Board and Staff

Staff

Lisa Schneider

Executive Director

Networking, budget, and fiscal management, contracts, strategic planning, and representation of RCAW on councils and committees.

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Rachel Watkins-Petersen

Project Manager

Marketing and communications, statewide presentations, webinars, and grant programs.

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Margie Arpin

Business Office Manager

Accounting and fiscal grant management.  

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Leslie Thede

Program Specialist

First point of contact, information and referrals, registry maintenance, and data collection

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Kelly Lamberty

Program Support Specialist

Promotion, communication, data collection, and reporting of RCAW’s Caregiver Respite Grant Program.

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Board of directors

RCAW has a 10-person Board of Directors consisting of caregivers, legislators, care recipients, professionals, and advocates.

President

Tricia Lazare

Vice President

Victoria Gunderson

Treasurer

Kathy Platt, RN

Respite Care Advoacate

Secretary

Marguerite Rupnow

Karl Schoendorf

Barbara Dittrich

Jamie Milaeger

Jen Harrison

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Danielle Tolzmann

Family Voice of Wisconsin

Overview of RCAW Respite Grant Programs

Updated February 01, 2024 

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Dollars provided to new and existing respite care agencies to increase respite across the state
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Dollars provided to agencies through the Group Respite Grant Program
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Dollars provided to family caregivers to receive respite care through the Caregiver Respite Grant Program
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Dollars provided to family caregivers through the Supplemental Respite Grant Program