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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.
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.
608-261-1455
mbjacob@wisc.edu
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.
414-270-4685
jappleby@wisc.edu
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.
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.
608-261-1455
cbgomez@wisc.edu
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Health Care Outreach Specialist
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.
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.
(414) 270-4687
daniellez@communityadvocates.com
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