Welton Advisory Board

Member Biographies


Bruce B. Braun

  • 30 years of diverse management experience in government and education
  • Supervised $5.6 billion State operating and capital budgets at WI-DOA
  • Managed WI-DNR with 3,000+ employees and $400 million budget
  • Supervised facility planning, budgeting and construction for UW-System

1995 to 2002
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning and Management UW-Madison

  • Directed master planning, programming, capital budgeting, construction, and maintenance of over $2 billion of facilities (330 major buildings and hundreds of miles of utilities)
  • Provided facility policy advice to the Chancellor, Board of Regents, and State Building Commission
  • Supervised an annual $60 million Operating Budget and $100 million Capital Budget

Previous Positions

  • Associate Vice President for Physical Planning and Development - UW System
  • Director of the Bureau of Environmental Analysis and Review - WI-DNR
  • Deputy Secretary - WI-DNR
  • Division Administrator of Planning and Analysis - WI-DNR
  • Property Planning and Evaluation Chief, Bureau of Facilities Management - WI-DOA
  • State Budget Officer, Bureau of Budget and Management - WI-DOA

Miscellaneous

  • Married
  • Two Daughters
  • Enjoys Gardening, Tennis, Art, Music, Photography, Reading and Travel

Bishop William H. Bullock

  • Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin
  • Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus
  • Member of Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, KGCHS
  • Member of St. Francis Seminary Board of Trustees in Milwaukee, WI

1993 to 2003 - Bishop of the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin

  • Spiritual Leader and Shepherd of over 265,000 Catholics in an 11 county area around Madison, WI.
  • Ordered and oversaw the $10 million remodeling of the Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center and consolidation of ministry offices in the former Holy Name Seminary.
  • Provided the vision for the creation and implementation of the Diocesan Strategic Plan.

Previous Positions

  • Bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa
  • Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Minneapolis, MN
  • Pastor of St. John the Baptist in Excelsior, MN
  • Headmaster of St. Thomas Academy in St. Paul, MN
  • Instructor at of St. Thomas Academy in St. Paul, MN
  • Associate Pastor at Incarnation Parish in Minneapolis, MN
  • Associate Pastor at Our Lady of Grace in Edina, MN
  • Associate Pastor at St. Stephen in Minneapolis, MN

Miscellaneous

  • Served in the US Navy in World War II (1944-46)
  • Past Member of the Catholic Telecommunications Network of America
  • Former member of NCCB/USCC Planning Committee for General Meeting Assemblies

Rockford O. Kottka, CPA

  • Chief Accounting Officer and Human Resource Officer of CenterPoint Properties Trust
  • Directs HR office for over 100 employees of a public company (NYSE:CNT)
  • Responsible for financial reporting of over 200 industrial properties to SEC
  • CenterPoint Properties Trust is the largest industrial property landlord in Chicago

1989 to 2002
Executive Vice-President and Treasurer of CenterPoint Properties Trust

  • Instrumental in taking company public through an IPO in 1993
  • Directs all reporting requirements for a public real estate trust to the SEC
  • Supervises financial reporting on over 32,000,000 sq. ft. of industrial real estate properties
  • CenterPoint Real Estate Trust currently owns over 1,500 acres of land for the expansion of their portfolio (approx. 19 million additional sq. ft. of industrial space)
  • CenterPoint market capitilaization currently exceeds $2 Billion

Previous Positions

  • Vice President and Controller for Globe Industries, Inc.
  • B.S. Degree from St. Joseph's Calumet College Certified Public Accountant

Miscellaneous

  • Married
  • Three Children, Two Grandchildren
  • Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

James M. Rossmeissl

  • Responsible for the development and implementation of sales and marketing policies
  • Directs the activities of all Boldt Company operating units
  • Key non-family Executive to Fourth Generation Owner/President of Boldt
  • The Boldt Company is the largest Construction Company in Wisconsin

1977 to 2002
Executive Vice-President of Corporate Development for The Boldt Company

  • Under Mr. Rossmeissl corporate volume has grown from $50 million to $400 million
  • Developed Corporate philosophy and methodology as part of strategic planning
  • Member of the American and Wisconsin Hospital Associations, the Paper Industry Management
  • Association, the American Society for Hospital Engineering, and others
Previous Positions
  • Sales and Marketing with American Can in St. Louis, MO
  • Building and Construction experience with Koppers in Pittsburg, PA
  • Graduate of University of Wisconsin with Degrees in both Economics and Pyschology
Miscellaneous
  • Married with Three Children
  • Member of Deans Advisory Council at UW School of Architecture and Urban Planning
  • On Board of Directors for Junior Achievement, Boy Scouts of America, Appleton Public Library, Fox Valley Symphony, The Integrity Mutual Insurance Co., and United Way
  • Past Director of Fox Valley Chamber of Commerce and Fox Valley Arts Alliance

J. Stephen Anderson

  • Experienced executive with strong involvement in management, finance, manufacturing and sales.
  • Creative thinker able to deal effectively with people throughout an organization.
  • WiTech Corporation is owned by Wisconsin Energy, the largest utility holding company in WI
  • Managed the turnaround of a $7 million manufacturing company to breakeven in 1 year
  • Extensive participation on a wide variety of corporate boards

1987 to 2002 - President & Managing Director of WiTech Corporation

  • Responsible for all aspects of developing and managing this $60 million diversified private
  • equity portfolio, including investment in start-ups and management buy-outs.
  • Conducts due diligence on all aspects of potential investment business plans, develops and conducts negotiated financial structure and agreements and financing arrangements
  • Represents investors as an active corporate board member for 16 portfolio companies

Previous Positions

  • Vice President of Corporate Finance for Robert W. Baird & Company
  • Treasurer and Financial Analyst for Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
  • Executive with Mellon National Bank in Pittsburg, PA
  • Graduated cum laude from Harvard College with AB in Social Relations
  • MBA from Harvard Business School

Miscellaneous

  • Married
  • Four Children
  • On boards of over 20 companies (plumbing, electronics, manufacturing, etc.), his church and college Alumni group, and Trustee of Village of West Bend

KEVIN D. WELTON

Kevin is a 1982 Graduate of Indiana University School of Business in Bloomington where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Management and Administration. Prior to his work in real estate Kevin spent several years in office equipment sales with the Gestetner Corporation, fund raising sales with NASCO, satellite television sales for two different local providers, and several years in automotive sales with the Russ Darrow Group where Kevin was awarded the 1986 New Car Salesman of the Year. Since 1987 Kevins' roles at Welton Enterprises, Inc. have included leasing, insurance, marketing and public relations.

Kevin is a member of the Rotary Club of Madison West-Towne Middleton. Named as a Paul Harris Fellow in 1999, Club President for the 2000-2001 year, Vice President in 1999-2000, Sergeant at Arms one year, Olympics Club Representative six years, as well as various committee chairman positions and committee member particularly for the fund raising projects, Kevin remains committed to providing "Service Above Self" to the community. In his spare time Kevin spends time as a volunteer for the Dane County Pregnancy Helpline delivering and assembling cribs for newborns in the community, the rest of his time is spent golfing and swimming.