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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 at WDVA. 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
​Leslie Busby-Amegashie​Veterans Benefits/Veterans Benefits and Resource Center​Culture and Diversity​06/17/2027
Jennifer FaheyVeterans Benefits/ 
Health Services
Retention11/30/2027
Amy FormellaVeterans Home/KingRecruitment10/2/2027
Jen​nifer Ginter-LyghtHuman Resources
​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
​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
Cortney MihulkaVeterans MuseumRecruitment Subcommittee11/19/2027
​Co-Chair​Amy Millard​Veterans Benefits/General​Recruitment (Chair)​12/31/2025
​Andrea Northwood​Veterans Benefits/
Cemeteries
​Recruitment (Chair)0​​7/23/2026

​Jamie Petersen-Johnson​Veterans Homes/King​​Culture and Diversity (Co-Chair)​05/31/2027
​Victoria Simonson​Human Resources​
Gina StrobuschEnterprise Services/Union Grove FinanceRecruitment07/07/2027
​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
Daniel WheelockVeterans Homes/KingRetention06/30/2026

Meeting Agenda and Minutes

2025 Meetings
November 13, 2025Agenda
September 24, 2025AgendaMinutes
August 27, 2025AgendaMinutes
June 25, 2025AgendaMinutes
May 28, 2025AgendaMinutes
April 23, 2025AgendaMinutes
March 26, 2025AgendaMinutes
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