Thursday Night

Welcome Dinner:  6:30pm in the Wisconsin Dells 
Summer House Grill and Bar
1280 E Hiawatha Dr
Lake Delton, WI 53965
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Lodging Location: 
​Check in is at the Glacier Canyon Lobby
The Wilderness Resort
511 E Adams St
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
Friday Meeting 

Location:
​Glacier Canyon Conference Center 
Room: Sandstone Ballroom 8 and 9
The Wilderness Resort
45 Hillman Rd
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965

​Breakfast: 8-9am in Sandstone Ball Room
Meeting: 9am - 3:30pm

Maureen Busalacchi 
Population Health Consulting, LLC and Medical College of Wisconsin

​Maureen Busalacchi, is currently the Director of the Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project (WisAPP) at the Medical College of Wisconsin Comprehensive Injury Center. She has had decades of experience in public health policy and systems change as she ran Smoke-Free Wisconsin and lead successful smoke-free air and tobacco tax campaigns. She also chaired the State Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs (SCAODA) ad-hoc committee which rolled out the report on how to reduce excessive drinking in Wisconsin earlier this year. She currently is co-chair of Wisconsin Public Health Association (WPHA) Public Affairs Committee. Maureen is a frequent presenter at state and national conferences on advocacy, systems change and public health issues.  Recently, she served at the Advancing a Healthier Endowment at MCW as a program manager advising in policy and systems change applicants and over 45 grantees. She served as an advisor to the Healthy Wisconsin Leadership Institute and WI Initiative to Promote Healthy Lifestyles (WIPHL), and a mentor for the Wisconsin Women’s Policy Institute. She has served on a city council and president of her children’s PTO. She lives in Madison with her husband, daughters, dogs, and a large bird. 

​Rehana Absar, MPP
Forward Change, LLC

Rehana Absar, MPP is the founder and principal of Forward Change, LLC. With an equity lens and people-centered approach to change, Rehana partners with groups and organizations to apply systems thinking, human-centered design, and adaptive strategy to tackle complex social challenges. She also provides coaching to emerging social and systems change leaders.
 
Most recently, Rehana served as the Impact Director, Organizational Excellence at Social Current (formerly known as the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities), a national health and human services network organization, where she served as a thought leader, facilitator, program content lead, and partner to the national policy team.
 
Additional experience includes working with the National Association of Regional Councils, Council for Women World Leaders, Council on Foreign Relations, and Grenzebach Glier and Associates, a philanthropic management consulting firm. Rehana holds a master of public policy from American University and a bachelor of political science from Marquette University. She holds a blue belt in Innovation Engineering, and is a certified professional diversity coach through the CoachDiversity Institute.

Breakfast-

  • Assorted chilled juices, fresh brewed coffee and hot tea
  • Fluffy scrambled eggs, crème brulee French toast,  breakfast potatoes, bacon and country smoked sausage links
  • Assortment of muffins and pastries
  • Seasonal fresh cut fruit

Lunch-

1. Salad Buffet: 
  • Mixed greens
  • Assorted toppings include tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded Wisconsin cheddar cheese and croutons
  • Assorted dressings include ranch, French and fat-free Italian
  • Herb dill rotini pasta salad
  • Baby red skinned potato salad

​2. Cold Sandwich Buffet:
  • ​​Shaved ham, turkey and roast beef
  • Assorted Wisconsin cheeses, sliced onion, tomato, lettuce, mayonnaise and mustard
  • Assorted fresh bread, pickles, potato chips

Afternoon Snack Break-

  • Build your own trail mix
    • Mixed nuts, dried cranberries, raisins, M&M’s, pretzels, chocolate chips
  • Assorted soda and coffee
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