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Youth Justice and Prevention (YJP)

 

1227 North Sherman Avenue
Madison, WI 53704


Phone: (608) 288-2400
Fax: (608) 288-2405
Email Reception: hscyfnipreception@danecounty.gov

Youth Justice and Prevention Manager

Andre Johnson

Youth Justice and Prevention Manager

Office: (608) 288-2401

Cell: (608) 512-9275
johnson.andre@danecounty.gov

Youth Justice and Prevention Intake Unit

Liz Pankow

Social Work Supervisor

Office: (608) 288-2406

Cell: (608) 556-7252
pankow@danecounty.gov 

Jessica Bilansky

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2436

Cell: (608) 575-1098
bilansky@danecounty.gov

Simon Lo

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2445

Cell: (608) 575-3417
lo.simon@danecounty.gov

(Vacant)

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 

Cell: (608) 

Sara Peppler

Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2407

Cell: (608) 575-1042
peppler.sara@danecounty.gov

Hong Pham

Senior Social Worker - Court

Office: (608) 266-4944

Cell: (608) 286-8060
pham@danecounty.gov 

Jaime O'Malley

Lead Social Worker

Cell: (608) 695-2398

O'Malley.Jaime@danecounty.gov

 

Abby Schroeder

Social Worker

Cell: 608-886-8030

Schroeder.abby@danecounty.gov

 

Youth Justice Services: Court Diversion Unit

Rhonda Voigt

Social Work Supervisor

Office: (608) 288-2425

Cell: (608) 512-9209
voigt.rhonda@danecounty.gov

Dao Herr

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2598

Cell: (608) 332-9859
herr.dao@danecounty.gov

Laura Godfrey

Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2419

Cell: (608) 422-3123
Godfrey.Laura@danecounty.gov

Joseph Muellenberg

Program Leader

Office: (608) 288-2417

Cell: (608) 334-1018
muellenberg.joseph@danecounty.gov

Kayla Piskorski

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2427

Cell: (608) 334-8568
Piskorski.Kayla@danecounty.gov

Michelle Silverman

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2956

Cell: (608) 512-9202
silverman.michelle@danecounty.gov

Hailey Maertz

Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2410

Cell: (608) 225-2302

Maertz.Hailey@danecounty.gov

Rick Naylor

Program Leader

Office: (608) 288-2425

Cell: (608) 556-2655

naylor.rick@danecounty.gov

Amanda Wiza

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2431

Cell: (608) 512-9272
wiza.amanda@danecounty.gov

Karla Thomsen

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2423

Cell: (608) 512-9206

thomsen.karla@danecounty.gov

Tracy Hem

Social Worker

Office: (608)288-2433

Cell: (608)556-3890

Hem.tracy@danecounty.gov

Youth Justice and Prevention Early Intervention Services Unit (EISU)

Heather Crowley

Social Work Supervisor

Cell: (608) 512-9239
crowley@danecounty.gov  

George Brown

Program Leader

Cell: (608) 516-6006
brown@danecounty.gov

Alan Chancellor

Program Leader - Memorial High School

Cell: (608) 512-9276
chancellor@danecounty.gov 

Lizbeth Covarrubias

Bi-lingual Program Leader, East High School

Cell: (608) 571-9322

covarrubias.lizbeth@danecounty.gov

Ricardo (Ty) Mahone

Program Leader - West High School

Cell: (608) 347-1178
mahone@danecounty.gov

Alex Maves

Youth Justice Coordinator, 10-16 year olds

Cell: (608) 334-0063

maves.alex@danecounty.gov

Lilly Nimmer

Program Leader

Cell: (608) 469-9100
nimmer.lillian@danecounty.gov 

Marta Olvera

Program Leader

Cell: 608-338-7179
Olvera.Marta@danecounty.gov 

Tonya Pollard-Sheppard

Program Leader

Cell: (608) 338-4461
pollard-sheppard@danecounty.gov 

Alyssa Ivy

Youth Justice Coordinator 17-25 year olds

Cell: (608) 332-9986

ivy.alyssa@danecounty.gov

Kenneth Gales

GRIT Program Leader

Cell: (608) 334-8178

Gales.Kenneth@danecounty.gov

Youth Justice and Prevention North/East Team (NET) Ongoing

Jennifer Zehr

Supervisor

Office: (608) 288-2409

Cell: (608) 772-4453

zehr.jennifer@danecounty.gov

Kristen Barge

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-4059

Cell: (608) 225-9875
barge@danecounty.gov

Lisa Calahan

Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2441 

Cell: (608) 358-8866
calahan.lisa@danecounty.gov

Meaghan Duffy

Senior Social Worker

Office:  (608) 288-2408

Cell: (608) 287-6331

duffy@danecounty.gov

Elizabeth Folco

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 283-1605

Cell: (608) 347-9536
folco@danecounty.gov 

Erik Nielsen

Lead Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-4060

Cell: (608) 512-9213
nielsen@danecounty.gov 

Jenica Slavek

Social Worker

Office: (608) 283-1449

Cell: (608) 358-5844
slavek.jenica@danecounty.gov 

Tami Swenson

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2428

Cell: (608) 512-9195
swenson.tami@danecounty.gov

Jacob Hanifl

Lead Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2413

Cell: (608) 320-8224

hanifl.jacob@danecounty.gov

Jennifer Brown

Program Leader

Cell: 608-695-6873

brown.jennifer@danecounty.gov

Youth Justice and Prevention South/West Team (SWT) Ongoing

Melissa Dimpfl

Social Work Supervisor

Office: (608) 261-5089

Cell: (608) 334-3629
dimpfl@danecounty.gov

Elena Aleman

Social Worker

Office: (608) 261-5666

Cell: (608) 320-6365
aleman.elena@danecounty.gov

Cassidy Ascherl

Social Worker

Office: (608)283-1385

Cell: (608) 471-2527

Ascherl.cassidy@danecounty.gov

Kendra Crowell

Social Worker

Office: (608) 261-5075

Cell: (608) 556-7943
besaw.kendra@danecounty.gov

Rebecca Pink

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608)261-9928

Cell: (608) 692-2964

pink.rebecca@danecounty.gov 

Raquel Tapia Orozco

Social Worker

Office: (608) 283-1419

Cell: (608) 692-3278

TapiaOrozcoRaquel@danecounty.gov

Martha Vradenburg

Program Leader

Office: (608) 261-5667 ???

Cell: (608) 576-7973
vradenburg@danecounty.gov

Reggie Wallace

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 261-5076

Cell: (608) 512-9201
wallace@danecounty.gov

Naima Zen

Social Worker

Cell: 608-770-4055

zen.naima@danecounty.gov

Cassie DeMars

Social Worker

Cell: 608-621-8695

DeMars.Cassie@danecounty.gov

Youth Justice and Prevention Intensive Ongoing

Sarah Thomas

Social Work Supervisor

Office: (608) 288-2424

Cell: (608) 334-4130
thomas@danecounty.gov

Liza Anderson

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2597

Cell: (608) 512-9197

anderson.liza@danecounty.gov

Cheryl Bradley

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2435

Cell: (608) 347-7901
bradley@danecounty.gov

Tom Brundage

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2430

Cell: (608) 512-9279
brundage@danecounty.gov

Vicki Goldman

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2446

Cell: (608) 575-3714
goldman@danecounty.gov

Kara Hagen

Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2429

Cell: (608) 320-8342
hagen@danecounty.gov

Choua Her

Program Leader

Office: (608) 288-2460

Cell: (608) 949-4188
???????her.choua@danecounty.gov

Paige Michels

Lead Social Worker

Office: (608) 288-2447

Cell: (608) 444-3435
michels.paige@danecounty.gov

Tony Ricker

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 444-0472

Cell: (608) 444-0472
ricker@danecounty.gov

Aimee Steele

Senior Social Worker

Office: (608) 283-1604

Cell: (608) 469-5058
steele.aimee@danecounty.gov