Office for Resource Center Development (ORCD) Staff Directory

Leadership and Operations Team

John Grothjan
Raymond.Grothjan@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Office Director
608-266-8839

Phoebe Hefko
Phoebe.Hefko@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Program and Policy Unit Supervisor
608-267-3201

Rachel Kaehny-Frank
Rachelv.KaehnyFrank@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Quality Assurance and Support Unit Supervisor
608-261-9327

April Little
Aprila.Little@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Financial Manager, Contracts, Budget, Cost Model, and Federal Claiming
608-215-7752

Josh Bachert
Joshua.Bachert@dhs.wisconsin.gov
ARPA Funds Financial Manager
608-250-9028

Program and policy

Andrea Garr
Andrea.Garr@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Dementia Care Specialist Program
414-335-2541

Michelle Grochocinski
Michelle.Grochocinski@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Elder Benefit Specialist Program; State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
608-295-2503

Douglas Holmes
Douglas.Holmes@dhs.wisconsin.gov
WellSky for Benefit Specialists and ADRC Training
608-261-5989

Emma Klein
Emma.Klein@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Information Systems (IS) Business Automation Specialist
608-261-9434

Alison Molitor
Alison.Molitor@dhs.wisconsin.gov
ADRC COVID-19 Response and Recovery Activities and ADRC Modernization
608-225-7786

Rachel Puda
DHSDMSILSP@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Independent Living Support Pilot (ILSP) Program
608-267-5001

Christine See
Christine.See@dhs.wisconsin.gov
ADRC Specialist Program Manager (includes Information and Assistance, Options Counseling, Enrollment Counseling functions), Client Tracking System, IRIS Liaison
608-575-6480

Vaughn Brandt
Ericv.Brandt@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Policy Analyst, Policy Development, Contract Requirements, Governance
608-266-0355

Cheri Stoffel
Cheri.Stoffel@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Disability Benefit Specialist Program
608-709-6069

Juanita Thompson
Tribal Aging and Disability Resource Specialist (ADRS) Program Coordinator: Red Cliff, Bad River, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council (GLITC), St. Croix, Forest County Potawatomi, Sokaogon/Mole Lake, Stockbridge-Munsee, Menominee, Ho-Chunk, Oneida
715-701-3677

Vacant
Social Isolation and Loneliness Program Coordinator

Quality

Diana Adamski
Diana.Adamski@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Regional Quality Specialist for Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Richland, Sauk, Trempealeau, and Vernon
608-234-1370

Laura Compton
Laura.Compton@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Regional Quality Specialist for Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Oneida, Polk, Price, Sawyer, Vilas, and Washburn
715-413-1540

Emily Gilbertson
Emily.Gilbertson@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Regional Quality Specialist for Barron, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Rusk, St. Croix, and Wood
715-210-1865

Rhonda Lechner
Rhonda.Lechner@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Regional Quality Specialist for Adams, Calumet, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Lafayette, Marquette, Outagamie, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago
608-697-0431

Sherry Schuelke
Sherry.Schuelke@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Regional Quality Specialist for Brown, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Shawano, and Taylor
715-921-9108

Sara Truse
Sara.Truse@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Regional Quality Specialist for Dodge, Fond du Lac, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, and Washington
920-638-8015

Timothy Wellens
Timothy.Wellens@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Regional Quality Specialist for Columbia, Dane, Jefferson, Kenosha, Racine, Rock, Walworth, and Waukesha
608-266-5641