Rhumba 4 Rainbow
Extra Mile Award Recipients
The Extra Mile Award
The Extra Mile Award is given to individuals who have demonstrated
"exceptional advocacy for children and families".
At this year's Rhumba 4 Rainbow, State Senator Mark Miller, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Libby Burmaster, Dane Co. Executive Kathleen Falk and Dane Co. District Attorney Brian Blanchard will be presenting these awards.
- Don & JoAnne Becker, Contributors, the Rainbow Project
- Brenda Blanck, Social Worker, Dane Co. Dept of Human Services
- Debbie Fischer, In-Home DayCare Provider
- Franklin Elementary School
- Jimenez Family, Consumers, the Rainbow Project
- John Kanvik, Volunteer, the Rainbow Project
- Jill Poarch, Director of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program, Meriter Hospital
Past Extra Mile Award Recipients
- Detective Rosa Aguilu, Madison Police Department
- Dorothy Coniff, Director, City of Madison Community Services Commission
- Julie Foley, Manager, Crime Response Program Dane Co. District Attorney's Office
- Dr. Murray Kapell, Child Psychiatrist, Madison Psychiatric Associates
- Tony Keshena, Social Worker, Dane Co. Dept. of Human Services
- Kestrel Kloppenburg, Volunteer, the Rainbow Project, Inc.
- Art Rainwater, Superintendent of Schools, Madison Metro School District
Wendy VanDusen, Grandparent and Carol Schulz (Noufy)
- Jennifer Wilgocki, Adolescent Trauma Treatment Project, Dane Co. Mental Health Center
- Lorna Aaronson, Retired Daycare Specialist, Madison Office of Community Services
- Teresa Tellez-Giron, Bilingual/Bicultural Social Services Specialist, Dane County Department of Human Services
- Kate Gravel, Child Protection Social Worker
- Fabiola Hamden, Community Social Worker, Department of Human Services
- U.S. Senator Herbert Kohl, Wisconsin U.S. Senator since 1988
- Tom O'Connor, Advisory Committee, the Rainbow Project
- Christa Dubill & WKOW TV, Parenting Project, WKOW TV
- Carol Zeisemer, Retired Supervising School Social Worker, Madison School District