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WAWH Staff

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Sara Finger, Founder & Executive Director
Amy Olejniczak, MS, MPH, Associate Director
Erica Koepsel, MS, PATCH Implementation Director
Chelsea Aeschbach, MPH, CHES, PATCH Development Director
Katrina Morrison, Health Equity Policy Director
Silvia Martinez Segura, Bilingual Community Engagement Coordinator / Coordinadora Bilingüe de Participación Communitaria

PATCH Site &  Fellowship Coordinators

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Aryce Jackson, Milwaukee Site Coordinator
Paula Neiween, Wausau Site Coordinator
Angela Gelatt, La Crosse Site Coordinator
Nailah Johnson, Sexual Health Fellowship Coordinator
Faith Ogungbe, Fellowship Coordiantor
Tessa Randolph, Green Bay Site Coordinator
Kayla Sippl, Social Emotional Health Youth Coordinator

Board of Directors

Melody Bockenfeld, MPH, BSN, President
Jessica Gathirimu, MPH, CPH, Vice President
Iana Vladmirova, CPA, JD, Treasurer
Lavetta Arrington
Molly Murphy, PhD, Secretary
Jill Denson, MSW, PhD Candidate
Angela Janis, MD
Kirsten Johanson, DNP
Adrian Jones
Alexia Sabor
Amanda Schmehil, MD
If you are interested in serving on our Board of Directors, please link here to submit your application.

Our Interns


  • Sarah Gesner
  • Paige Leiser
  • Elena Mandarino
  • Heather Saucedo
  • Olivia Matts
Please note that our internship opportunities are very limited and competitive. If you would like to apply to intern with us, link here.

A special thanks to the many individuals who interned with WAWH since 2004:

Lily Allison, Jordyn Anklam, Stephanie Arneson, Sara Arnsdorf, Caitlin Attaway, Emma Barnes, Kelsey Baubie, Mikaela Becker, Jen Blasco, Rebecca Bleil, Lindsey Bouras, Willa Brenneis,  Katie Brow, Billy Burrough, Leen Bnyat, Emma Carpenter, Sherose Charania, Michele Coleman,  Sam Considine, Caroline Cooney,  Sopia Cordes, Samantha  Crowley, Hannah Cutts, Krista Czerwinski, Lyndsey Drake, Sari Edelman, Sara Eskrich, Rachel Fassbender, Caroline Gasao, Sarah Gaydos, Josie Garwood, Hayley Maloof Gallaher, Henry Gaylord, Stephanie Goerl, Emily Gordon, Marie Gorman, Monet Goudreault, Casey Grittner, Laura Grogan,  Samone Hall, Carolyn Hamburg, Hannah Handal, Christina Hanna, Bridget Harney, Chandler Hegna, Angela Holecko, Devin Jellish, Haley Joyce, Heidi Katchkey, Maggie Keating, Song Kim, Cheyenne King, Tamara Kozyckyj, Lacy Langbecker, Cole Leiter, Kelsey Lensmire, Kristin Lewis, Sidney Litke, Bella Lock, Mya Lonnebotn, Maggie Lyons, Audrey Marsh, Courtney Maxcy, Laura Miller, Azin Moghadam, Mike Noto, Amy Olejniczak, Emily O’Malley Laursen, Kadijha Marquardt-Davis,  Rachel Maslansky, Acadia Rose McGovern, Laura Miller, Maddie Miller, Priya Muldowney, Shaunna Newton, Mahee Patel, Nicole Poellinger, Mike Noto, Fiona O’Connell-Gates,  Annette Okafor, Jenn Ryan O’Melia, Kristine Omen, Hannah Otolara-Fadner, Stacey Park, Amanda Parrish, Claire Peterson, Rebecca Pfender, Ayden Prehara, Megan Provost, Tia Ramirez, Katie Remmington, Kate Reynolds-Gooch, Alyssa Ricketts, Elle Russell, Margaret Rynkiewicz, Brooke Saias, Vibha Sanghvi, Anna Schettle, Sherri Schroeder, Emily Schwartzstein, Lara Shoemaker, Norma-Jean Simon, Nikki Smith, Zach Spaciel, Kathy Staats, Skye Stanwich, Rhea Stark, Natasa Stjepanovic, Claire Stevens, Reagan Stulz, Kim Sutter, Rebecca Swearingen, Zunera Tariq, Joanna Tess, Macy Tran, Rachel Vallens, Maddie Vilker, Robyn Vinje, Leah Voskuil, Steph Walczak, Abbe Walsh, Violent Wang, Alyssa Watts, Demi Weisbrod, Heather Wilharm, Hannah Wilz, Elizabeth Wendt, Ka Yang, Sarah Zeazel, Chelsea Zess

Story of Our Logo

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The two rings represent an “alliance” and recognition of the value of finding common ground.  Blue is a color of “trust” and “confidence” and Green is a color of “health” and “growth”.  This logo was developed in the spirit of collaboration with a collective vision to improve the health and lives of Wisconsin women. and girls.

Preferred Partners (aka some of our favorite people)

Accounting: Kollath CPAs
Coaching & Consulting: Jen Wilson with New Leaf 
Graphic Recording: VisuaLeverage
Nonprofit Software: Salsa Labs
Printing & Publishing: Advertisers Press
Videography: b. brown productions & Michael Doyle Olson
Web Development: Go Studio  Web
IT & Technical Assistance: DANEnet

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  • Home
  • About
    • Our Initiatives >
      • Wide Awake in Wisconsin
      • Policy Rx: Our Policy Vision
      • Wisconsin Women's Health Advocacy Summit
      • PATCH Program
      • Health Professionals at the Forefront >
        • Unbiased Care in Women's Health
      • Women Win With the ACA
    • News
  • Take Action
    • Vote! >
      • Vote Early!
      • OutreachCircle
    • Census 2020
    • Know Your Legislators >
      • Meeting with Legislators
    • Media Advocacy
    • Policy Watch >
      • Peek at Policy Blog
      • Democracy & Accountability
      • 2021 Legislative Session Review
      • 2019 Legislative Session Review >
        • Legislator Vote Record
      • Executive Blueprint
      • Health Programs >
        • WI Well Woman Program
      • Economic Security >
        • Paid Family Medical Leave
      • Violence Against Women
      • Reproductive Health >
        • SCOTUS
        • Truth
        • Timeline of Reproductive Health Threats in WI
        • RESPECT Women Act
        • "Personhood"
        • Pelvic Exam Consent
      • Maternal & Child Health >
        • Momnibus Act
        • Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Expansion
        • Black MCH Justice
        • Healthy Women Healthy Babies
        • Community Based Doulas
        • WI "Cocaine Mom" Law
        • Patient Privacy & Confidentiality
      • State Budget
      • Health Care Reform >
        • Medicaid Expansion
  • Resources
    • Health Care Coverage
    • Resources to be a White Warrior
    • COVID-19 Resources
    • Public Charge Rule
    • Reproductive Justice
  • Connect
    • Events >
      • WI Women United for a Better Budget
      • Belly of the Beast Film Discussion
      • WI Women's Health Congress
  • Support Us
    • Why Support Us?
    • Donate >
      • Foster the Future
    • Shop & Support
    • Workplace Giving
    • Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
    • The Big Share
    • Day In My Shoes
  • #KindnessIsEverything
  • Shop
    • Kindness Is Everything Wholesale