ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Conversations to Creating a Healthy Community is a podcast from Milwaukee County’s Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) designed to spark honest, thoughtful dialogue around community health, family well-being, and the systems that shape everyday life in Milwaukee County.
The podcast positions DHHS not only as a service provider, but as a thought leader, listener, and collaborator, bringing together voices from across the community to explore challenges, highlight innovation, and share ideas that support healthier outcomes for all.
Each episode focuses on real people, real experiences, and real solutions, with an emphasis on learning, connection, and action.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 20 days
Average audio length:
36 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
14 episodes
since Jan. 28, 2026
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Host: Shakita LaGrant-McClain
Guests: Chantell Jewell, Superintendent of the Community Reintegration Center; Ruben Gaona, Executive Director of My Way Out; Monique Malone, CRC Community Intervention Specialist with DHHS Housing Services
DHHS Executive Director Shakita LaGrant-McClain is joined by C…
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Host: Shakita LaGrant-McClain
Guests: Kirsten Johnson, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Health Services; Caroline Gómez-Tom, Milwaukee County Supervisor and Southeast Regional Lead for Covering Wisconsin; Justin Rivas, Director of Community Health Initiatives for the Milwaukee Health Care Partner…
Host: Shakita LaGrant-McClain
Guests: Clare Martell, DHHS Suicide Prevention Coordinator; Vaynesia Kendrick, Co-Chair of Prevent Suicide Greater Milwaukee
DHHS Executive Director Shakita LaGrant-McClain is joined by Clare Martell, DHHS Suicide Prevention Coordinator, and Vaynesia Kendrick, Co-Chai…
Host: Shakita LaGrant-McClain
Guests: Marcelia Nicholson-Bovell, Chairwoman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors; Emily Kenney, DHHS Strategic Initiatives and Transformation Director
DHHS Executive Director Shakita LaGrant-McClain is joined by Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nic…
Host: Shakita LaGrant-McClain
Guests: Marcelia Nicholson-Bovell, Chairwoman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors; Emily Kenney, DHHS Strategic Initiatives and Transformation Director
DHHS Executive Director Shakita LaGrant-McClain is joined by Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nic…
Host: Shakita LaGrant-McClain, DHHS Executive Director
Guests: Amy Lorenz, Administrator, Behavioral Health Services; David Comer, Administrator, Child Support Services
DHHS Executive Director Shakita LaGrant-McClain is joined by Amy Lorenz, Administrator of Behavioral Health Services, and David C…
Host: Shakita LaGrant-McClain
Guests: Desilynn Smith, Executive Director of Uniting Garden Homes, Inc. and Chair of DHHS Combined Community Services Board; Toto Chanthavixay, Director of DHHS Children’s Disabilities Programs
DHHS Executive Director Shakita LaGrant-McClain is joined by Desilynn Smit…
Host: Shakita LaGrant-McClain
Guests: Denise Callaway, Host of “Connect MKE” on MY24/CW18 and Chair of the Commission on Aging; Emily Peterson, DHHS Aging Services Project Manager and Policy Advocate
DHHS Executive Director Shakita LaGrant-McClain is joined by Denise Callaway of the Commission on A…
Host: Shakita LaGrant-McClain
Guests: Ken Ginlack, CEO of Serenity Inns and Milwaukee County Mental Health Board Member; Jennifer Wittwer, Director of Community Access to Recovery Services (CARS); Brian McBride, Director of Wraparound Milwaukee-Children’s Community Mental Health Services
DHHS Execu…
Host: Shakita LaGrant-McClain
Guests: Ken Ginlack, CEO of Serenity Inns and Milwaukee County Mental Health Board Member; Jennifer Wittwer, Director of Community Access to Recovery Services (CARS); Brian McBride, Director of Wraparound Milwaukee-Children’s Community Mental Health Services
DHHS Execu…
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