Staff

Jeff has always believed in viewing government as the things we choose to do together, as a society. This belief has inspired his years of extensive litigation work advancing democracy and protecting voting rights. In starting Law Forward, Jeff sought to build an organization that would strive to make government work for everyone, through broad access and participation. He and his family have happily been Wisconsinites for more than 7 years, and they look forward to many more.

A Wisconsin native and UW-Madison graduate, Judy has over forty years of public policy experience at the state and federal levels ranging from her service as Chief of Staff for a Wisconsin Member of Congress to Deputy Secretary of a Wisconsin state agency. For a decade, Judy was head of a national Foundation based in Washington, DC. She retired in 2018 as President and Chief Executive Officer of an Association that represented the nation’s 90-million members of cooperatives and credit unions.

John is Founder and Principal at Arenberg Holdings, a Venture Capital fund established in 2015 to make investments in early stage companies, with an emphasis on companies located in the Midwest. John began his career as a congressional staffer, serving as chief tax and budget policy advisor for a Congressman serving on the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on the Budget. John has also run congressional campaigns, advised gubernatorial and senate candidates, and served on numerous presidential finance committees. Most recently, he chaired the Board of Directors of the Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee. In 2006, John joined Miller-St. Nazianz, Inc., his family’s farm equipment manufacturing business and became the 5th generation of his family to lead the company as President & CEO. In late-2014, he sold his company to CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI), its largest customer. John serves on many local charitable boards including Discovery World, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation, Public Policy Forum and United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County (past member). He holds a B.A. from Marquette University, a M.A. from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Andrew serves as the Wisconsin Political Director for the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters representing nearly 11,000 carpenters throughout Wisconsin belonging to 19 different local unions. Prior to joining the Carpenters in 2018, Andrew lobbied for other trade associations and founded an issue advocacy organization and serving as its Executive Director. A native of Verona, he is a graduate of UW-La Crosse and William Mitchell College of Law.