I am President and Chief Fiduciary Officer of Prairie Trust, a division of Waukesha State Bank. Our wealth management team offers personal trust, qualified retirement plan, private banking and investment management services. We are especially distinguished in providing special needs trust administration, working with outside investment advisers to provide directed and delegated trust services and handling complex estate administration matters.Prior to joining Prairie Trust, I worked with BMO Private Bank as its U.S. estate planning specialist and with its predecessor organization, Marshall and Ilsley Trust Company, as manager of its personal trust legal department. My experience covers personal trust, fiduciary litigation, estate settlement, not-for-profit services, IRAs and other retirement plans.I have been one of the leaders in modernizing and rewriting Wisconsin’s laws on trust, including the Wisconsin Trust Code, Wisconsin Principal and Income Act and the Wisconsin Prudent Investor Act. I have served as co-chair of the study group that drafted and enacted the Wisconsin Trust Code in December of 2013. The study group is now working on the trailer bill that will further refine and improve Wisconsin’s trust laws. I am a leading advocate for corporate trustee business in Wisconsin and serve as a director of the Wisconsin Bankers Association Trust Banking Section and WBA Government Relations Committee. I also serve on the boards of the Waukesha County Community Foundation, the Waukesha County Business Alliance, the Ellinger Foundation, the Children’s Hospital Planned Giving Council, the Wispact Attorney Advisory Council and the Life Navigators Trust Committee.
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