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Equity and Inclusion Committee

The Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee is an employee-led committee that was instrumental in developing the department’s Equity and Inclusion Plan. The Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee (EIAC) helps the Department to meet its goals of which include attracting a more diverse applicant pool; retaining qualified employees with a focus on maintaining a diverse population; and promoting an agency culture that is respectful, understands implicit and explicit bias, values diversity, promotes equity, and actively engages in inclusion. In addition, the EIAC is tasked with showing appreciation for employees’ accomplishments, big and small, and recognizing and celebrating the diversity that we have in our department. The EIAC works to help employees to feel comfortable and safe sharing input about the workplace.

Committee Bylaws


Committee Members

To contact the Equity​ and Inclusion Committee, please e-mail DVAMBCOEquityAndInclusion@dva.wisconsin.gov

​Title​Name​Division​​E&I Sub-Committee​Term Ending Date
​​Jen​nifer Ginter-Lyght​Human Resources
​Lane Dombrowski​Veterans Homes/King​Recruitment​06/01/2025
​Ilona Grawvunder​Veterans Homes/King​Retention​06/01/2025
​Racheal Harris​Human Resources
​Kelly Harrison​Enterprise Services​Culture and Diversity​05/12/2026

Secretary
​Kristy Hartke
​Veterans Benefits/ 
Northern Cemetery
​​Culture and Diversity​10/0​6/2026
​Marina Johnstone​Veterans Benefits/ 
Southern Cemetery
​Retention​12/31/2025
​Co-Chair​Dawn LaFond​Office of the Secretary​Retention​07/23/2026
​Christopher Leslie​Veterans Home/King​Retention​​02/05/2027

​Andrew Martin​Veterans Benefits/SAA​Retention​05/12/2026

​Patrick MeyerVeterans Homes/King​Recruitment07/01/2025
​Chair​Amy Millard​Veterans Benefits/General​Recruitment (Chair)​12/31/2025
​Chandler Miller​Veterans Benefits/ 
Health Services
​Retention01/13/2027
​Andrea Northwood​Veterans Benefits/
Cemeteries
​Recruitment (Chair)0​​7/23/2026

​Jamie Petersen-Johnson​Veterans Homes/King​​Culture and Diversity (Co-Chair)​06/01/2025
​​​Seth Reynolds​Veterans Benefits/Health Services​Recruitment01/13/2027
​Victoria Simonson​Human Resources​
​Justine Taylor​Enterprise Services/ Union Grove Finance​Recruitment​01/13/2027
​Jennifer Van Haaften​Veterans Museum​​Culture and Diversity​12/31/2025
​Kris Ward​Enterprise Services/Finance​​Culture and Diversity (Co-Chair)01/13/2027

Meeting Agenda and Minutes

2025 Meetings
April 23, 2025Agenda
March 26, 2025Agenda
February 26, 2025AgendaMinutes
January 22, 2025AgendaMinutes

2024 Meetings
December 4, 2024 Agenda Minutes
​October 23, 2024 Agenda Minutes
September 25,  2024 Agenda Minutes
August 28, 2024 Agenda Minutes