Ellinger leaving ETF

Lisa Ellinger, director of the Office of Strategic Health Policy at the Department of Employee Trust Funds, is leaving for the private sector next month, according to a Friday statement.

Ellinger manages the administration of the state’s Group Health Insurance Program. Plans are underway to recruit her replacement.

Ellinger has worked at the department since 2008. Prior to that, she was assistant director for the Wisconsin Health Project. She was also a policy advisor for the New Hope Project and former Gov. Jim Doyle.