Luke has dedicated his career to child well-being in Europe, South America and his native Milwaukee where he has worked with children adversely impacted by immigration, homelessness, family violence, and abuse and neglect. He has nearly two decades of experience in the non-profit sector working in the fields of domestic violence, childhood trauma and well-being, homelessness, and education and prevention, with a particular focus on engagement and innovative solutions to personal and community challenges. Luke has trained hundreds of child well-being professionals in the areas of domestic violence, toxic stress, adverse childhood experiences, and childhood resilience. Prior to joining ICFW’s leadership team, Luke led the Family Support Program, which serves families involved with the child welfare system by providing strengths- and evidence-based interventions.

Luke earned his Master of Science in cultural foundations of education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2015. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

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Leah earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in Spanish, and graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. She later earned a master’s degree in social work with a focus in children and families from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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Meghan has spent most of her career in the nonprofit sector, working with people who have experienced acute or ongoing trauma including abused children and adults, refugees and families living in poverty. Meghan’s interests lie in translating research on the effects of trauma on the developing brain into practical ways of using evidence-based interventions with her clients. She’s particularly interested in the role resilience plays in protecting against and transforming negative neurophysiological changes.

Along with her direct practice, Meghan enjoys exchanging perspectives and knowledge with fellow helping professionals by way of communities of practice, case consultation and facilitating workshops relating to neurodevelopment, responsive relationships and resilience.

Meghan received her master’s degree in social work in 2009 from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She earned her bachelor’s degree in social work from the same institution in 2006.

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Gabriel brings more than 20 years of experience in child and family services, spanning direct care, supervision, quality improvement, and executive leadership. He began his career working in group homes and prevention programs, then joined Milwaukee’s child welfare system in 2003 as a case manager. He later moved into supervisory roles and then led performance and quality improvement, where he developed dashboards and analytics tools to guide practice and policy. Before co-founding ICFW, Gabriel served as Director of Family Case Management for Children’s Wisconsin’s child welfare program, overseeing operations and strategy across child protection, foster care, and family support services. In that role, he helped establish a culture of data-driven decision-making, led the implementation of evidence-based interventions, and introduced a system-wide focus on child and family well-being.

Gabriel holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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