Our People


People Keep the Promise:

As a community bank with 28 locations in Northeastern and Central Wisconsin, Baylake Bank has been “helping build the good life” for over 100 years. With just over $1 billion in total assets, we are headquartered in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and have community financial centers in Brown, Door, Calumet, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Waupaca and Waushara Counties.  Our success as an independent community bank is directly attributed to being a company that cares and invests in its people, gives back to its communities, and whose leadership believes in the possibilities of what can be accomplished. 

We believe that our people are our greatest resource, and by providing them with educational and other opportunities, we not only help make Baylake Bank a great place to work, we also enhance the expertise we can share with our customers and communities.  Our progressive business model and the corporate culture shared by our 375+ employees are based on core values of integrity, caring, fairness and confidentiality.  



Corporate & Regional Boards:

With a corporate board of directors and three regional boards that meet on a monthly basis, Baylake Bank is committed to achieve its purpose of "helping build the good life" by connecting with the community through leadership and local representation.  

The three geographic regions internally recognized for management purposes include Central, Green Bay area, and the Door/Kewaunee Lakeshore area.  Local leaders are selected to represent each region and oversee activities and opportunities in their respective areas.  


Baylake Corp. Board of Directors	
       Robert Agnew – President & Chief Executive Officer, Peterson Industries, LLC
	Richard A. Braun – Vice-Chairman of the Board, Baylake Corp.
	Robert Cera – Baylake Corp. President and Baylake Bank Chief Operating Officer
	George Delveaux Jr. – Retired Farmer
	Roger G. Ferris – Managing Director, AON Risk Services of Wisconsin 
	Dee Geurts-Bengston – Director of St. Norbert Fund – St. Norbert College
	T.L. Herlache – Chairman of the Board of Baylake Corp.
	Joseph J. Morgan – President, Mary Morgan, Inc.-A Gannett Company
	William Parsons – President, Palmer Johnson Enterprises
	Paul Jay Sturm – Attorney at Law, Omholt & Forsythe, S.C.


Baylake Bank Bay Area Regional Board

	Robert Cera – Baylake Corp. President and Baylake Bank Chief Operating Officer
	Roger G. Ferris – Managing Director, AON Risk Services of Wisconsin
	Kevin Flatley – Owner, James St. Inn and Howard Johnson
	Dee Geurts-Bengston – Director of St. Norbert Fund – St. Norbert College
	John B. Gilman – Businessman
	Paul Greene – Retired Businessman
	T.L. Herlache – Chairman of the Board of Baylake Corp.
	Michelle A. Knaus – Director of Retail, Baylake Bank
	Joseph J. Morgan – President, Mary Morgan, Inc.-A Gannett Company; Regional Board Chairman
	Michael Troyer – President-Strategic Management Associates and Inclusive Solutions; Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin—Green Bay


Baylake Bank Central Regional Board

	Robert Cera – Baylake Corp. President and Baylake Bank Chief Operating Officer
       Kenneth Groholski – Former Mayor of Manawa; President, Eastling Insurance Agency, Inc.
	T.L. Herlache – Chairman of the Board of Baylake Corp.
	Linda Kennedy – Baylake Bank Market President - Central Region
	James Klismet – Owner, Best Western Grand Seasons Hotel and Conference Center, and Waupaca Mobil Travel Center
	Richard Moriarty – Owner, R & M Motors
	Paul Jay Sturm – Regional Board Chairman; Attorney at Law, Omholt & Forsythe, S.C.
	James Trantow – Owner & General Contractor, Mid-Wisconsin Homes, Inc.
	Linda Wildish – Director of Retail, Baylake Bank

	
Baylake Bank Lakeshore Regional Board

Polly Alberts – Co-Owner, Alberts Plastering, Inc.
Christine Ashley – Co-owner, C & C Supper Club; Regional Board Vice Chairman
Julie Blaha – Director of Retail, Baylake Bank	
	Richard A. Braun – Vice-Chairman of the Board, Baylake Corp.; Regional Board Chairman
	R. David Callsen – President, MSM LTD d.b.a. Main Street Market
       Robert Cera – Baylake Corp. President and Baylake Bank Chief Operating Officer
	William Chaudoir – Executive Director, Door County Economic Development Corp.
Michael Gilson – Baylake Bank Market President – Lakeshore Region 
T.L. Herlache – Chairman of the Board of Baylake Corp.
Sandra Hurley – VP Pro Products, Inc.; N.E.W. Industries Co-Founder
	Henry M. Isaksen – Architect/Planner
	Frederick A. Kohnle – President, Tisch Mills Farm Center, Inc.
	Jeffrey J. Rabas – Owner & Manager, Algoma Motors, Inc.
	Ann C. Schmitz – Retired Director, Algoma Public Library