Our People

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

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPHDirector
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld,
MD, MPH

he/him

Senior Associate Dean & Director
AHW
Medical College of Wisconsin

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

she/her

Associate Professor & Deputy Director
AHW
Medical College of Wisconsin

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Kate Beadle

Kate Beadle

she/her

Grant Compliance Coordinator

(414) 955-4326
kbeadle@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 Coordinator III

(414) 955-4169
afraser@mcw.edu

Jessica Herzog

Jessica Herzog, MA

she/her

Program Manager

(414) 955-4754
jeherzog@mcw.edu

Amy_Homel

Amy Homel, MS

she/her

AHW Administrator

(414) 955-4104
ahomel@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

Benjamin Martinez

Benjamin Martinez, MNM

he/him

Program Manager

(414) 955-5886
bemartinez@mcw.edu

Mark McNally, PhD

Mark McNally, PhD

AHW Scientific Consultant for Basic Science  

(414) 955-8749
mtm@mcw.edu

Sarah Orizaga, MFA

Sarah Orizaga, MFA

she/they

Administrative Assistant Sr.

(414) 955-4147
sorizaga@mcw.edu 

Tracy Wilson, MPH

Yumari Ortiz, MBA

she/her

Program Coordinator

(414) 955-4113
yortiz@mcw.edu

Liliana Pezzin, PhD, JD

Liliana Pezzin, PhD, JD

AHW Scientific Consultant 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

Communications Digital Channel Consultant

chrenaud@mcw.edu

Kanoe Riedel

Kanoe Riedel

she/her

Communications Content Consultant

kariedel@mcw.edu

Nate Simon

Nate Simon, MNA

he/him

Philanthropy Fellow

(414) 955-4327
njsimon@mcw.edu

Abby Sokol-Roberts

Abby Sokol-Roberts

she/her

Salesforce Administrator

(414) 955-4681
asokol@mcw.edu

Madison Van Allen

Madison Van Allen

she/her

Data 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

Madison Ebert

Madison Ebert  (she/her)

 

Mariana Vergara

Mariana Vergara (she/her)

 

 

 

 

Past Interns

Photo of Blair McLaughlin

Blair McLaughlin (she/her)

Photo of Michael Plewa

Michael Plewa (he/him)

Photo of Tess Schultz-Vermillion

Tess Schultz-Vermillion

 

 

 

Photo of Madison Van Allen

Madison Van Allen (she/her)

Photo of Yasmin Ali

Yasmin Ali

Photo of 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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