Family Health Section: Contacts
The Family Health Section of the Bureau of Community Health Promotion within the Division of Public Health has responsibility to improve the health of women, infants, children, teens, and families as they progress through the critical developmental milestones of life. A major emphasis of the programs in the Family Health Section involves prevention, early screening, and early intervention.
Our programs include Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN), Maternal and Child Health (MCH), Newborn Screening (NBS), Violence and Injury Prevention, Opioid and Overdose Harm Prevention, Reproductive Health and Family Planning (RHFP), and Infant and Maternal Health.
Unless otherwise indicated, staff are based out of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services building at 1 W. Wilson St., Madison.
Fax number: 608-267-3824
Kathleen Hanson – KathleenM.Hanson@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Grant Specialist Advanced
608-261-9304
Katrina Heche, MPH – Katrina.Heche@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Title V Block Grant Director
608-504-1336
Maren Holm – Marenl.Holm@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Staff Development Specialist
Ashley Kreul – Ashley.Kreul@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Grant Specialist
608-266-3504
Julia Norton – Julia.Norton@dhs.wisconsin.gov, CDFT – Health Equity Coordinator
Meg Diedrick – Meg.Diedrick@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Fellow
Deirdre Sperry – Deirdre.Sperry@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Fellow
Nikki Ripp – Nikki.Ripp@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Maternal and Child Health Unit Supervisor
Kara Benjamin, MPH – Kara.Mathewson@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Director of Adolescent Health Initiatives
608-266-1004
Melissa Brockie, APSW – melissa.brockie@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Maternal Health Innovation Coordinator
Sharon Gilbert – Sharon.Gilbert@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Home Visiting Nurse Consultant
608-640-6040 (mobile)
Erika Hagen MS, PhD – Erika.Hagen@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Adolescent Health Coordinator
Alicia Hynek – Alicia.Hynek@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Perinatal Nurse Consultant
Mary Kusch, MPH Mary.Kusch@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Title V Evaluator and Epidemiologist/State Systems Development Initiative Grant Director
Virginia Loehr – Virginia.Loehr@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Child and Adolescent Health Consultant
Heidi Massey – HeidiM.Massey@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Title V Community Health Promotion Specialist
Shawn Meyer – Shawn.Meyer@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Maternal and Child Health Public Health Nurse Consultant
608-504-6373
Justine Thicke – Justine.Thicke@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Adolescent Health Coordinator
Maternal and Child Health Public Health Nurse Consultant – vacant
Maternal and Child Health Nurse Consultant – vacant
Julie Thiel,BS Pharm, PharmD – Juliea.Thiel@dhs.wisconsin.gov – CYSHCN Unit Supervisor
608-571-8438
Michelle Lund, LPC – Michellem.Lund@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program Director
Tami Horzewski, MS, CHES – Tami.Horzewski@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Wisconsin Newborn Screening Program Coordinator
608-266-8904
Vince Milisauskas – Vince.Milisauskas@dhs.wisconsin.gov – WE-TRAC and Wisconsin Birth Defects Registry Information System Specialist
608-267-7148
Melissa Olson, MS – Melissa.Olson@dhs.wisconsin.gov – CYSHCN Epidemiologist/Birth Defects Epidemiologist
608-575-1471
Mandy Quainoo – Amanda.Quainoo@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Newborn Screening Follow-through Coordinator
608-335-4146
Leah Ricci – Leah.Reuter@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Newborn Screening Data Reporting and System Integration Specialist
608-628-9302
Elizabeth Seeliger, AuD – Elizabeth.Seeliger@dhs.wisconsin.gov, – Wisconsin Sound Beginnings Program Director
608-266-1934
Melissa Skenandore – Melissa.Skenandore@dhs.wisconsin.gov – CYSHCN Program Coordinator
Kaitlin Tolliver, MSW, LCSW – Kaitlin.Tolliver@dhs.wisconsin.gov – CYSHCN and Birth Defects Program Coordinator
608-266-6967
Tamara Thompson – Tamara.Thompson@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Newborn Screening Out of Hospital Coordinator
608-332-4861
Isabella Walters – Isabella.Walters@dhs.wisconsin.gov – UW Population Health Service Fellow
Dr. Mary Landry, MD – Mary.Landry@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Title X Medical Director
Jelena Debelnogich, MPH – jelena.debelnogich@dhs.wisconsin.gov – MPH RHFP Epidemiologist
Ashley Dombrowicki, RN, MSN, BSN – Ashley.Dombrowicki@dhs.wisconsin.gov – RHFP RN Consultant
Chelsea Onchuck, RN – ChelseaM.Onchuck@dhs.wisconsin.gov – RHFP Unit Supervisor
Kenmikiiya Terry – Kenmikiiya.Terry@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Maternal and Infant Mortality Prevention Unit Supervisor
608-332-8583
Robert Fontella – Robert.Fontella@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Health Education and Outreach Specialist
Emily Morian-Lozano, MPH, MSW – Emily.Morianlozano@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Maternal Mortality Review Epidemiologist
608-266-2684
Karen Morris – KarenJ.Morris@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Maternal Mortality Review Nurse Abstractor (Western Regional Office)
Mary Rosecky – Mary.Rosecky@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Maternal Mortality Review Nurse Abstractor
Jacqueline Sills-Ware – Jacqueline.Sillsware@dhs.wisconsin.gov - Community Partnership Specialist
Hannah Schmidt – Hannah.Schmidt@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Community Partnership Specialist
Mary Wienkers, MPH – Mary.Wienkers@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Maternal Mortality Review Coordinator
Lidarose Young – Lidarose.Young@dhs.wisconsin.gov – Maternal Mortality Review Program Records Gatherer
Maternal and Infant Mortality Prevention Epidemiologist/Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Project Director – vacant
Resource contacts
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
You're not alone. Becoming a new parent can be hard. It is normal to feel depressed, anxious, and overwhelmed after having a baby. It's important to remember that mental health challenges are common during this time and there is no shame in seeking help. If you would like someone to talk to, call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 833-TLC-MAMA (833-852-6262) any time. The service is available English and Spanish.
Grief support and bereavement resources
Have you or your family been impacted by an infant loss? The Wisconsin Department of Health Services funds partners across the state so that families who lose a baby have access to grief support and bereavement resources. These partners also provide resources for those serving grieving families. The services are free and available to anyone in Wisconsin.