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Wisconsin Rehabilitation Council (WRC) What Is WRC? WRC By-Laws

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Wisconsin Rehabilitation Council (WRC)

Information About WRC

WRC Public Meetings

The WRC meets quarterly in various locations throughout the state. Public comment is welcome at each meeting during the public comment period on the agenda.

Per Executive Order #235 to further increase open and transparent government in Wisconsin, public meeting minutes and agendas are now available on the Wisconsin Public Meeting Notices & Minutes website.

Upcoming Meetings

For a complete agenda or to request special accommodations, please email DVR WI Rehab Council or call 608-261-0050 at least five business days prior to the meeting.

2021 Meetings

All meetings are being held virtually via WebEx at this time.

  • February 11th
  • May date to be determined
  • August 12th
  • November date to be determined

WRC Members

Steven Corfman Wheeler, Chair
Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
(Madison)		 Julie Burish, Vice Chair
Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
(Brookfield)		 Elizabeth Kennedy, Member At Large
Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
(Prairie du Sac)
Delora Newton
Director of Designated State Unit
(Madison)		 Alicia Reinhard
Department of Public Instruction
(Madison)		 (Vacant)
State Independent Living Council
Deb Henderson-Guenther
Client Assistance Program
(Sun Prairie)		 Megan Bisonette
Native American Rehabilitation Program
(Hayward)		 Lori Karcher
Parent Training and Information Center
(Milwaukee)
Gadeen Taylor-Duke
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
(Hayward)		 Becky Hebda
Community Rehabilitation Service Provider
(Wausau)		 Ann Zenk
Council on Workforce Investment
(Oregon)
Anntrice Brown
Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
(Milwaukee)		 Ramsey Lee
Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
(Hudson)		 Debra Notstad
Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
(Stoughton)
Patrick Young
Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
(Germantown)		 Mary Kessens
Business, Industry, and Labor
(La Crosse)		 Richard Straub
Business, Industry, and Labor
(Brooklyn)
Edward Kastern
Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
(Oshkosh)		 Alan Kaltenberg
Business, Industry, and Labor
(Arlington)		 Joalyn Torgerson
Business, Industry, and Labor
(La Crosse)
Norene Lueck
Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
(Vacant)
Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
(Vacant)
Advocate for Persons with Disabilities

Interested in becoming a member of the Wisconsin Rehabilitation Council? Apply today at https://evers.wi.gov/Pages/Application_Process.aspx.

Additional Information

Anyone wishing to submit public comments to WRC, can email the DVR Rehab Council. Written comments can also be mailed to:

Central Office -- Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
201 East Washington Avenue, PO Box 7852
Madison, WI 53707-7852

For more information about WRC contact: