Leadership
President / CEO
Dawn Nuoffer
Dawn became DSAW’s Executive Director in December 2014. Her previous experience includes the creation of housing for homeless and disabled veterans and the provision of wraparound, holistic services for individuals in poverty. Since she started in 2014, Dawn has transformed DSAW from a small, grassroots nonprofit into a statewide leader in disability services. Dawn’s daughter Abby is a thriving young adult who happens to have Down syndrome.
Board of Directors
Julie Aguilar
President
Director Heart & Vascular Service Line
Froedtert & Medical College of WI
Wendy Bushell, MHRLR
Vice President
VP of People & Culture
Palermo’s Pizza
Joe Brydges
Secretary
Associate Attorney
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Kerry Laurin
CFA, CPA
Wells Capital Management
Mark Andres
Attorney
Fox, O’Neill & Shannon, S.C.
Syed Ahmed
Professor Emeritus
Medical College of Wisconsin
Katie Malnight
Chief Operating Officer
Engauge Workforce Solutions
Craig Peterson
President & CEO
Zigman Joseph & Associates
Ron Irwin
President/Former Broadcast Journalist
Irwin Communications
Carrie Belsky
Associate VP of Employment & Community Programs
Centers for Independence
Scott Schnuckel
Managing Director of Retail for the Americas
CBRE
Leadership
Dawn Nuoffer
President/CEO
Joe Malloy
Interim CFO
Directors
Wendy Schmidt
Director of Programs & Services
Lisa Jamila-Wuerth
Assistant Director of Community Day Programs
Managers
Stacy Peapenburg
Outreach Manager
Timothy Giuliani
Operations Manager
Mary Gaffron
Education & Engagement Manager
Kris Bobke
Think Ability Wisconsin Center Manager
Justin Huletz
Employment Services Manager
Erika Pankratz
Learning and Marketing Manager
Abbey Wolff
Regional Community Day Program Manager, SC