Saint_John's Board of Directors

Polly Beal serves on the Finance Committee and as liaison to the Foundation Board. She is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and a fundraising consultant. She earned a BA degree in Political Science from Boston University. Her board service includes Columbia Health Systems Board, University School, Milwaukee Art Museum, Skylight Music Theater, among others. Her interest in Saint_John's began in 2010 when she realized the need for quality options for older adults. As a member of Christ Church Episcopal, she finds her work important to the many friends who are current residents and for those who may live at Saint_John's in the future.

Deborah Conta, Secretary of the Board and member of the Building and Social Accountability Committees, is a retired clinical social worker.  She has a Master’s Degree in Social Work and post-graduate certification in Marriage and Family Therapy. She worked in health care and for 20 years maintained an independent defense-based consulting practice in the field of sentencing.

Deborah and her family were extremely pleased with the care and attention their mother, a resident of Saint_John's, experienced and the comfort they received from staff members before, during and after her death.  Memories of her mother’s life and death are at the heart of Deborah’s commitment to this community. 

John Mellowes is the Treasurer of the Board. He graduated from Cornell University with a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering. Following graduation, he served in the US Navy as a Lieutenant.

John is the Chairman Emeritus of Charter Manufacturing Co, Inc.; he previously served as Chairman and CEO. Charter is a fourth generation, family-owned and operated producer of steel bar, rod, wire and wire parts. John serves as a Regent on the Board of Directors for Milwaukee School of Engineering.

John’s mother resided at Saint_John's and he was impressed with the campus and the opportunities provided to residents. John finds serving on the Board of Directors very fulfilling.

Kathy Armbruster chairs on the Social Accountability Committee. Kathy is a long time Episcopalian and is a member of All Saint’s Cathedral, Milwaukee, where she serves on several committees. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Business Administration and has worked in Leadership Development and Human Resources for most of her career. She is employed at Northwestern Mutual and has prior work experience in collegiate and manufacturing settings. Kathy has a strong interest in supporting Saint_John's to become an employer of choice in Milwaukee.

Diane Beckley holds a Liberal Arts Degree in Criminal Justice and Cultural Studies; she is the Chief Operating Officer for St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care – Bucyrus Campus. As a Graduate of the Marquette ACRE Program, Diane has a driving passion for Real Estate Development, community engagement and working at the leadership level of Non Profit organizations. She looks forward to serving on the Board on the cusp of opening innovative spaces for living and care as well as the landmark Institute on Aging.

Matt Coburn has worked in banking and finance for almost thirty years, starting at the M&I Corporation. He is currently a Managing Director in Fixed Income Capital Markets at Baird, assisting institutional investors with their investment needs. Matt’s undergraduate degree is from University of Maryland and he holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from The Kellogg School at Northwestern University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and served as President of the CFA Society of Milwaukee.

Matt has been very active in the community as a head coach for youth lacrosse and various other team sports. He has also served on the board of the Mequon Little League for more than 5 years. He and his wife Julietta have three children and attend St. Christopher’s Church in River Hills, Wisconsin.

Lee Coppernoll recently retired as the Associate Director of the Marquette University Haggerty Museum of Art. She is holds a BA from Coe College, an AM from Brown University and a Masters of Divinity form Union Theological Seminary. As a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Lee is familiar with and appreciative of the innovative and holistic vision that shapes the many outstanding services Saint_John's provides to residents, and she looks forward to supporting these efforts as a member of the board.

John Dawson serves on the Governance Committee and is chair of the Building Committee. John served for 4 years as a junior officer in the Navy before attending law school. His career was as a litigation attorney in office of Foley & Lardner. During portions of his career John served as national chair of Foley’s litigation department and later as managing partner of the firm’s Milwaukee office.

As a member of Saint_John's Shore Holder’s Club, John was pleased to be invited to join the Board of Directors and has become extremely impressed by the staff and their exceptional work in the care and assistance to older adults.

The Rev. Seth Dietrich is the rector of Christ Church Episcopal in Whitefish Bay. Seth attended Wheaton College. After stints in health insurance and social services, Seth followed a call to ministry in the Episcopal Church. He attended Virginia Seminary and while there completed his Clinical Pastoral Education at Goodwin House, a senior living complex similar in many ways to Saint_John's. Seth sometimes feels like the better half of his congregation live at Saint_John's, and he is continually impressed by the level of programming and the philosophy of care. He is especially honored to serve in the early formation of the new Saint_John's Institute on Aging.

Mike Malatesta is a successful entrepreneur and business executive. He founded, built and sold one of the largest environmental service companies in the Upper Midwest. Currently, Mike heads ERC Midwest LLC, a holding company he formed with Rock Island Capital to purchase and grow companies specializing in providing recycling and disposal solutions to commercial and manufacturing clients. In 2018, Mike also founded a podcast called “How’d It Happen?” exploring the stories of successful people from all walks of life. He recently recorded his fiftieth episode. He is a servant leader with a proven talent for developing exciting vision and mission initiatives, building the teamwork, talent and systems necessary to realize those initiatives and executing with a team to deliver the desired results.

Kent’s career was in in the ministry and higher education, particularly in multicultural settings in the U.S. and abroad. Since 1975, he has combined churchly and academic appointments with research and consultant roles in the non-profit sector.

Until retiring in 2002, Kent was the Executive Minister at the First Unitarian Society of Madison. Into retirement, he was chief bioethics officer for Elder Care of Wisconsin, headed The ARC of Wisconsin, was a leader establishing Community Connections, a free-health clinic in Southwest Wisconsin, and consulted with the Wisconsin Medical Association to implement an evidence-based advanced care planning initiative based on the principles of Respecting Choices.

Kent is active at Saint John’s planning LifeStreams programming, the annual Symposia On Aging, and the Institute On Aging. He has recently been named to Milwaukee County’s Board of the Aging and Disabilities Resource Centers.

The Rt. Rev. Steven Andrew Miller is the 11th Bishop of Milwaukee. A native of Detroit, Bishop Miller graduated from Michigan State University and the General Theological Seminary. After ordination as deacon and priest, he served churches in Missouri and Virginia. In 2003 he was elected Bishop Diocesan of Milwaukee and was ordained and consecrated in October of that year.

Ministry with and to seniors has long been one of Bishop Miller’s passions. He frequently reminds Saint_John's that our person first focus is a part of the Organization’s Episcopal DNA, an example of the living out of the Baptismal promise to “respect the dignity of every human being.

Judy Tanner Moon chairs the Saint_John's Communities Governance Committee and serves on the Social Accountability Committee. She has a BA in Psychology and a MA in Religious Studies and works as a Chaplain at Zilber Family Hospice. Her interest centers on aging and ones continued ability to grow spiritually as we age and face new challenges. Judy believes the desire to expand our interests and experiences, learn, mature and explore intellectually, spiritually and or emotionally continues throughout life. She accepted a position on the Board because she felt closely aligned with the mission and purpose of Saint_John's On The Lake.

Stephanie Sue Stein is Chair of the Board, and a driving force behind both the re-creation of the care neighborhoods and the founding of the Institute on Aging.

Stephanie’s career was spent developing and implementing programs and services for and with older people. She first served as the Director of Aging programs at the Social Development Commission and then became the Director of the Milwaukee County Department on Aging. Since retirement she has served as interim executive director of two non-profit organizations.

Stephanie continues her passion for working in the field of aging by serving on several boards, being a volunteer driver, and advocating for better senior programs with local state and national partners.

Bob Taylor is a third generation of Taylors to live in Saint_John's Central Tower. His grandmother, Ora Taylor, was among the very first occupants, and his parents, Bob and Jan Taylor (of Taylor’s restaurant fame), arrived in 1994, to be followed by Bob in January of 2018. Bob, who graduated from Princeton with an engineering degree in 1959, went on to spend three years as a Naval officer in the Atlantic. He married his now deceased wife Beth Bradley, and upon his discharge from the Navy, the family moved to Milwaukee, where he began a successful business career and served in volunteer roles on many local organizations ranging from the WI Nature Conservancy to UPAF to the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce. He became a board member of Saint_John's from 1997 to 2004 and was treasurer from 2002 to 2004. He is very familiar with the Organization and its objectives and is honored to have this opportunity to rejoin the Board.