The Leadership Council is the principal governing body for the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management.
Officers 2026-2027
| Name | Affiliation | Position |
| Lisa Froemming, Chair | Community Volunteer | |
| Helen Ramon, Officer-at-Large | Bader Philanthropies | Senior Grants Director |
| Name | Affiliation | Position |
| Kaushal Chari | UW-Milwaukee | Dean, Sheldon B. Lubar College of Business |
| Tina Frieburger | UW-Milwaukee | Dean, College of Community Engagement & Professions |
| Mary Beth Malm | Community Volunteer | |
| Lauren Hess | Associated Bank | Senior Vice President, Treasury Management |
| Andrew Holman, CPA | RitzHolman, CPAs | Principal |
| Douglas Ihrke | UW-Milwaukee | Executive Director, HBI (ex-officio) |
| Mary Beth Malm | Community Volunteer | |
| Gov. Scott McCallum | The McCallum Group | President |
| Dan Neely | UW-Milwaukee | Associate Professor, Accounting, Sheldon B. Lubar College of Business |
| Jill Pelisek | UW-Milwaukee | Lawrence G. Regner, Executive-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor, Sheldon B. Lubar College of Business |
| Micky Sadoff | Milwaukee College Preparatory Schools | Co-Founder |
| Steve Zimmerman | Spectrum Nonprofit Services | Principal |
Scheduled Meetings 2026
September 2, 2026 Zoom