State Public Officials And Liaisons

Employee Trust Funds, Department of

The state agency legislative liaisons report lists the names of each state agency's salaried officers and employees whos normal duties include attempting to influence state legislation, and each legislative liaison's title, phone number, email address, approximate percentage of time the person spends on legislative activity, and the general area(s) of legislative action that the person attempted to influence.

Agency Users: Use the buttons on the page to edit your agency's legislative liaison report. You can add new legislative liaisons, or edit or remove existing legislative liaisons. By clicking on the "certify" button you are certifying that all of the information listed on the agency's report is accurate and complete. This certification satisfies the requirements listed in WIS. STAT. §13.695.

Date Last Certified/Updated: 7/3/2024

Current Agency Legislative Liaisons: 8

KA
Kevin Acker
Administrator
Division of Technology, Security and Data Services
608-261-0148
kevin.acker@etf.wi.gov
Annual Salary
$141,356.00

Time Spent on Legislative Activity
1% - 5%

Start Date
7/3/2023

General Lobbying Area
IT, security, data management
SE
Shirley Eckes
Deputy Secretary
Office of the Secretary
(608) 261-8840
shirley.eckes1@etf.wi.gov
Annual Salary
$205,628.00

Time Spent on Legislative Activity
1% - 5%

Start Date
5/10/2021

General Lobbying Area
benefits/operations
PE
Patricia Epstein
Administrator, Division of Benefit Administration
Employee Trust Funds
608-261-8822
patricia.epstein1@etf.wi.gov
Annual Salary
$150,800.00

Time Spent on Legislative Activity
6% - 25%

Start Date
7/1/2024

General Lobbying Area
Benefits Administration
PH
Pamela Henning
Assistant Deputy Secretary
Office of the Secretary
(608) 267-2929
pamela.henning@wi.gov
Annual Salary
$181,168.00

Time Spent on Legislative Activity
1% - 5%

Start Date
7/6/2015

General Lobbying Area
benefits/operations
TH
Tarna Hunter
Budget & Management Director
Budget & Management Office
(608) 267-0908
tarna.hunter@etf.wi.gov
Annual Salary
$118,539.00

Time Spent on Legislative Activity
76% -100%

Start Date
1/9/2013

General Lobbying Area
benefits administration
CK
Cynthia Klimke-Armatoski
Administrator
Division of Trust Finance
(608) 267-0745
cindy.klimke@etf.wi.gov
Annual Salary
$148,574.00

Time Spent on Legislative Activity
1% - 5%

Start Date
6/13/2016

General Lobbying Area
Finance
EM
Eileen Mallow
Director
Office of Strategic Health Policy
(608) 267-0732
eileen.mallow@etf.wi.gov
Annual Salary
$128,024.00

Time Spent on Legislative Activity
1% - 5%

Start Date
4/29/2018

End Date
1/9/2025

General Lobbying Area
health and other supplemental benefits
AJV
A. John Voelker
Secretary
Office of the Secretary
(608) 266-9854
john.voelker@etf.wi.gov
Annual Salary
$237,723.00

Time Spent on Legislative Activity
26% - 50%

Start Date
4/5/2021

General Lobbying Area
benefits administration