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B. GUNAR GRUENKE
President
HEIDI GRUENKE EMERY
Vice President
RICK STATZ
Senior Project Director
KEVIN GRABOWSKI
Senior Project Director
EILEEN GROGAN
Director of Historic Preservation
Courtney Nelson
Senior Project Director
B. Gunar Gruenke
President
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Past Director of the APT Western Great Lakes Chapter
- Past Board Member of APT International
- Past President of the Stained Glass Association of America
- American Institute of Architects (AIA) Wisconsin
- American Institute of Conservation (AIC)
- Association of Consultants for Liturgical Space (ACLS)
- British Society of Master Glass Painters (BSMGP)
- Guild of Master Craftsmen
CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSES
- Licensed Wisconsin Real Estate Broker
- Certified National Lead Abatement Supervisor and Contractor
SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
- Quad F Theatre, Schofield Barracks – Honolulu, HI
- Paramount Theatre – Anderson, IN
- French Lick Springs Hotel – French Lick, IN
- St. Mary Cathedral – Lafayette, IN
- West Baden Springs Hotel – West Baden, IN
- Our Lady of the Holy Rosary – Kaplan, LA
- Union Passenger Terminal – New Orleans, LA
- Gillioz Theatre – Springfield, MO
- St. Mary’s Basilica – Natchez, MS
- Waldorf Astoria Hotel – New York, NY
- Broad Street Presbyterian Church – Columbus, OH
- Ottawa County Courthouse – Port Clinton, OH
- Philadelphia City Hall – Philadelphia, PA
- St. Joseph Cathedral – Sioux Falls, SD
- St. John Neumann Catholic Church – Knoxville, TN
- St. James Catholic Church – Vancouver, WA
HEIDI GRUENKE EMERY
Vice President
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
- League of Historic American Theatres Presentation
- Wisconsin Society of Architectural Historians Presentation
- National Catholic Cemetery Magazine – “Stained Glass Restoration”
- Wisconsin Architect Magazine – “U.S. Courthouse, Federal Building Restoration”
- In League – “Returning the Grandeur to the Historic American Theatre”
SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception – Springfield, IL
- University of Notre Dame’s Basilica of the Sacred Heart – Notre Dame, IN
- Cathedral of the Assumption – Louisville, KY
- Wang Center for the Performing Arts – Boston, MA
- Holy Rosary Chapel – Adrian, MI
- St. Joseph Cathedral – Sioux Falls, SD
- Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center – Madison, WI
- Basilica of St. Josaphat – Milwaukee, WI
- Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist – Milwaukee, WI
- City Hall – Milwaukee, WI
- Mitchell Park Domes – Milwaukee, WI
- Pabst Theater – Milwaukee, WI
- United States Federal Building & Courthouse – Milwaukee, WI
- Sheboygan Theatre – Sheboygan, WI
RICK STATZ
Senior Project Director
AWARDS
- Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
“Picture it Painted Professionally” Awards
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church – Indianapolis, IN
- St. James Catholic Church – Louisville, KY
- Basilica of Holy Hill, National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians – Hubertus, WI
- St. Peter Catholic Church – Omaha, NE
- St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church – Abbeville, LA
- St. Genevieve Catholic Church – Lafayette, LA
ICAA Acanthus Awards
SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church – Indianapolis, IN
- Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Charleston, SC
- Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption – Covington, KY
- St. James Catholic Church – Louisville, KY
- St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church – Abbeville, LA
- Manresa House of Retreats, Sacred Heart Chapel – Convent, LA
- Cathedral of the Imm. Conception – Lake Charles, LA
- Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel – Pensacola, FL
- Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales – Houma, LA
- Our Lady of the Rosary – San Diego, CA
- State Theatre – Sioux Falls, SD
- St. Joseph Co-Cathedral – Thibodaux, LA
- Basilica of St. Mary – Natchez, MS
- Lensic Performing Arts Center – Santa Fe, NM
- Basilica of Holy Hill, National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians – Hubertus, WI
KEVIN GRABOWSKI
Senior Project Director
PRESENTATIONS AND SYMPOSIUMS
- Stained Glass Quarterly – “A Window to Sustainablility”
- New York Metropolitan Museum – Corpus Vitreaum, 2010
- Munich, Germany – Transatlantic Glass Symposium, 2016
SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
- Minnesota State Capitol Building – St. Paul MN
- South Dakota State Capitol Building – Pierre, SD
- Normal Hall, Indiana State University – Terre Haute, IN
- Church of the Gesu – Marquette Univ. Milwaukee, WI
- Imm. Conception Catholic Church – New Orleans, LA
- St. Hedwig Catholic Church – Milwaukee, WI
- Merrill Hall, UW-Milwaukee – Milwaukee, WI
- Paramount Theater – Cedar Rapids, IA
- Licking County Courthouse – Newark, OH
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception – Mobile, AL
- John the Baptist Catholic Church – Costa Mesa, CA
- Vincent de Paul Catholic Church – Petaluma, CA
- Holy Family Catholic Church – Columbus, GA
- Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church – Chicago, IL
- University of Chicago, Rockefeller Memorial Chapel – Chicago, IL
- Levere Memorial Temple – Evanston, IL
- Julie Rogers Theatre – Beaumont, TX
EILEEN GROGAN
Director of Historic Preservation
Professional Activities
- Past Board member: Western Great Lakes Chapter, APT International
- Member: Preservation Trades Network
- Published: Stained Glass in the Holy City: A Catalog of Ecclesiastical Stained Glass in Charleston, South Carolina
ICAA Acanthus Awards
SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
- Fife Opera House – Palestine, IL
- Sacred Heart Church – Omaha, NE
- St. Mary’s Hospital – Madison, WI
- Indiana Landmarks Center – Indianapolis, IN
- St. Norbert’s Church – Roxbury, WI
- University of Wisconsin Memorial Union – Madison, WI
- Louis Sullivan Building of Newark – Newark, OH
- Bradley Symphony Center – Milwaukee, WI
- Milwaukee Public Library – Milwaukee, WI
- St. Elizabeth Hospital – Washington, DC
- University of Minnesota Northrop Auditorium – Minneapolis, MN
- Paramount Theater – Cedar Rapids, IA
- Turner Hall – New Ulm, MN
- Grant County Courthouse – Elbow Lake, MN
- Outagamie County Courthouse – Appleton, WI
Courtney Nelson
Senior Project Director
Professional Activities
- Membership Committee the Catholic Conference for Facility Management
- Stained Glass Association of America Board
- Association of Consultants for Liturgical Space
- Director for the Stained Glass Association of America
ICAA Acanthus Awards
SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
- St. Bernadette Catholic Church – Scottsdale, AZ
- Assumption Catholic Church- St. Paul, MN
- St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church- Lake Geneva, WI
- Louis Sullivan Historic Bank Building- Owatanna, MN
- St. Thomas More Catholic Church- Pensacola, FL
- St. Michaels Catholic Church- Stillwater, MN
- University of St. Francis – Fort Wayne, IN
- St. Columban Catholic Church- Chillicothe, MO
- St. James Catholic Church- Duluth, MN
- St. Helen Catholic Church- Vero Beach , FL
- B. Sheldon Theatre- Red Wing, MN
- St. Patrick Catholic Church- Green Bay, WI
- St. Anne Catholic Church- Wadena, MN
- St. Bridget Catholic Church- Victor, IA
- St. Anastasia Catholic Church- Fort Pierce, FL