Milaney Leverson's career has been grounded in the belief that every child has the right to 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 have been focused in the areas of discipline, policy, and embedding culturally responsive practices into universal systems.Â
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 Collaborative Systems as part of the CORE 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 a systems 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 CORE 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 a systems work group with the National PBIS Technical Assistance Center.
Eva Tomoko Kuohujoki is the Program Assistant for the CORE service at CESA 10. She serves as the operational backbone for the team, coordinating the logistics for professional development and providing support for consultant work. She is driven by a passion for creating systems that work for everyone and is dedicated to the "behind-the-scenes" efforts that make sustainable educational support possible.
Eva's professional lens is informed by a history of community advocacy and her time with the Blugold Beginnings program at UW-Eau Claire. Her participation in the university's Civil Rights Pilgrimage, combined with a nuanced understanding of diverse lived experiences, allows her to approach her work with intentionality and care. With a background in the non-profit and public sectors, she is proud to apply her organizational strengths to help remove barriers for students and educators across the region.