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The Wavemaker Summit is a day dedicated to learning critical skills, taking action, and building relationships. Learn skills that will propel your work forward. Connect with smart, passionate people who are dedicated to improving health in Wisconsin. Walk away feeling inspired with new insights, knowing that you are a part of a team and connected to something bigger.

Our objectives:

Build connections and foster relationships
Center the voices of those most impacted by health inequities
Learn new skills and build capacity to accelerate action in local communities

Theme: Meaningful Community Engagement

At healthTIDE, we're constantly working hard to ensure we're working WITH community groups and leaders to create innovative, collaborative solutions to addressing the health inequities faced by Wisconsin communities. From our community panel, to keynote speaker, to our breakout session, and to networking opportunities--how to engage meaningfully with partners and communities will be a strong focus throughout the day!

Learn skills that will propel your work forward. Connect with smart, passionate people who are dedicated to improving health in Wisconsin. Walk away feeling inspired with new insights, knowing that you are part of a team and connected to something bigger.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Youth led Solutions to Creating Healthier Communities -- why is it imperative that youth are empowered to realize change

Shelbi Jentz - Healthy Kids Collaborative of Dane County
Annie Potter - Madison East High School
Madison East High School Students
Erica Koepsel - Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH)

Local Data for Action -- what resources exist to tap into the best, most relevant data

Hilary Joyner - UW Madison Population Health Institute / Wisconsin Health Atlas
Karen Odegaard - UW Madison Population Health Institute / County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
Sam Dennis - Department of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture / Environmental Design Lab

Placemaking -- why place matters, and how it affects health

Tony Giron - Harbor District, Inc.
Kelly Ryan - Incourage
Bill “Nąąwącekǧize” Quackenbush - Ho-Chunk Cultural Resources Division

State Updates and Policy -- What might the policy landscape be looking ahead in 2019-2020

Nicole Hudzinski - American Heart Association
Tim Nikolai - American Heart Association
Sara Finger - Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health
William Parke-Sutherland - Kids Forward

Equity -- how to build equity into our work

Alia Stevenson - Board Member of the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness
ananda mirilli - Independent Consultant

COMMUNITY PANEL

Guy Reiter

Executive Director of Menīkānaehkem, Menominee Rebuilders

Menominee Community Organizer

Lisa Peyton Caire

Founder & President, The Foundation for Black Women's Wellness

Mai Zong Vue

Board President,

The Hmong Institute

Tatiana Maida

Healthy Choices Department Manager, Sixteenth Street Community Health Center

Community Panel Video

EMCEES

Emily Dieringer Reible

Community Health Strategist at Winnebago County Health Department; re:TH!NK, Winnebago

Kristie Rauter-Egge

Community Health Planner/Health Promotion Supervisor; Wood County Health Department

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Our keynote speaker for the 2019 Wavemaker Summit is... Andre Lee Ellis of We Got This Milwaukee as our Wavemaker Summit Keynote!

Andre Lee Ellis is the founder and executive director of We Got This. Mr. Ellis is most proud of his work as a urban community gardener. His organization is working to turn negative statistics into positive outcomes in the 53206 zip code in Milwaukee.

His favorite quote is: "I don't have to be the Birth Dad to be their Earth Dad. I am the Earth Dad!"

Learn more about his work and organization below, but start with this excellent in-depth Journal Sentinel article here.