🔒 Waukesha County Middle for Progress government director named president of KABA

Waukesha County Middle for Progress government director named president of KABA

Nicole Ryf

Nicole Ryf, who has served as the manager director of the Waukesha County Middle for Progress since July, has been named the brand new president of the Kenosha Space Enterprise Alliance. Ryf succeeds Todd Battle, who was president of KABA for 18 years and left the group on the finish of 2022 to hitch Milwaukee-based actual

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Nicole Ryf, who has served as the manager director of the Waukesha County Middle for Progress since July, has been named the brand new president of the Kenosha Space Enterprise Alliance.

Ryf succeeds Todd Battle, who was president of KABA for 18 years and left the group on the finish of 2022 to hitch Milwaukee-based actual property agency Zilber Property Group.

“We’re assured that we have now discovered the perfect chief for KABA. Nicole is the proper individual to guide Kenosha County’s improvement ahead and construct on the success we have now had,” mentioned Jens Emerson, KABA chair. “She is a vivid and energetic skilled with Wisconsin roots and in depth expertise in enterprise attraction, retention/growth, and venture financing. We’re glad to welcome her to our nook of the state.”

Previous to main the Waukesha County Middle for Progress, Ryf was chief technique officer for the Hampton Roads Alliance in Norfolk, Virginia. Earlier than that, she was director of enterprise and group improvement for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Ryf earned a grasp’s diploma in city planning from the College of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2008 and a bachelor’s diploma from UW-Madison in 2005.

“The Kenosha Space Enterprise Alliance is a world-class financial improvement group, and I’m thrilled to be chosen as its new president,” Ryf mentioned. “I look ahead to collaborating with the highest notch KABA board, workers, and stakeholders to construct upon KABA’s robust legacy of serving the enterprise group and attracting potential firms to this dynamic county.”