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Leadership

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Tricia Gorby, PhD	Natural Resources Institute Director	tricia.gorby@wisc.edu	(608) 890-1371
Chad Cook	Natural Resources Institute Associate Director of Outreach	chad.cook@wisc.edu	(920) 232-1990

Aquatic Invasive Species Program

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Jeanne Scherer	Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach Specialist	jeanne.scherer@wisc.edu	(608) 266-0061
Emily Heald	Rivers Outreach Specialist	emily.heald@wisc.edu	See email address

Conservation Professional Training Program

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Kevin Erb	Conservation Professional Training Program Manager	kevin.erb@wisc.edu	(920) 391-4652
Jenna Mertz	Multimedia Editor	jenna.mertz@wisc.edu	(608) 265-2774

Lake Superior Collaborative

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Erin Burkett, PhD	Lake Superior Outreach Specialist	erin.burkett@wisc.edu	(715) 685-2676

Lake Superior Estuarine Research Reserve

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Deanna Erickson	Reserve Director	deanna.erickson@wisc.edu	(715) 399-4086
Erin Burkett, PhD	Lake Superior Outreach Specialist	erin.burkett@wisc.edu	(715) 685-2676
Ryan Feldbrugge	Education Specialist	feldbrugge@wisc.edu	(715) 399-4090
Jim Gharrity	Financial and Administrative Specialist	james.gharrity@wisc.edu	(715) 399-4082
Karina Heim	Coastal Training Program Coordinator	karina.heim@wisc.edu	(715) 399-4089
Noah Pinsonnault	Environmental Lab Tech	npinsonnault@wisc.edu	See email address
Hannah Ramage	Monitoring Coordinator	hannah.ramage@wisc.edu	(715) 399-4088
Luciana Ranelli	Education Coordinator	luciana.ranelli@wisc.edu	(715) 399-4085
Kaitlin Reinl, PhD	Research Coordinator	kreinl@wisc.edu	(715) 399-4086
Kirsten Rhude	Stewardship Coordinator	kirsten.rhude@wisc.edu	(715) 399-4091

Natural Resources Education Program (NRE Program)

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Kris Tiles	Natural Resources Education Program Manager	kris.tiles@wisc.edu	(715) 261-1254
Joe Bonnell, PhD	Regional Natural Resources Educator	joe.bonnell@wisc.edu	(608) 930-9850
Anna James	Natural Resources Educator (Wood County Extension)	anna.m.james@wisc.edu	(715) 421-8444
Tony Johnson	Regional Natural Resources Educator	anthony .johnson@wisc.edu	(920) 929-1173
Bill Klase	Regional Natural Resources Educator	william .klase@wisc.edu	(715) 401-4845
Lauren Larsen, PhD	Regional Natural Resources Educator	lauren .larsen@wisc.edu	(715) 214-8913
Maranda Miller	Regional Natural Resources Educator	maranda .miller@wisc.edu	(608) 590-5758
Whitney Prestby	Regional Natural Resources Educator	whitney.prestby@wisc.edu	(920) 391-4663
Michelle Probst	Natural Resources Educator (Dane County Extension)	michelle.probst@wisc.edu	(608) 224-3696
Katie Sturmer	Regional Natural Resources Educator	katie.sturmer@wisc.edu	(608) 509-3012
Micheal Travis, PhD	Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator (Pepin County Extension)	mjtravis @wisc.edu	(715) 672-5214
Dan Zerr	Regional Natural Resources Educator	daniel .zerr@wisc.edu	(715) 836-5513

North Central Region Water Network

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Joe Bonnell, PhD	Interim Outreach Program Manager	joe.bonnell @wisc.edu	(608) 930-9850
Anne Nardi	Marketing Manager	anne.nardi@wisc.edu	(608) 262-1377
Jenny Seifert	Watershed Outreach Specialist	jenny.seifert@wisc.edu	(608) 890-4717
Alexandra Steussy-Williams	Natural Resources Communications Specialist (Grassland 2.0 and One Good Idea projects)	asteussywill@wisc.edu	(608) 770-4662
John Strauser	Grassland and Perennial Agriculture Outreach Specialist	strauser@wisc.edu	See email address

Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center

Visit the Upham Woods website for the current staff directory.

Water Action Volunteers (WAV)/Rivers Outreach

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Katy Bradford	WAV Program Manager	katy.bradford@wisc.edu	(608) 331-0173
Emily Heald	Rivers Educator	emily.heald@wisc.edu	See email address

Wisconsin Extension Maple Syrup Program

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Jeremy Solin, PhD	Maple Program Manager	jeremy.solin@wisc.edu	(715) 498-4733

Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey

Visit the WGNHS website for the current staff directory.

Wisconsin Master Naturalist Program

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Becky Sapper	Master Naturalist Program Manager	becky.sapper@wisc.edu	(715) 685-2652
Greta Landis, PhD	Evaluation Specialist	greta.landis @wisc.edu	See email address
Martha Martin	Outreach Support Specialist	martha.martin @wisc.edu	(608) 262-0020

Service Units and Support

Evaluation

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Samuel Pratsch, PhD	Evaluation Unit Lead	samuel.pratsch@wisc.edu	(608) 265-3473
Feiran Chen	Evaluation Specialist	fchen84@wisc.edu	See email address
Evelyn Hammond, PhD	Evaluation Specialist	evelyn.hammond@wisc.edu	See email address
Brittany Isidore	Evaluation Project Assistant	isidore@wisc.edu	See email address
Greta Landis, PhD	Evaluation Specialist	greta.landis@wisc.edu	See email address
Amber Saylor Mase, PhD	Evaluation Specialist	amber.mase@wisc.edu	(608) 890-0718
Alli Parrish	USDA Midwest Regional Climate Outreach Project Manager	awenman@wisc.edu	(608) 262-6332

Instructional Design

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Janice Kepka	Instructional Design Unit Lead	janice.kepka@wisc.edu	(608) 263-4695
Brian Adams	Instructional Designer	brian .adams@wisc.edu	(608) 265-3726
Margie Cook	Instructional Designer	margie.cook@wisc.edu	(608) 262-2643
Casey Garhart	Instructional Designer	pmgarhart @wisc.edu	See email address
Wendy Schweitzer	Instructional Designer	wendy.schweitzer @wisc.edu	(608) 798-0962

Marketing & Communications

Name	Title	Email	Phone
John Kriva	Marketing & Communications Unit Lead	john.kriva @wisc.edu	(608) 262-3686
Jamey Burns	Senior Web Developer	jamey .burns@wisc.edu	(608) 261-1092
Jenna Mertz	Multimedia Editor	jenna.mertz@wisc.edu	(608) 265-2774
Matt Waldren, PhD	Senior Editor	matt.waldren@wisc.edu	(608) 262-6420

Support Staff

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Brian Kline	Natural Resources Institute Assistant Director of Administration	brian.kline@wisc.edu	(608) 262-1369
Krysta Koralesky	Natural Resources Institute Financial Specialist	krysta.koralesky@wisc.edu	(608) 262-2634
Martha Martin	Outreach Support Specialist	martha.martin@wisc.edu	(608) 262-0020

Affiliates

Affiliated Extension Educators

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Michelle Probst	Natural Resources Educator (Dane County Extension)	michelle.probst@wisc.edu	(608) 224-3696
Open	Natural Resources Educator (Washburn County Extension)
Micheal Travis, PhD	Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator (Pepin County Extension)	mjtravis @wisc.edu	(715) 672-5214
Open	Natural Resources Educator (Wood County Extension)

UW–Madison Affiliates

Name	Title	Email
Tim Campbell	Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach Specialist, UW–Madison Sea Grant	tim.campbell@wisc.edu
Jed Colquhoun	Professor, Dept. of Horticulture, UW–Madison	colquhoun@wisc.edu
John Exo	Co-Director, Extension Ag Water Quality Program	john.exo @wisc.edu
Ken Genskow, PhD	Professor and Extension Specialist, UW–Madison Dept. of Planning and Lanscape Architecture (Former ERC Director)	kgenskow@wisc.edu
Bret Shaw, PhD	Professor and Extension Specialist, UW–Madison Dept. of Life Sciences Communication	brshaw @wisc.edu
Robin Shepard, PhD	Executive Director Of NCCEA	robin.shepard @wisc.edu

Emeritus Affiliates

Name	Title	Email
Elaine Andrews	Environmental Education Specialist (Former ERC Director)	eand r ews@wisc.edu
Bill Bland, PhD	Emeritus Professor, UW–Madison Department of Soil Science	wlbland@wisc.edu
Jake Blasczyk	Senior Evaluation Specialist	jblasczy@wisc.edu
Brian J. Holmes, PhD	Emeritus Professor, UW–Madison Biological Systems Engineering Department	bjholmes@wisc.edu
Gary Jackson	Emeritus Professor, UW–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences/Soil Science	gwjackso@wisc.edu
Peter Nowak	Emeritus Professor, UW–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies,	pnowak@wisc.edu
Jim Peterson	Emeritus Professor, UW–Madison Biological Systems Engineering Department (Former ERC Director)	jopeters@wisc.edu
Jeff Strobel	Emeritus Graphic Designer, Natural Resources Institute and Environmental Resources Center	jeffrey .strobel@wisc.edu

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