Wednesday, November 26, 2025

   

GRASSROOTS SPOTLIGHT: WHA Meets Congressman Wied at DePere District Office; Congressman Steil at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center November 25

WHA joined Congressman Tony Wied in his DePere District Office on Monday November 24 and Congressman Bryan Steil at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center on Tuesday, November 25 to discuss the importance of Medicaid funding for Wisconsin.

Congressman Tony Wied at DePere District OfficeL to R: Brian Stephens - Door County Medical Center President & CEO; Lindsay Punzenberger – Children’s WI Director, Federal Government Relations; Jon Hoelter – WHA VP Federal Affairs & Advocacy; Dale Gisi – Froedtert Thedacare SVP Central Region; Bob Erickson – HSHS Wisconsin Market President and CEO; Congressman Tony Wied, Marc Cadieux – Children’s WI SVP & CFO; Camille Rodriguez – HSHS System Director – Advocacy; Sharla Baenen – Emplify Health COO - Bellin Region; Jeff Bard – Aurora Health Care North Region Market President; Kyle O’Brien – WHA President & CEO

Congressman Bryan Steil at Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterL to R: Alex Ignatowski – SSM – Health – Wisconsin Director of Government Affairs, Kristin McManmon – Ascension All Saints Hospital President; Jon Hoelter – WHA VP Federal Affairs & Advocacy; Ania Horner Aurora Lakeland Medical Center and Aurora Medical Center Burlington President; Gil Peri – Children’s Wisconsin President/CEO; Congressman Bryan Steil; Matt Kinsella – SSM WI Region Regional CFO; Tim McKevett – Beloit Health System President & CEO; Kyle O’Brien – WHA President & CEO; Bryce Gartland – Foredtert ThedaCare South Region President (not pictured Maureen McNally – Froedtert ThedaCare Health VP Governance & Government Relations; Tracy Wymelenberg – Aurora Health Care WI Director Government Relations; Jodi Bloch, Children’s WI Director, State and Local Government Relations)

Vol. 69, Issue 48
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

GRASSROOTS SPOTLIGHT: WHA Meets Congressman Wied at DePere District Office; Congressman Steil at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center November 25

WHA joined Congressman Tony Wied in his DePere District Office on Monday November 24 and Congressman Bryan Steil at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center on Tuesday, November 25 to discuss the importance of Medicaid funding for Wisconsin.

Congressman Tony Wied at DePere District OfficeL to R: Brian Stephens - Door County Medical Center President & CEO; Lindsay Punzenberger – Children’s WI Director, Federal Government Relations; Jon Hoelter – WHA VP Federal Affairs & Advocacy; Dale Gisi – Froedtert Thedacare SVP Central Region; Bob Erickson – HSHS Wisconsin Market President and CEO; Congressman Tony Wied, Marc Cadieux – Children’s WI SVP & CFO; Camille Rodriguez – HSHS System Director – Advocacy; Sharla Baenen – Emplify Health COO - Bellin Region; Jeff Bard – Aurora Health Care North Region Market President; Kyle O’Brien – WHA President & CEO

Congressman Bryan Steil at Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterL to R: Alex Ignatowski – SSM – Health – Wisconsin Director of Government Affairs, Kristin McManmon – Ascension All Saints Hospital President; Jon Hoelter – WHA VP Federal Affairs & Advocacy; Ania Horner Aurora Lakeland Medical Center and Aurora Medical Center Burlington President; Gil Peri – Children’s Wisconsin President/CEO; Congressman Bryan Steil; Matt Kinsella – SSM WI Region Regional CFO; Tim McKevett – Beloit Health System President & CEO; Kyle O’Brien – WHA President & CEO; Bryce Gartland – Foredtert ThedaCare South Region President (not pictured Maureen McNally – Froedtert ThedaCare Health VP Governance & Government Relations; Tracy Wymelenberg – Aurora Health Care WI Director Government Relations; Jodi Bloch, Children’s WI Director, State and Local Government Relations)