The individuals identified below serve as the campus contact person for youth aging out of foster care and other qualifying students. The people identified are knowledgeable, helpful staff that can assist youth in navigating student services on their respective campuses.
11 UW universities operate Fostering Success programs dedicated to supporting the success of students with lived experience in foster care, those that are unaccompanied and homeless, orphaned or wards of the court. Each program has a coordinator who oversees a campus plan for identifying, connecting with, and providing services to eligible students.
| University | Contact Name | Email Address | Fostering Success Program |
| UW-Eau Claire | FranChesca Riley | rileyfa@uwec.edu | Fostering Success |
| UW-Green Bay | Erin Van Daalwyk | vandaale@uwgb.edu | Fostering Success |
| UW-La Crosse | Luke Fannin | lfannin@uwlax.edu | Fostering Success for Independent Scholars |
| UW-Madison | Sarah Korpi | sarah.korpi@wisc.edu | Fostering Success for Independent Badger Scholars |
| UW-Milwaukee | Tawney Latona | tawney@uwm.edu | Fostering Success at UWM |
| UW-Oshkosh | Laurie Stevens | stevens@uwosh.edu | |
| UW-Parkside | Kristina Klemens | klemens@uwp.edu | Fostering Success |
| UW-Platteville | Bassirou Toure | toureb@uwplatt.edu | Fostering Success |
| UW-River Falls | Tammy Kincaid | tamara.kincaid@uwrf.edu | Falcon Links Fostering Success |
| UW-Stevens Point | Samantha Samreth | ssamreth@uwsp.edu | Fostering Success |
| UW-Stout | Jessica Brooks | brooksje@uwstout.edu | Fostering Success |
| UW-Superior | Jennifer Bird | jbird2@uwsuper.edu | |
| UW-Whitewater | Malayna Oswald | oswaldmp01@uww.edu | Fostering Success and Independence |
Program Consultant/Coach:
Tawney Latona, UW-Milwaukee (tawney@uwm.edu)
Universities of Wisconsin Administration Liaison:
John Achter, Office of Enrollment and Student Success (john.achter@wisconsin.edu)
For more information about UW Universities with Fostering Success support programs, visit https://www.wisconsin.edu/fostering-success/.
Note: If you need to update contact information on this site, please contact Lindsey Lecus (lindsey.lecus@wisconsin.edu).
Updated: 09/09/2025