John L. Breuninger, RN, MPH
Tribal Affilliation: Enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

Retired Nurse Officer, CAPT (0-6), United States Public Health Service (USPHS), Indian Health Service. Retired Director of Planning, Oneida Nation. Member of Advisory Board, Native American Center for Health Professionals, UW Madison and STREAM Mentor for UW School of Nursing.

Madalyn Johns MSN, RN
Tribal Affilliation: Chickasaw Nation and Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

Madalyn Johns is a member of the Chickasaw Nation and descendant of the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin. She attended the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for her undergraduate studies where she received a Bachelor of Science in biology. While studying at UWL, Madalyn was the president of the Native American Student Association for four years. During her time as president, she led the initiative to pass a university wide policy that recognizes the sacred Ho-Chunk land the institution resides on. After graduation from UWL, Madalyn moved back home to the Milwaukee area where she began employment at the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center in Milwaukee, WI. Here she worked in the medical department as a nursing assistant as well as with the Youth Empowerment Project as a youth mentor, focusing on substance abuse and suicide prevention for Native youth. Madalyn then attended graduate school at Marquette University where she earned a Master’s of Science in Nursing through the direct entry program. Shortly after graduation, she traveled to Oklahoma where she spent some time serving a nursing internship with the Chickasaw Nation at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center. In the spring of 2019, Madalyn found her way back to both Milwaukee and the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center where she is currently working as a registered nurse. Her roles include staff nurse, behavioral health care coordination nurse and infection control officer. In everything she does, Madalyn demonstrates her profound passion for serving her community.

Margaret Moss, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN
Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation
Director of the First Nations House of Learning and Associate Professor at University of British Columbia

Margaret P. Moss is an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota), and has equal lineage as Canadian Sioux/ Saskatchewan. She is currently Director of the First Nations House of Learning and an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing. Dr. Moss is the first and only American Indian to hold both nursing and juris doctorates, and published the first nursing textbook on American Indian health (Springer 2015).

Gail Nahwahquaw
Menominee Nation
Director of Tribal Affairs, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Office of the Secretary

Gail Nahwahquaw is a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. She has been the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Tribal Affairs Director for nine years and worked at the department for 21 years in various capacities in public health and Care and Treatment Services divisions. Gail has expertise in government to government engagement with tribal government and has also gained a similar engagement interaction with federal, state, and county governments. Gail has expertise in leadership, policy development, contract administration, human services recruitment, and networking. Gail attended the University of Utah, Biology Program. Gail enjoys spending time with her 3 grandsons and their dog Leo, listening to talk radio and slowly transitioning to POD casts, walking, HIIT workouts and eating better.

Lisa Bratzke, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAHA
STREAM Director and Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Director and Honors Program Coordinator, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing

Jeneile Luebke, PhD, RN
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, St. Croix Chippewa
Post-Doctoral Nurse Research Associate, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing

Azael Meza
Student Career Enhancement Coordinator, GLITC Rep, Native American Research Center for Health (NARCH)

Kala Cornelius, DNP, MSN, RN
Oneida Nation, Menominee
Clinical Instructor and STREAM Co-Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing

Jo Ann Schedler, RN
Stockbridge-Munsee Nation

Mel Freitag, BA, MA, PhD
STREAM Co-Director and Diversity Officer, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing

Tara Senter
NARCH Program Coordinator, GLITC Rep, Native American Research Center for Health (NARCH)