Our People

Staff / Internship Program

Dedicated to making a difference today and for generations to come, our team works every day to help make Wisconsin a healthier place to live.

Staff

Director
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld,
MD, MPH

he/him

Senior Associate Dean and Executive Director
AHW
Medical College of Wisconsin

Deputy Director
Ugwuji N. Maduekwe, MD, MMSc, MPH

she/her

Associate Dean and Deputy Director
AHW
Medical College of Wisconsin

Lupita Ayala

Lupita Ayala

she/her

Administrative Assistant, Sr.

Kate Beadle

Kate Beadle

she/her

Grant Compliance Coordinator

(414) 955-4326
kbeadle@mcw.edu

Kaylee Beck

Kaylee Beck

she/her

Program Coordinator

(414) 955-6174
knbeck@mcw.edu

Christina Ellis

Christina Ellis, MS

she/her

Program Director – Strategic Investments

(414) 955-7406
cellis@mcw.edu

Tracy Wilson, MPH

Julia Enright

she/her

Grant Compliance Coordinator

(414) 955-4934
jenright@mcw.edu

Autum Kowalczyk, MBA

Amanda Fraser

she/her

Program Manager

(414) 955-4169
afraser@mcw.edu

Michael Plewa

Monica Grimm

she/her

Program Coordinator

(414) 955-5886
mgrimm@mcw.edu

Amy_Homel

Amy Homel, MS

she/her

AHW Administrator

(414) 955-4104
ahomel@mcw.edu

Amber Jacoby

Amber Jacoby

Program Coordinator

(414) 955-4754
ajacoby@mcw.edu

Kristl Klewein

Kristl Klewein

Administrative Associate

(414) 955-4147
kklewein@mcw.edu

Autum Kowalczyk, MBA

Autum Kowalczyk, MBA

she/her

Compliance Business Manager

(414) 955-4765
akowalczyk@mcw.edu

Kelly Lietz, MA

Kelly Lietz, MA

he/him

Communications Director

(414) 955-4114
klietz@mcw.edu

Ned Littlefield, PhD

Ned Littlefield, PhD

he/him

Senior Evaluator

(414) 955-4186
elittlefield@mcw.edu

Liliana Pezzin, PhD, JD

Liliana Pezzin, PhD, JD

AHW Scientific Advisor for Clinical/Population Science

(414) 456-8862
lpezzin@mcw.edu

Michael Plewa

Michael Plewa

he/him

Digital Media Specialist

(414) 955-4121
mplewa@mcw.edu

Chris Renaud

Chris Renaud

he/him

Application Systems Analyst

chrenaud@mcw.edu

Kanoe Riedel

Kanoe Riedel, MA

she/her

Communications Content Consultant

kariedel@mcw.edu

Abby Sokol-Roberts

Abby Sokol-Roberts

she/her

Salesforce Administrator

(414) 955-4681
asokol@mcw.edu

Amy Sordahl

Amy Sordahl

Program Coordinator

(414) 955-4113
asordahl@mcw.edu

Michael Plewa

Scott Terhune, PhD

he/him

AHW Scientific Advisor for Basic Science

(414) 955-2511
sterhune@mcw.edu

Madison Van Allen

Madison Van Allen

she/her

Business Analyst

(262) 227-7416
mvanallen@mcw.edu

Tracy Wilson, MPH

Tracy Wilson, MPH

she/her

Program Manager

(414) 955-4364
trwilson@mcw.edu

Internship Program

Intern with AHW

AHW offers semester-long internship opportunities to students looking for experience supporting the operations of a statewide health philanthropy through work in marketing and communications, compliance and database coordination, event support and more.

For information on the AHW Internship Program, please email ahw@mcw.edu

Current Interns

Connor Lezama

Connor Lezama

Sophia Taavao

Sophia Taavao

Past Interns

Julia Jakusz

Julia Jakusz

Ramla Bajabar

Ramla Bajabar

Vanessa Reynoso

Vanessa Reynoso

Cordero McCall

Cordero McCall

Sai Dongur

Sai Dongur

Madison Ebert

Madison Ebert

Mariana Vegara

Mariana Vergara

Blair McLaughlin

Blair McLaughlin

Michael Plewa

Michael Plewa

Tess Schulz-Vermilion

Tess Schulz-Vermillion

Madison Van Allen

Madison Van Allen

Yasmin Ali

Yasmin Ali

Brayan Martinez-Rivera

Brayan Martinez-Rivera

For information related to careers at the Medical College of Wisconsin, please visit the careers page at MCW.edu.

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