ABA Board Members

Ashwaubenon Business Association Board of Directors

Within the Ashwaubebenon Business Association, we are privileged to boast an exceptional and committed board of directors. Comprising individuals from both our esteemed member businesses and the broader community, our board represents a diverse wealth of experience and expertise. We firmly affirm that the amalgamation of their varied backgrounds and profound knowledge positions us as an exemplary marketing ally for businesses seeking a strategic partner.

Chris Robinson

Chris is the President/CEO of Full Scope Creative and has been involved in website design and development for more than 15 years. Over the years, his roles have included design, development, sales, and marketing. Today, he primarily focuses on sales, marketing, and programming while helping small businesses and organizations improve their websites and marketing. Chris lives in De Pere with his wife, Alicia, and their son, and is proud to call the Green Bay area home and be involved in the local business community.

Eric Hussin

Eric owns and operates Express Employment Professionals of Green Bay – servicing the Brown County employment market. He is a 2014 graduate of Ripon College, and currently resides in Ashwaubenon with his wife Sheena, son Maverick, and two dogs – Lucy and Annie.

Eric was born and raised in Green Bay, and moved back to the area in 2018. During his free time he enjoys spending time with his family, learning about various businesses in the area, and watching any motorsport event he can get in front of.

Kendra Becker

Kendra graduated from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and has over 16 years of banking experience with the majority of her banking career in Business Banking. Kendra has been involved with the Ashwaubenon Business Association Board of Directors for the last two years and is currently the Treasurer. She has also had the opportunity to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Feeding America, On Broadway, and the Salvation Army. Kendra lives in Freedom, WI with husband, Kyle and dog, Nola and she loves to travel.

Wanda Neuman

Wanda graduated from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and has been in the transportation industry for over 35+ years and is currently the Sales Manager at Lamers Bus Lines, Inc. motorcoach division.  Wanda is deeply involved with International Motorcoach Group (IMG) and has represented IMG at trade shows in London and Chicago promoting group travel as well as serving on many advisory panels. An Ashwaubenon Business Association Board Member since 2020.  Wanda enjoys traveling to new places with her family and loves taking her dogs on walks.

Joel Everts

Joel is the Sports Manager at Discover Green Bay, the tourism department serving Brown County and Algoma. In his 19 years at DGB, his responsibilities have never changed – bring sports events to the area and assist the local/annual events. In his time in Green Bay, the area has seen the addition of the WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament, Midwest soccer tournaments, national and state bowling tournaments, fishing tournaments, and over a dozen ice-related events at Cornerstone Community Center, including the Para Ice Hockey Women’s World Challenge in August of 2022.

Joel has a Bachelors Degree in Journalism/Advertising from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. He lost his left leg to cancer in 1982 and still enjoys golfing and is the President of the Wisconsin Amputee Golf Association.

Clint Kimps

Clint is a 4th generation owner of Kimps Ace Hardware. He graduated from St. Norbert College with degrees in Mathematics and Finance. After a few years in banking decided it was time to come back and join the family business. In 2021, the family decided to purchase their location in Ashwaubenon. Clint enjoys spending time with his wife, Alexis, and children Covie and Coshie. Clint has also has spent time coaching hockey at Bay Port and St. Norbert.

Jim Knopf

Has over 50 years in sales management, planning and development.  Started his career as a parole/probation officer in Port Washington, — a friend came into his office one day and said you sure do talk you should be in sales, that started his sales career.

I’m very very active with Church, active in the community with the Greater Green Bay Chamber, Ashwaubenon Business Association (board member), Cancer Society ( Men Wear Pink Fundraiser), American Red Cross, Cerebral Palsy Telethon, to name a few.

Aaron Schuette

Aaron is the Village of Ashwaubenon Community Development Director, which oversees economic development, planning/zoning, building inspection, and code enforcement services for the Village.  Aaron has over 30 years of community development experience primarily in Northeastern Wisconsin and is a UW-Green Bay graduate.  When he’s not busy building a better Ashwaubenon, you’ll find him enjoying quality time with his family, exploring new places, hitting the hiking trails, or cheering on the Brewers, Bucks, Packers, Badgers, and Phoenix.

Ben Carlson

Ben Carlson is the Director of Client Strategy at Creative Edge, where he’s spent the last four years passionately discovering solutions tailored to meet clients’ unique needs. Ben leverages his extensive background in photography—spanning over 18 years—and combines it with his previous international experience as a sales and technical manager in the paper converting industry. His professional adventures have taken him across the U.S., Central and South America, and Europe, providing rich opportunities to capture the world’s stories through his camera. Ben studied Mechanical Engineering in Ireland and completed his degree in International Business Management at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Committed to community growth, Ben actively supports local businesses and nonprofits through visual storytelling. From volunteering his photography and video services right here in Green Bay to journeys as far-reaching as Africa, he thrives on helping organizations share their missions with the world. A proud Ashwaubenon High School graduate, Ben has moved 31 times in 37 years but has firmly planted roots back in Green Bay, where he and his wife are raising their two kids and a spirited border collie. His passion for collaboration, creativity, and strategic problem-solving makes him an enthusiastic and dedicated member of the board, always looking to uncover exciting new ways to build up local businesses within the ABA community.

Joel Cohen