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Children, Youth & Families
The Children, Youth & Family PAC exists to collaborate on issues related to children, youth and families that are overseen by the Department of Children and Families, Department of Health Services, and the Department of Corrections. The PAC identifies system-wide issues that affect the health, safety and well-being of children and youth. These include issues related to child protective services and juvenile justice and the correlating services to both areas, such as mental health and community based services for disabilities.
The CYF PAC members are subject matter experts in varying levels of county management who can provide crucial input to our State partners in relation to new initiatives and changes to programming. We evaluate what effect proposed changes will have locally on children and families, as well as the fiscal impact and unintended consequences to those proposed changes. The PAC represents a diverse group of counties with rural and urban perspectives and strives to educate our association membership on upcoming changes in policy and procedure.
Current members of the Children, Youth & Family PAC are:
Ray Przybelski, Portage County, Co-Chair
Vicki Tylka, Marathon County, Co-Chair
Alyssa Schultz, Dodge County
Bob Lee, Dane County
Brent Reuhlow, Jefferson County
Chris Hanten, Wood County
Dawn Buchholz, Waushara County
Diane Cable, Eau Claire County
Lance Horozewski, Rock County
Pat Lancour, Fond du Lac County
Lisa Roberts, Waukesha County
Scott Shackleford, Sheyboygan County
Sue Sleezer, Green Lake County
Carrie Anderson, Dunn County
WCHSA representatives on children, youth and family-related committees and work groups include:
Secretary’s Council on Child Welfare - Lisa Roberts, Waukesha, and Lisa Hassenstab, WCHSA
CPS retention and recruitment workgroup - Robyn Klaila, Columbia; Dee Jaye Miles, Green; Vicki Tylka, Marathon; Lance Horozewski, Rock; Lauren Martin, Fond du Lac; Nancy Ortegon-Johnson, Dane; Kevin Brennan, Brown; Lisa Roberts, Waukesha; Jim LeDuc, Washburn
CPS appeals workgroup - Melissa Blom, Outagamie; Greg Benesh, Oconto; Dana Strohm, Waupaca; Ron Schmidt, Pierce; Bob Lee, Dane; Kristin Korpela, Dunn; Matt Zabel, St. Croix; Lauren Krukowski, Brown; Chris Hanten, Wood; Bill Topel, Winnebago; Kathy Mullooly, Waukesha; Liza Daleiden, Taylor; Clark Theleman, Grant