Before serving as the chair of dermatology at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Dr. Drolet was in a leadership role for dermatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. She completed her undergraduate education at Michigan State University, her M.D. at Loyola University, and residency and fellowship training in clinical research and pediatric dermatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Dr. Golden is dean emeritus of the School of Medicine and Public Health, vice chancellor emeritus for medical affairs, Robert Turell Professor in Medical Leadership, and professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is also the past chair of the board of UW Health, the university’s integrated academic health system.
Dr. Joseph Holt is the Director of the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine (WARM), the rural medicine program within the MD program curriculum at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He serves as an Associate Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine within the Department of Medicine.
Allison has more than 15 years of professional experience in program and policy analysis. Before joining UW–Madison in 2014, Allison worked for the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau.
Kelsey has worked in rural health care for 20 years, including as a CNA, EMT, LPN, RN, and nurse leader. She currently serves as the administrative director for a critical access hospital.
Greg Nycz has worked on access to health care issues within the Community Health Center program for over 52 years. Since 1990, he has served as the executive director of Family Health Center of Marshfield, Inc., a FQHC serving 18,381 square miles in rural northern Wisconsin. He has been involved in service, research, and educational efforts aimed at improving the health of communities with particular emphasis on rural and low-income populations.
Wally retired after 20 years as the Executive Director of the Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program (SWCAP), a rural anti-poverty agency serving five southwestern Wisconsin counties. While there Wally helped start three free medical clinics, one free dental clinic and built two additional dental clinics leased out to Federally Qualified Health Centers. He took the lead in establishing a rural addiction recovery program and a farmer suicide prevention program.
Lori Wittig, RN, MBA, currently serves as the director of inpatient services at Gundersen Moundview Hospital. Past roles include director of outpatient services at Moundview, and various emergency room nursing positions. Lori has been with the Gundersen Health System (Emplify Heath) for 12 years.
Danielle is a descendant of the Menominee and Santee Sioux Nations and was raised on the Menominee Indian Reservation in north-central Wisconsin. She has many years’ experience serving tribal communities in college readiness, intergovernmental affairs, and community and economic development.
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