Milaney Leverson's career has been grounded in the belief that every child has the right to equitable educational supports, and that social systems are responsible for ensuring that those supports are delivered with care and with sustainability in mind. Her efforts related to social justice and equity have been focused in the areas of discipline, policy, and embedding culturally responsive practices into universal systems. 

Milaney is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist and licensed Director of Special Education and Pupil Services who has been working in and supporting schools for over fifteen years. Milaney is currently employed as an Educational Consultant for Systems Equity as part of the Collaborative Organization Revitalization for Equity service at CESA 10. Prior to this role, she was employed as a Technical Assistance Coordinator with the Wisconsin RtI Center / PBIS Network and supported Wisconsin schools in implementing PBIS and culturally responsive practices. Milaney has collaborated with other state PBIS teams to embed culturally responsive practices into their PBIS framework and has presented at state, national, and international conferences on the topic of creating culturally responsive PBIS systems. Additionally, Milaney is a founding member of the Equity Work Group with the National PBIS Center.

Kent has worked primarily in public institutions for most of his career. Through these experiences he has learned how they operate and believes that schools, districts and other public institutions have been given a public trust to provide the best services to the community members that they serve. This public trust carries with it a public responsibility to engage in continuous improvement to ensure it is serving ALL stake holders and addressing any causes of inequality or injustice that may stem from their policies and practices.

Kent is a social worker by training and has been a school social worker in Wisconsin for the last 23 years. He began his career as a county child abuse investigator and in-home family therapist before switching his practice to working in schools. He currently is an Educational Consultant for the Collaborative Organization Revitalization for Equity service at CESA 10. Prior to beginning his current employment, Kent worked for the Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center/PBIS Network, focusing on training and supporting culturally responsive practices and PBIS for schools in Wisconsin. He has presented content on PBIS, Response to Intervention and PBIS, as well as Culturally Responsive Practices and PBIS at state, national and international conferences and has collaborated with other state PBIS team to begin embedding culturally responsive practices in their frameworks. He has been an adjunct Social Work instructor for the University of Wisconsin (Madison and Eau Claire) at the undergraduate and graduate level and is a founding, and current, member of the Equity Work Group with the National PBIS Technical Assistance Center.

Dr. Jennifer Rose believes that the provision of academic equity for minority and low-income students is critical to the mission of social justice. Her efforts in this area are focused on advocacy work to support children impacted by exclusionary discipline policies as well as students with Individualized Education Plans (IEP’s).

As a nationally-certified school psychologist (NCSP) and licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Rose has provided psychological services in diverse settings including traditional K-12 buildings, juvenile corrections, alternative schools, psychiatric hospitals, and community mental health. As a consultant with the former Illinois Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Network, Dr. Rose guided educators in addressing issues related to school climate and student social-emotional needs. Dr. Rose led the implementation of universal screening in schools across the state of Illinois to help identify students for social-emotional interventions. Dr. Rose is currently a Clinical Psychologist at the Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) at Advocate Aurora Hospitals in the Chicagoland area.