Kristen Howell

Committees, Councils, Workgroups you serve on: 

  • Children’s Mental Health Collective Access Workgroup
  • Children’s Mental Health Collective Impact Partners

Why do you serve as a CIP? 
  • Having something meaningful to work on
  • Helping people understand lived experience

Why is it important? To help people get the care they need without the hassle of dealing with professionals who don’t understand lived experience.

What is one personal goal? To understand myself in a deeper sense.​

What is your number one goal for systems change? To help children get the care they need right away so they do not need to struggle for so long while waiting to find care.​


Family: Born and raised in Fennimore, Wisconsin. Grew up in the country with my sister and lived in the same house my entire life.

Passions / Hobbies / Fun Facts: 
  • Music, Art, Environmental advocate
  • ​I work at a cheese store, how Wisconsin of me.