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Wisconsin Statewide Child Fatality Review Team

Mission Statement

The goal of the Wisconsin Statewide Child Fatality Review Team is to reduce preventable childhood deaths in Wisconsin.  The statewide team will gather information on unexpected child deaths in Wisconsin and use the information gathered to:

1. Advise the legislature and state agencies on the need for modifications to law, policy or practice

2. Educate the public regarding the incidence and causes of child deaths and specific steps the public can take to prevent future deaths

3. Identify training needs and make training resources available to statewide professional organizations, advocacy groups and others

4. Facilitate the development of local/regional teams.

Member Agencies

♦ The Attorney General or designee
♦ The Secretary of the Department of Health & Family Services or designee
♦ The Superintendent of Public Schools or designee
♦ The Secretary of the Department of Transportation or designee
♦ The Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources or designee
♦ A representative from the Wisconsin District Attorney's Association
♦ Law Enforcement Representative
♦ Child Protective Service Representative
♦ Epidemiologist
♦ Medical Examiner/Coroner
♦ Pediatrician
♦ Statewide Child Advocacy Representation

Staff: DOJ/CJA Grant Coordinator
         Representative from DHFS Center for Health Statistics

Definition of Terms

WISCONSIN CHILD FATALITY REVIEW TEAM MEMBERS
Name Phone / Fax

William H. Perloff, M.D., Ph.D.
9527 N. Bay Drive
Baileys Harbor, WI54202-9504
(CHAIR)
E-Mail:wperloff@hughes.net

920/839-9282

FAX:920/839-9565

Jan Cummings, Executive Director
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Office of Crime Victim Services
17 West Main Street, PO Box7951
Madison, WI53707-7951
E-Mail: cummingsjl@doj.state.wi.us

608/266-0109

FAX:608/264-6368

VACANT
Milwaukee County Medical Examiner
933 West Highland Avenue
Milwaukee, WI53233
E-Mail:

414/223-1200

FAX:414/223-1237

Paula Brown
Division of Children & Family Services
Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services
One West Wilson Street, RM 650
Madison, WI53707
E-Mail: brownPL1@dhfs.state.wi.us

608/266-0579

FAX:608/264-6750

Charity Eleson
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
16 North Carroll Street
Madison, WI53703
E-Mail: celeson@wccf.org

608/284-0580 Ext. 310

FAX:608/284-0583

Bill Engfer
Chief, Recreation Enforcement & Education
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
101 S Webster Street, PO Box7921
Madison, WI53707-7921
E-Mail: engfew@dnr.state.wi.us

608/266-0859

FAX:608/266-3696

Tom Fallon
Assistant Attorney General
WI Dept. of Justice
17 W Main Street
Madison, WI53703
E-mail: fallontj@doj.state.wi.us

608/264-9488

FAX:608/267-2778

VACANT
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
120BHillFarmsStateOfficeBuilding
PO Box7910
Madison, WI53707-7910
E-Mail:

FAX:

Linda Hale
Chief, Family Health Section – Division of Public Health
WI Dept. of Health & Family Services
1 W Wilson St., RM 351
Madison, WI53701-2659
E-Mail: halelj@dhfs.state.wi.us

608/267-7174

FAX:608/267-3824

Jim Holmes
Special Agent, DCI
WI Dept. of Justice
17 W Main Street
Madison, WI53703
E-Mail: holmesjc@doj.state.wi.us

608/266-1671

FAX:608/267-2777

Murray L. Katcher, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer for Bureau of Family and Community Health - Division of Public Health
Wisconsin Dept. of Health & Family Services
One West Wilson- RM 243, PO Box2659
Madison, WI53701-2659
E-Mail: katchml@dhfs.state.wi.us

608/266-5818

FAX:608/266-3125

Barbara Knox, MD
UW Children’s Hospital/Dept. of Pediatrics
H4/415 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI53792-4108
E-Mail: BLKNOX@pediatrics.wisc.edu

608/262-5087

FAX:608/265-7957

John Larson
WI Coroners & Medical Examiners Assn.
500 Forest Street
Wausau, WI54403
E-Mail: jmlarson@mail.co.marathon.wi.us

715/261-1199

FAX:715/261-1515

WI Dept. of Public Instruction Representative
Position to be filled.

Karen Ordinans
Executive Director
Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin
620 S. 76th St., Ste 120
Milwaukee, WI53214
E-Mail: KOrdinans@chw.org

414/292-4004

FAX:414/231-4972

Robin Ross
Consumer Product Safety
7902 Lakeview Road
Waterford, WI53185
E-Mail: rross@CPSC.gov

262/662-2583

FAX:262/662-2593

Lynn Sheets
, MD Medical Director, Child Protection Center
Children’s Hospital of WI
PO Box1997, C615
Milwaukee, WI53201
E-Mail: lsheets@chw.org

414/266-2090

FAX:414/266-3157

Michelle Smith(ADVISORY MEMBER)
Wisconsin Dept. of Health & Family Services
One West Wilson Street-Rm 172
Madison, WI53707
E-Mail:smithmm@dhfs.state.wi.us

608/261-4944

FAX:608/261-4972

Maryanne Snyder
Children’s Trust Fund
110 E Main St., Ste 614
Madison, WI53703
E-mail: maryanne.snyder@ctf.state.wi.us

608/266-3737

FAX:608/266-3792

WI Dept. of Public Instruction Representative
Position to be filled

District Attorney to be appointed

Ann Rulseh(CFRT STAFF)
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Children's Justice Act/OCVS
17 W Main Street, PO Box 7951
Madison, WI53707-7951
E-Mail: rulseham@doj.state.wi.us

608/266-3934

FAX:608/264-6368

 
 

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