Advisory Committee


Sumaiyah Clark MS
Milwaukee County Chief Equity Officer, Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services
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Patricia Clason RCC, CPS
Emotional Intelligence Speaker, Patricia Clason Coaching Associates
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Nieves Lopez
Human Services Program Coordinator, Lifecare and Early Intervention Services
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Joshua Mersky Ph.D.
Professor, Co-director Institute for Child and Family Well-being. Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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James “Dimitri” Topitzes Ph.D.
Co-Founder and Director of Clinical Serves at the Institute for Child and Family Well-Being and Professor at the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Colleen Trevino PhD, FNP, AGACNP
Associate Professor of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)
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UWM Team
Conference Coordinators
Nancy Nelson, Ph.D., MBA, OT, CHT | Provost’s Deputy for Continuing Education Conference Coordinator
Ron Wiza, Director of Multimedia and Conference
Conference Planning & Support
Angela Kelber, Continuing Education Associate Director
Liza Longhini, University Advancement Director
Wendy Norem, Associate Director, Marketing
Erik Peterson, Multimedia Designer
Megan Shea, Registration Supervisor
Drew Laser, Program Assistant
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Past Conferences
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