Parent Connection Staff

The Parent Connection program recognizes the complexity of family units and has set a standard of hiring college-degreed professionals in the fields of Education, Human Services, Social Work, and other fields related to early childhood development. All staff are trained in "Parents as Teachers", a nationally recognized early brain development curriculum.

 

Our current program staff includes:

Program Managers:

Andrea Alpert-Buss

920-739-4226 ext. 108

Wendy Schwalbe

920-233-6630 ext. 101

 

Parents as Teachers™:

Lori Jensen, PAT Coordinator

920-739-4226 ext. 129

Family Support Specialists - Fox Valley

Elena Flores, Bilingual (Spanish/English)

920-739-4226 ext. 124

Katie Krauter

920-739-4226 ext. 125

Kris Kutschera

920-739-4226 ext. 126

Adria Lind

920-739-4226 ext. 121

Heather Reindl

920-739-4226 ext. 128

Karen Schmidt

920-739-4226 ext. 105

Family Support Specialists - Oshkosh

Lori Fravel

920-233-6630 ext. 104

Elissa Kraynik

920-233-6630 ext. 105

 

Hospital Assessors:

Kenlin Grams

920-233-6630

Beth Howell

920-739-4226 ext. 155

Jennifer Posanski

920-233-6630

Amy Verboomen

920-233-6630

 

Supervised Visitation:

Kelly Fredrick, Supervised Visitation Coordinator

920-233-6630 ext. 107

Kenlin Grams, Supervised Visitation Specialist

920-233-6630

 

Fatherhood Program:

Ted Balser, Facilitator

920-233-6630 ext. 102

Tom Jensen, Facilitator

920-739-4226 ext. 151

 

Other:

Megan McLachlan, Family Wellness Coordinator

920-739-4226 ext. 127

Mandi Dornfeld, Teen Parent Mentor Specialist  

920-739-4226 ext. 153

Kalyn Mlinar, Teen Parent Educator  

920-739-4226 ext. 153

Laura McCarthy, Program Assistant

920-739-4226 ext. 208

In 2010, the Parent Connection program provided 5,693 home visits to 632 families and presented to 3,050 workshop/event participants.

 

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Contacts:

Fox Valley/Outagamie County

1810 Appleton Rd, Menasha

Program Manager: Andrea Alpert-Buss, email or call 920-739-4226 ext. 108

 

Oshkosh/Winnebago County

36 Broad St, Ste 150, Oshkosh

Program Manager: Wendy Schwalbe, email or call 920-233-6630 ext. 101

 

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