Who We Are
The Prevention Board is comprised of representatives from the Legislature; Governor’s Office; state Departments of Children and Families, Health Services, Public Instruction, Justice and Corrections; and 10 public members.
Executive Committee:
- Chair: Dr. Jennifer Kleven
- Vice Chair: Sara Christensen
- Secretary: William Olivier
- Legislative Committee Chair: Representative Jill Billings
- Performance Improvement Committee Chair: William Olivier
Board Members
Statutory Members- Senator Jesse James, Wisconsin State Senate
- Representative Jill Billings, Wisconsin State Assembly
- Senator LaTonya Johnson, Wisconsin State Senate
- Representative Patrick Snyder, Wisconsin State Assembly
- Jonette Arms, Assistant Administrator, Division of Public Health, Department of Health Services Designee
- Julie Incitti, School Social Work Consultant, Department of Public Instruction Designee
- Mary Anne Snyder, Governor's Designee
- Stephanie Lozano, Tribal Liaison, Department of Children and Families Designee
- Lynn Cook, Office of Crime Victim Services, Department of Justice Designee
- Lance Horozewski, Division of Juvenile Corrections, Department of Correction Designee
Public Members- Paula Breese, Executive Director, Family & Childcare Resources of N.E.W.
- Allison Budzinski, Senior Analyst - Social and Behavioral Health, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
- Sara Christensen, Christensen Law, LLC.
- Alice Egan, Clinical Associate Professor; Child Welfare Training Coordinator, UW-Madison Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work
- Max Ellithorpe, Psychiatry Resident – UW Health
- Erin Arango-Escalante, All Children Thrive
- Dr. Jennifer Kleven, Pediatrician, Gundersen Health Systems
- William Olivier, Community Impact Pastor, Bridge Builders
- Erika Traver, Indian Child Welfare Supervisor, Ho-Chunk Nation
- Vicki Tylka, Managing Director of Community Programs, North Central Health Care
Board Meeting Materials
Board and Committee Meeting Materials:
Current year meeting agendas and minutes are posted here and on the Wisconsin Public Meeting Notices and Minutes website.
Serving on the Prevention Board:
Open positions for the Governor's Boards, Commissions and Councils are listed here and must be completed and submitted online. Appointments are administered by the Office of the Governor.