Jen Lada
ESPN Reporter & Event Emcee

Lada is a longtime reporter and host for ESPN, appearing primarily on College Gameday Built by the Home Depot and College Football Live.  
 
Lada also contributes stories to several of ESPN’s platforms and has appeared on other ESPN television and radio shows.

Pat Connaughton
Milwaukee Bucks Shooting Guard

Pat Connaughton is a shooting guard for the Milwaukee Bucks.  
 
Before he started his profession basketball career, Connaughton played professional baseball for the Aberdeen IronBirds. After a change of heart, he returned to Notre Dame to play his final season of basketball.  
 
In 2015, he was drafted into the NBA in the second round by the Brooklyn Nets, and was signed with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2018. Connaughton won the NBA Championship in 2021 during his sixth season in the NBA. 

Peter Feigin
Milwaukee Bucks President

Peter Feigin has served as the president of the Milwaukee Bucks since 2014. Feigin took the Milwaukee Buck franchise and gave it a fresh start, including a new logo, a new arena, and new owners to bring the Bucks back to being a championship-winning program.

During this time, the Bucks were named one of Milwaukee’s best places to work 5 times: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Feigin was recognized for his accomplishments by being named the Milwaukee BizTimes 2015 CEO of the Year. Feigin also has helped lead the Bucks in several diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Prior to working for the Bucks, Feigin worked for Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, NetJets, the New York Knicks and Six Flags. Feign earned a bachelor’s degree American Studies from Franklin & Marshall College in 1992. 

John Lombardi
Vince Lombardi's Grandson

John Lombardi, the grandson of Vince Lombardi, works as the president of the Lombardi Beer Company, which he launched in 2012. Lombardi served in the United States Naval Academy for two years. He then spent his Junior and Senior years at Kenyon college after an Honorable Medical Discharge from the Navy due to a back injury.

Lombardi earned his Bachelors’ degree from Kenyon College and two Masters’ degrees from Ohio State and Vanderbilt University. He spent time working in both football and mechanical contracting before starting the Lombardi Beer Company. 

DJ Shawna
Milwaukee Bucks Official DJ 

Shawna Nicols, also known as DJ Shawna, is the official DJ and Producer for the Milwaukee Bucks. Nicols is a former basketball player, playing for the Wisconsin Badgers in college and then professionally in Europe.  

She has DJ’d an NBA All-Star Game, been part of a World Championships, NCAA Women’s Final Four, Ryder Cup and opened for major acts. 

Lance Allan
TMJ4 Sports Anchor/Reporter

Lance Allan is a sports reporter and anchor for TMJ4 Milwaukee. Allan grew up in Rice Lake, Wis and graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a degree in broadcast journalism.  
 
He was named the Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year in 2012 and 2005 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. 

Dario Melendez
WISN 12 Sports Director/Reporter

Dario Melendez is an Emmy-award winning journalist and currently, the sports director for WISN 12. He was honored by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association for Best Sportscast for Larger Market in 2011.

Prior to working at WISN 12, Melendez worked as the Brewers and Bucks pre-and-post game host and reporter for Bally Sports Wisconsin, as well as the weekend sports anchor at New York 1 and SportsCenter anchor at ESPN. 

Jill Swanson
Lemons of Love Founder

Jill Swanson founded Lemons of Love, a nonprofit that shares personalized chemo care packages with cancer patients to support and encourage them through chemotherapy treatments. Swanson created Lemons of Love in 2014 after she was diagnosed with colon cancer. She began creating the care packages herself, which eventually turned into the Wisconsin and Illinois-based nonprofit it is today.  

The Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation recently awarded Swanson and Lemons of Love a $25,000 grant. With this financial support, Lemons of Love is able to deliver 250 additional care packages to Wisconsin cancer patients in 2023.

Emily Phillips
Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation Board Member and Event Co-Chair

Emily Phillips is the co-chair of the Award of Excellence event committee for the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation. Phillips is a managing partner and financial advisor with the Drosner Phillips Ristau Group, a wealth management team at Baird. 

Phillips was a keynote speaker at the 2016 TEDxUWMilwaukee I Am We Are event. She was named one of the 2017 Milwaukee Business Journal 40 Under 40 award recipients, the 2018 OneMKE Driver of Diversity Professional of the Year award and was a 2020 Milwaukee Business Journal Women of Influence award recipient. 

Phillips earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2007.  

Peggy Williams-Smith
Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation Board Member and Event Co-Chair

Peggy Williams-Smith is the co-chair of the Award of Excellence event committee for the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation. A leader in Milwaukee, Williams-Smith is the president and CEO of VISIT Milwaukee. She is the company’s first female president, starting in 2019.

Prior to working at VISIT Milwaukee, Williams-Smith worked for Marcus Hotels & Resorts for over 22 years, serving as senior vice president for her last few years. She is a Milwaukee native and graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee in 1994. 

Paul "Mo" Moline
Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation Board President

Paul “Mo” Moline was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2013 and is currently the board president of the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation. 
 
In 2015, he was named to Fortune magazine’s “Heroes of the 500” list for his charitable efforts.