Our Team

Ellen Carlson

President and CEO

(608) 826-3404 Send Email

Community Engagement

Leslie Albrecht Huber

Vice President of Strategic Engagement

(608) 826-3413 Send Email

Valerie Cavanagh

Development Director

(608) 826-3418 Send Email

Anne Shlimovitz

Communications Director

(608) 826-3408 Send Email

Jill Bradshaw

Community Engagement Manager

Organizations and Special Events

(608) 836-2751 Send Email

Peggy Halloran

Grants Officer

(608) 826-3402 Send Email

Beth Johnson

Community Engagement Manager

Business Relationships and Events

(608) 826-3414 Send Email

Kate Rowell

Communications Coordinator

(608) 836-2754 Send Email

Food & Housing

Meghan Sohns

Vice President of Programming

(608) 826-3416 Send Email

Maggie Milcarek

Food and Resource Access Director

(608) 826-3400 Send Email

Pam Higham

Volunteer Services Director

(608) 826-3409 Send Email

Taylor Rozman

Housing Stability Director

(608) 826-3412 Send Email

Trish Ballweg

Reception Manager

(608) 836-7338 Send Email

Joel Baker

Doubled Up Housing Case Manager

(608) 836-2755 Send Email

Laurie Horton

Case Manager

(608) 826-3405 Send Email

Claire McCloskey

Case Manager

Community Outreach and Advocacy

(608) 287-9131 Send Email

Astrid Agurcia

Service Navigation Manager

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Stephanie Vidrio-Garcia

Intervention Case Manager

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Maddie Kalscheuer

Food and Resource Access Manager

(608) 826-3407 Send Email

Ron Radunzel

Community Food Logistics Manager

(608) 836-2753 Send Email

Operations

Erica Hendricks

Vice President of Finance and Operations

(608) 826-3411 Send Email

Melissa Martinez

Accounting Assistant

(608) 893-7575 Send Email

Myeesha Mitchell

Finance and IT Support Specialist

(608) 836-7338 Send Email

Ryan Trost

Building Manager

(608) 836-2757 Send Email

Board of Directors

Chair – Dana Monogue, Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Vice-Chair – Amy Racki, Heart Counseling
Treasurer – Sue Loken, Lake Ridge Bank
Secretary – Luke Fuszard, Imperva

Darren Fortney, Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc (SEH)
Alex Gibson, Smart Solutions, Inc.
Chase Horne, DeWitt LLP
Christopher Morris, America’s Credit Unions
Christin Mlsna, J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.
Kate Nisbet, Forward Health Group
Tom Qualls, Madison Public Schools Foundation
Dom Ricks, Kromrey Middle School
Chris Roth, UW Health
Andrea Van Nest, Longtable Beer Cafe
Jennifer Wagner, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Ellen Carlson, Board Ex-officio, Executive Director, WayForward Resources

About Us

Ellen Carlson

Community Engagement

Leslie Albrecht Huber

Vice President of Strategic Engagement

Valerie Cavanagh

Development Director

Anne Shlimovitz

Communications Director

Jill Bradshaw

Community Engagement Manager

Organizations and Special Events

Peggy Halloran

Grants Officer

Beth Johnson

Community Engagement Manager

Business Relationships and Events

Kate Rowell

Communications Coordinator

Food & Housing

Meghan Sohns

Vice President of Programming

Maggie Milcarek

Food and Resource Access Director

Pam Higham

Volunteer Services Director

Taylor Rozman

Housing Stability Director

Trish Ballweg

Reception Manager

Joel Baker

Doubled Up Housing Case Manager

Laurie Horton

Case Manager

Claire McCloskey

Case Manager

Community Outreach and Advocacy

Astrid Agurcia

Service Navigation Manager

Stephanie Vidrio-Garcia

Intervention Case Manager

Maddie Kalscheuer

Food and Resource Access Manager

Ron Radunzel

Community Food Logistics Manager

Operations

Erica Hendricks

Vice President of Finance and Operations

Melissa Martinez

Accounting Assistant

Myeesha Mitchell

Finance and IT Support Specialist

Ryan Trost

Building Manager

Board of Directors

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