Our past and present board members include local leaders who serve diverse communities, students, families, schools, and nonprofit organizations with backgrounds in social work and family therapy, public interest and policy, diversity and inclusion, human resources and business, K-12 and higher education, scholarship and education research, arts and advocacy, and more.

Cathy Couture
Clinical Lead
Rock County Human Services
President/Chair

Deirdre Hargrove-Kriegoff
Consultant
Alma Advisory Group
Vice Chair

Deanna Needham
Special Education Teacher
Fennimore Community Schools
Member

Dianne Greenley
Attorney (retired)
Disability Rights Wisconsin
Member

Erika Villafuerte
Founder
Salud First
Member

Melodi Bunting
Senior Manager
Wegner CPAs
Treasurer

Merideth Trahan
Chief of Staff
WIDA Consortium
Secretary

Oscar Mireles
Executive Director
Omega School
Member

Yvonne Williams
Director of Engagement
WCEPS
Member