Kenosha County committee recommends Richard (Ricky) Ferrari Trainor for health director and county health officer

The Kenosha County Human Services Committee on Nov. 4 voted to forward the nomination of Richard “Ricky” Ferrari Trainor to the full county board for final approval as division director of health services and county health officer.

Trainor introduced himself to the committee and summarized his background, saying, “I was adopted out of foster care when I was 5 years old, and then raised on the South Side of Milwaukee,” and that he graduated with “my bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.” He told the committee he served two years in the Peace Corps in the South Pacific and has worked in public-health and social-service roles, including positions with Curative Care Network, My Choice Family Care and the Milwaukee County Department on Aging (now the Milwaukee County ADRC). He also cited service as a logistics officer with the Wisconsin Army National Guard and work at the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.

Supervisor Poole asked Trainor for a brief synopsis of his experience before the committee. Supervisor Kirby told Trainor he had “a very impressive resume,” and after brief discussion the committee recorded a motion and second to advance the nomination. The committee’s action constituted a recommendation; the final vote will occur before the Kenosha County Board at its Nov. 18 meeting, scheduled for Tuesday at 7:30 a.m.

The committee did not receive any citizen comments during the meeting. Prior to the nomination discussion the committee approved minutes from its Oct. 22 meeting and a joint meeting draft with a minor typographical correction noted.

No formal vote tallies were read into the record at the committee meeting. The committee’s recommendation brings the nomination to the county board for a formal appointment vote.