Steering Committee

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Oversight and Advisory Committee (OAC) of the Wisconsin Partnership Program is investing special funding into a long-term initiative aimed at reducing health disparities in birth outcomes in Wisconsin.

The steering committee's charge is to provide overall leadership and establish strategic direction to the Wisconsin Partnership Program for the Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families.

The steering committee will consist of 15 members appointed by the Oversight and Advisory Committee in four general categories:

• Experts in maternal and child health related fields
• Leaders from the health care provider and payer communities
• Leaders with expertise in the field representing targeted communities
• Others as appropriate with a particular needed perspective

See the agendas and minutes for further information about the committee's work.

Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families Steering Committee Members

Georgia Cameron, MBA, BS, RN
State of Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Deputy Director of Southeastern Office,
Co-Chair of the DPH Statewide Advisory Committee on Reducing Health Disparities in Birth Outcomes
819 N. 6th St., Room 609
Milwaukee, WI 53203-1697
(414) 227-4926
georgia.cameron@wisconsin.gov

Ron Cisler, PhD, MS
Director, Center for Urban Population Health
Associate Professor, Population Health Sciences
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Outpatient Health Center, Suite 4180
1020 N. 12th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 219-7914
rac@uwm.edu

Phil Farrell, MD, PhD, Co-Chair
Professor, Pediatrics and Population Health Sciences
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
610 Walnut St., 785 WARF
Madison, WI 53726
(608) 263-9094
pmfarrell@wisc.edu

Tito L. Izard, MD
President and CEO, Milwaukee Health Services, Inc.
2555 N. Martin Luther King Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 267-3637
tizard@mhsi.org

Sheri Johnson, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank
(414) 456-4177
sxjohnso@mcw.edu

Murray Katcher, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer
Bureau of Community Health Promotion
State Maternal and Child Health Director
1 West Wilson St., Room 218
Madison, Wisconsin 53701-2659
(608) 266-5818
Murray.Katcher@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Marilyn Kilgore, MA
Chair, Beloit Infant Mortality Coalition
1161 Johnson St.
Beloit, WI 53511
(608) 365-5907
MKilgore0823@aol.com

Katherine Marks, Co-Chair
Chief Executive Officer
United Way of Kenosha County
3601 30th Ave., Suite 202
Kenosha, WI 53144
(262) 658-4104
katherine@kenoshaunitedway.org

Tina Mason, MD, MPH, FACOG
Director, Medical Operations, Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
1020 N 12th St. Suite 3107
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 219-5600
Tina.mason@aurora.org

Stephen C. Ragatz, MD, FAAP
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St. Joseph
Staff Neonatologist
3070 North 51st St. #309
Milwaukee, WI 53210
(414) 447-2663

Laurel Rice, MD
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
1 S. Park St., Suite 555
Madison, WI 53715
(608) 287-2494
lwrice@wisc.edu

Bill Solberg, LCSW
CSM Director of Community Services
CSM Office Center
4425 North Port Washington Road
Glendale, WI 53212
(414) 326-2660
bsolberg@columbia-stmarys.org

Betty Stinson BA
Chair, Racine Infant Mortality Coalition
5021 Singing Trees Drive
Racine, WI 53406
(262) 634-8081
bhstinson@dls.net