwaukee Public Museum 

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 

Milwaukee Wave Professional Soccer 

Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial 

Bobby Moeller 

Jamie Moeller 

Jimmy and Nancy Moeller 

Ronnie Moeller 

Ryan Moeller 

Vern Moeller 

Dawn Mumaw 

Nelson Schmidt 

Neroli Salon & Spa 

Dan Niedziejko 

Mary Niland 

Kim Nodolf 

Northwestern Mutual 

Oak Creek High School 

Old World Wisconsin 

Kathy O'Neil 

Originails 

P.F. Chang's China Bistro 

Dr. Pagedas 

Palermo's Pizza 

Papa's Social Club 

Park Bank 

Kristi Perry 

Pfister Hotel 

Abby Phillips 

Preferred Cleaning 

Principal Financial Group 

Clive Promhows 

Robert Purifoy 

Carey Purvis 

Qdoba 

Kevin and Trish Raczkiewicz 

Jean Radtke 

Rancho Manana Golf Club 

Jennifer Ray 

Brenda Reinke 

Renaissance Theaterworks 

Riverfront Pizzeria Bar & Grill 

Deb Rosen 

Rufus King High School 

Ed Sachs 

Saz’ State House 

Scenic View Country Club 

Joni and Tom Schreiner 

Amanda Schreiner 

Bill and Sandy Schuerman 

Bob and Michelle Schuerman 

Michelle Scott Grant 

Jennifer Shepard 

Shorewest Realtors 

Carrie Shumacher 

Skylight Opera Theater 

Lucille Sowatzke 

Starbuck's Coffee Company 

Linda Steiner 

Angie Sterling 

Nick and Lori Stubbs 

Superior Support Resources, Inc. 

Pat and Sue Sweeney 

Patrick and Susie Sweeney 

Taco Bell, Hales Corners 

Target, Milwaukee 

Target, Racine 

Target, Waukesha 

Target, Wauwatosa 

The Capital Grille 

The Cheesecake Factory 

The Factory Store 

The Lang Company 

The Milwaukee Ballet 

Timber Rattlers 

Time Warner Cable 

Topper's Pizza 

Trinity Episcopal Church 

Tudor Oaks Retirement Community 

Paula Uhlenbrauck 

United Black Drag Racers Association, Inc. 

United Heartland 

University Club of Milwaukee 

US Cellular Corporation 

Valvoline Instant Oil Change 

Donna and Ron Van Ryzin 

Jill Verbick 

Liz Vivion 

Wal-Mart, Franklin 

Wal-Mart, Milwaukee 

Wal-Mart, Mukwonago 

Shari Westermeyer 

Whirlpool 

Nicole Whiteaker 

WHQG 102.9 FM, The Hog 

Wild Impact Marketing 

Megan Williams 

Willow Run Golf Course 

Wisconsin Country Club 

Wisconsin Hospitality Group 

YMCA 

Teri Zywicki 


Board of directors 


Roger B. Siegel 

CB Richard Ellis, Inc. 

Board chairman 

James Peterson 

Foley and Lardner LLP 

Board vice chairman 

John J. Kalter 


Board secretary 

John L. Nowak 

Association of 

Equipment Manufacturers 

Board treasurer 

Judy Borawski 

Mount Mary College 

CWA board chair 

Jacqueline Herd-Barber 

Community Volunteer 

Ruby Brooks 

Milwaukee County Community 

Business Development Partners 

John M. Knecht 

Diversified Executive Solutions 

Mary Webster Levit 

Community Volunteer 

Mary L. McCormick 

Rotary Club of Milwaukee 

Chris Metrusias 

A & A Manufacturing Co., Inc. 

Brian E. Pier 

RedPrairie 

Glen Raven 

Genco Pharmaceutical Services 

Robert L. Sowinski 

Diversified Insurance Services, Inc. 

John Teevan 

Home Care Medical 

Charles G. Vogel 


Sr. Rose Martin Weldgen 

Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi 

Teri Zywicki 

St. Aemilian-Lakeside 

President and CEO 

2010 President’s Council 

Clifford M. Asmuth 

Robert W. Baird & Co. 

Larry Hisle 

Milwaukee Brewers 

Allan “Bud” Selig 

Commissioner of Major League 

Baseball 

Nancy Sennett 


Peter Sommerhauser 


Dave Werner 

Park Bank

We thank our 2010 volunteers 

for their generosity. 

Barb Abramczyk 

Mark Abramczyk 

Pam Albrecht 

Jennifer Barton 

Cathee Boeder 

Chris Boettcher 

Sarah Boardman-Miller 

Jessica Buehler 

Lori Buley 

Dick Callan 

Barb Cannell 

Dara Chappie 

Michael Drake 

Laura Easey Jones 

Heather Eiden 

Patricia Ellis 

Albin Erhart 

Lori Erickson 

Joe Eufemi 

Cheryl Falk 

Julie Feldman-Shovers 

Wendy Fritz Mader 

Scott Furmanski 

Judy Gaus 

Mike Gietl 

Tracy Groth 

Clare Groth 

Jenny Gryniewicz 

Kenneth Hadley 

Holly Haebig 

Michael Heisler 

Jackie Herd-Barber and 

Michael Barber* 

Bob Horvat* 

Megan Howard 

Dee Jensen 

Valerie Johnson 

Ellen Keller 

Jennifer Lopez 

Linda McCabe 

Christine McGovern 

Mary McPhan 

JR Manske 

Nikki Manzeck 

Richard Marcus 

Kurt Meinke 

Chris Metrusias* 

Erik Miller 

Maryanne Mlodzik 

John Mlodzik 

Jamie Moeller 

Sunghi Moore 

Jim Moy 

Kris Murphy 

Gertie Nowak 

Debby Peters 

Renee Peters 

James Peterson 

Trish Raczkiewicz 

Charlie Radtke 

Jean Radtke 

Gloria Ratajewski 

Lisa Robbins 

Taren Sartler 

Amanda Schreiner 

Laurie Schuerman 

Jennifer Schwarz 

Luke Slawson 

Mike Soens 

Ally Spaight 

Mike, Kristy and Jillian 

Stephenson 

Angie Sterling 

John Teevan* 

Melissa Utschig 

Lori Vance 

Amy Vida 

Jill Verbick 

Chuck and Kathie Vogel* 

Toni Walzak 

Sonia Wakowiack 

Karen Warren 

*Chairs of 160th 

anniversary events 

Capitol West 

Academy 

Tracy Adams 

Latoya Alexander 

John and Jeanne Allen 

Dawnice Anglin 

Jeanne and David Aurelius 

Kathy Becker 

Debbie Bock 

Kevin Boston 

Jeff Briggs 

Joseph and Amy Bryan 

Gwen Bukowski 

Jody Cahala 

Guy Castleberry 

Nancy Chapman 

Nan Clubb 

Jan Constable 

Mike and Judy David 

Velma Davis 

Althea Dillion-El 

Jim Dunn 

Pat Engelhardt 

Betsy Foard 

Pam Foard 

Debbie Gierhahn 

Linda Gordon 

Jo Gould 

Courtney Green 

Ellen Hamiel 

Monique Handford 

Unique Handford 

Deb Heiss 

Mike and Kathy Jungen 

Cathy Kebbekus 

Crystal Kurszewski 

Tasha Mccoy 

Ronica Mclaughlin 

Eric Moeser 

Dick Murray 

Lawson and Terri Murrell 

Marie Owen 

Bill Peterson 

Will Pierson 

Wally Smanski 

Gwen Starks 

Sharon Thiel 

Tiffany Tolefree 

Andrea Vergiels 

Don Waterman 

Evonne Zalewski 

Gary and Sandra Zwirlein 

2010 Volunteers 


Our Partner Agencies 

Alliance for Children 

and Families 

Our Subsidiaries 

St. Aemilian-Lakeside, Inc., provides innovative family-centered care and 

educational services that embrace diversity and empower children, families 

and adults to improve the quality of their lives. 

To learn more about us, see www.st-al.org 

Council on 

Accreditation 

Foster Family-Based 

Treatment Association 

WI Assoc. of Family and 

Children’s Agencies

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