About Us

We’re helping campuses ignite change.

SPARK partners are on a mission to make Wisconsin colleges and universities healthier for us all.

SPARK is a Wisconsin-wide, state-supported program that helps college campuses pass tobacco-free policies and educate campus communities on the threat of commercial tobacco in all its forms. SPARK offers students, faculty, and staff a platform and an opportunity to advocate for tobacco-free policies and ignite change on their campus.

Along with funding to campuses, we also provide training, technical assistance (via customized online resources, networking calls, one-on-one meetings, and communications), and other resources to our grantees and other partners working on tobacco control initiatives.

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Launched in 2011, SPARK offers partners over a decade of practical tobacco control experience

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We have awarded over 100 SPARK grants—more than $100,000 of support

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We’ve worked with 30 colleges and universities throughout the state of Wisconsin

Our Partners

Colleges and universities are considered partners if they have received SPARK funding (past or present) to address tobacco use on their campus. Being a SPARK school does not mean that they have passed a tobacco-free campus policy. (Yet.)

An asterisk (*) signifies institutions have a 100% tobacco-free campus policy.

  • Cardinal Stritch University

  • Carroll University*

  • Carthage College

  • Concordia University Wisconsin

  • Madison Area Technical College*

  • Marquette University*

  • Medical College of WI*

  • Milwaukee Area Technical College*

  • Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

  • St. Norbert College*

  • UW-Eau Claire

  • UW-Green Bay

  • UW-Green Bay | Manitowoc Campus

  • UW-Green Bay | Sheboygan Campus

  • UW-La Crosse

  • UW-Madison

  • UW-Milwaukee*

  • UW-Oshkosh

  • UW-Platteville

  • UW-Platteville at Baraboo Sauk County*

  • UW-River Falls*

  • UW-Sheboygan

  • UW-Stevens Point*

  • UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield*

  • UW-Stout*

  • UW-Superior

  • UW-Whitewater

  • Northwood Tech-Ashland*

  • Northwood Tech-New Richmond*

  • Northwood Tech-Rice Lake*

  • Northwood Tech-Superior*

SPARK Staff

 
 
 
 
 
 

Kaylee Wagner

Program Coordinator, Health Promotions
Kaylee.Wagner@Lung.org
262-923-2743

Kaylee joined the American Lung Association as the Health Promotions Coordinator in 2024, after developing her skills working in community and behavioral health promotion and having a strong dedication towards tobacco prevention in young adults. Prior to joining the team, she graduated with her degree in Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where her commitment to health equity began. As the Health Promotions Coordinator, she works to foster relationships, promote program delivery, coordinate grant activities, and address tobacco use among young adults in the community. Kaylee, as the SPARK Coordinator, now brings her experiences and drive to help promote healthy outcomes within Wisconsin communities.

 

Kim Larson, CHES

Program Manager, Health Promotions
Kim.Larson@Lung.org
262-395-1276

Before she joined the American Lung Association in 2019, Kim earned her degree in Public Health and Community Health Education from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Kim manages grant funds, maintains, and cultivates relationships, and encourages program sustainability to address tobacco use among young people across Wisconsin. Kim also served as the SPARK Specialist prior to moving on to manager of the program. She now brings her unique experiences to her role as SPARK’s program manager. 

 SPARK is funded by Wisconsin’s Tobacco Prevention & Control Program and is

managed by the American Lung Association in WI.