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Project Director

 

Roberta Riportella serves as Project Director for Covering Kids & Families-Wisconsin, a coalition-based Medicaid outreach organization. As part of Covering Kids & Families, she is involved with several outreach and research projects.

 

Roberta Riportella

608-263-7088

rriporte@wisc.edu

Project Coordinator


Michael Jacob has served as the Project Coordinator for Covering Kids & Families - Wisconsin since its inception in March of 2003. He provides leadership in program design, oversight and implementation, along with overseeing six staff and the day-to-day operation of this statewide coalition.

 

Michael Jacob

608-261-1455

mbjacob@wisc.edu

Health Care Outreach Specialist


Jeni Appleby rejoined Covering Kids & Families - Wisconsin in 2011 as an Outreach Specialist located at Community Advocates in Milwaukee. Through the REACH BC+ (Retention and Enrollment to Achieve Children's Health and Build Capacity +) project, Jeni provides BadgerCare+ outreach and support to CESA 1, which is comprised of 45 school districts in southeastern Wisconsin.

Jeni Appleby

414-270-4685

jappleby@wisc.edu

Health Care Outreach Specialist


Allison Espeseth is an Outreach Specialist with Covering Kids & Families - Wisconsin. She has worked with Covering Kids & Families-Wisconsin since 2004. She has been involved in assessing the effectiveness of strategies for public health coverage outreach in schools since 2007 and currently leads project evaluation and dissemination efforts.

Allison Espeseth

608-261-1455

aehales@wisc.edu

Health Care Outreach Specialist

Caroline Gomez is an Outreach Specialist with Covering Kids & Families - Wisconsin since February 2011. Through the REACH BC+ (Retention and Enrollment to Achieve Children's Health and Build Capacity +) project, Caroline provides outreach and support to the 27 school districts in CESA 8, which is located in the northeastern part of Wisconsin.

 

Caroline Gomez

608-261-1455

cbgomez@wisc.edu

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Health Care Outreach Specialist


Photo of staff member Jean Nothnagel joined Covering Kids & Families - Wisconsin in 2010 as an Outreach Specialist. Jean currently leads the REACH BC+ (Retention and Enrollment to Achieve Children's Health and Build Capacity +) project in the CESA 3 region that represents 31 school districts in southwestern Wisconsin, and lends support to other school based projects, program planning and evaluation.

Jean Nothnagel

608-261-1455

nothnagel@wisc.edu

Health Care Outreach Specialist

Danielle Zirkel is a Health Care Outreach Specialist at Community Advocates in Milwaukee WI. She provides school-based outreach through the REACH BC+ project, assisting individual schools with resources needed to connect their uninsured children and families to health insurance and care.

 

Danielle Zirkel

(414) 270-4687

daniellez@communityadvocates.com

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