Our Purpose

This EI in WI website is the hub of the professional development system for the Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program’s workforce.

The EI in WI professional development system and platform is coordinated by the RESource Project. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services contracts with CESA 5’s RESource Project to provide professional development for Wisconsin’s Birth to 3 Program workforce.

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Funding

In 2021, the ARPA Grant afforded us the time, space and energy to look at our work and make needed upgrades to move into the future. DHS wanted to be certain that projects funded by ARPA would have long term positive effects. With this in mind, they partnered with RESource to create a new “re-imagined” professional development system for our workforce.  RESource used the ARPA contract  and combined it with their ongoing contract.

Creating potential for young children in the Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program through community, education, and connection.

Connect with the RESource Team

Email resourceinfo@cesa5.org with general inquiries

Aryn Slack

Aryn Slack

Professional Development Specialist

Physical therapist, cool mom, research enthusiast, springboard diver, amateur Uno champion.

Rebecca Hoffman

Becky Hoffman

Professional Development Specialist

Educator, higher ed instructor, amateur do-it-yourselfer, vintage inspired, lifelong learner.

Jessica Weiler

Jessica Weiler

Professional Development Specialist

Mental health OT, frequent concert attendee, gardener, vegan cook, disability advocate.

Joel Schwochert

Joel Schwochert

Program Assistant

Program assistant, hummingbird whisperer, plant lady-ish, voice of reason, checker of details, team go to.

Kathy Boisvert

Kathy Boisvert

Professional Development Specialist

Educator, cultivator of collaborative learning, believer in possibility of development , co-director of “Grandma’s Summer Camp”.

Lana Edwards

Lana Edwards

Professional Development Specialist

Speech language pathologist, northwoods newcomer, queen of the wedding reception dance floor, always on the lookout for new sights.

Melissa Velez

Melissa Velez

Professional Development Specialist

Early childhood special educator, educational diagnostician, specialist in cultural and linguistic diversity, and member of the WI dual language master cadre. city dweller, singer extraordinaire, Spanish speaker, and lover of all things sports and sugar skulls.

Michelle Davies

Michelle Davies

Director

Educator and leader, outdoorsy, world explorer, dog and book lover, consumer of plants, trekker, paddler, seeker of sun.

Rene Forsythe

René Forsythe

Professional Development Specialist

Educator, maker of things and lover of the outdoors.