WHO WE ARE

Penfield Children’s Center is named in honor of Dr. Wilder Penfield (1891-1976), a world-renowned neurosurgeon who strongly advocated early intervention for children with developmental delays and disabilities. His quote, “Never underestimate the capacity of the very young, and never, never let them down,” has been the foundation of Penfield’s mission since 1967.

His knowledge and wisdom underlie our philosophy of care for infants and young children even today. Serving more than 1,500 children annually, Penfield offers high-quality, integrated services and a safe and stimulating environment for children, families, and community partners to maximize early development and learning.

Mission

Ensuring children have positive early experiences from pregnancy through age 5 when the foundations for lifelong development are established.

Vision

All children realize their full potential.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Polina Makievsky

President
and CEO

Kara
Coleman

Chief Finanical Officer,
VP of Administration

Ann
Becker

Vice President
of Programs

Megan
Wurz

Vice President of Partnership
and Investments

Marisa
Cleveland

Vice President
of Operations

Dawn
Strzok

Executive
Assistant

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Donald Wilson
Chair
McHenry Bancorp, Inc
Patrick S. Fennelly
Vice Chair
Morgan Stanley
Sarah Schneider
Vice Chair
Northwestern Mutual Life – Retired
Jennifer La Macchia
Secretary
La Macchia Holdings
Jeff Barth
Treasurer
Deloitte Tax – Retired
Dr. Tulay Aksoy
Aurora Health Care
Al Araque
Past Board Chair

Johnson Financial Group
Betsy Brown Wyatt
Cramer-Krasselt
Dirk Carson
Carson Group Consulting
Erickajoy Daniels
You Do I Help
Stacey Isaacson
Evann Derus
Godfrey & Kahn
Steve Keane
Johnson Controls
Rahim Keval
Town Bank
Phyllis M. King, PhD
Waukesha County Technical College
Ann Granitz
BMO Harris Bank
Scott Kolodzinski
Johnson Financial Group
Polina Makievsky
Penfield Children’s Center
Robert L. Mikulay
Elle Reda
Policy Council Chair
Kimberly Rennie, PhD
NeuroBehavioral Health
Joe Schmidt
American Transmission Company
Jon Schumacher
Financial Independent Consultant
Lisa Van Landeghem
Ernst & Young
Jessica Zeratsky
Dykema
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