Kristen Allen

I am a Program Manager responsible for continuing education and other outreach programs, primarily for the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences and the College of Business and Economics at UW-River Falls. Among the programs that I manage are the MS Agricultural Education, the Wildlife Recreation and Nature Tourism graduate certificate, and the noncredit Financial Planning Certificate. I am also responsible for managing a new initiative, the St Croix River Institute, which is a joint endeavor between UW-River Falls and the National Park Service St Croix National Scenic Riverway. I was born and raised in Australia and now live in River Falls with my husband and two sons.

Joy Altwies

I have been a full-time Program Director at EPD for the last 2 years, where I run 20-25 short courses for professionals every year. Prior to joining the University, I was in private industry as a mechanical engineering consultant and taught in EPD courses 3-4 times per year. My expertise area is building construction and mechancial systems, but also have prior work experience in automotive engineering and manufacturing. I earned my Master's Degree here at UW-Madison in Mechanical Engineering, and have lived and worked here in the Madison area for 9 years.

Sandra Beccue

Sandra Beccue is the Research Manager at the Wisconsin Innovation Service Center (WISC) at UW-Whitewater where she oversees research projects intended to provide companies with strategic insight to make more profitable product and market development decisions. WISC specializes in new product and market assessments for innovative manufacturers, technology businesses, and independent inventors. As Research Manager of WISC, Sandra is also part of the business management team for the Center for Innovation and Business Development, which acts as a gateway to the resources of UW-Whitewater. Sandra has worked in community and economic development in the past and managed her own consulting business from 1999 to 2005.

Richard Berg

I have been training, designing training materials and designing support Websites for over 8 years. I started working at Instructional Communications Systems (ICS), a unit of Broadcast and Media Innovations (BAMI) in December, 2000. I am the lead trainer for WisLine Web, the Webconferencing Service hosted by ICS and also develop training materials for WisLine Web and videoconferencing. I maintain a number of Web sites including DESIEN, Training for Videoconferencing, and Instructional Design at ICS and have a lot of interest in Web design for people with special needs. I received my BA in English Education (1994) and my MS in Instructional Technology and Telecommunications (2000) from Western Illinois University.

Scott Bouffleur

I am currently the Instructional Technology and Distance Education Director at UW-Marathon County. I am also the Non-Online Distance Education (NODE) Technology Coordinator for the UW Colleges. My professional interests include audio and video networking, Web page development, and control systems programming. For recreation I enjoy turning off the computer and spending time with my family.

Michael Childers

I am the newest member of the faculty at the School for Workers. My core areas include Industrial Engineering, Labor Relations, and Applied Technology.

Chris DeIuliis

Since 1990 I have been with Continuing Education at UW-Oshkosh. My area of responsibility has been non-credit professional development programs for pre K-12 teachers, but that may be changing. Prior to coming to UWO, I worked for the US Office of Personnel Management in Washington, DC. I have a Masters Degree in Public Administration from East Carolina University.

Jenny Erickson

Jenny Erickson is the Sauk County University of Wisconsin-Extension Community Resource Development Educator located in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Her educational programming focuses on strengthening local governments and building community capacity for change. Prior to her time in Sauk County, she was the UW-Extension watershed educator for the Milwaukee and Sheboygan River Basins. Jenny has a Masters and a Bachelors degree in Soil Science specializing in soil and water quality from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Deb France

State/University Employee for past thirteen years, all within the area of payroll and benefits.

Have BBA in Human Resources Management from UW-Milwaukee.

Currently the Payroll and Benefits Manager for UWEX, where I am responsible for the day to day activities of the UWEX Payroll and Benefits Service unit.

Pam Hobson

Pam has been a 4-H Youth Development Agent for 18 years in Richland County and for the last 10 years has been the lead agent in the shared leadership Department Head role. Programming efforts include a strong 4-H community club program and outreach programming. Outreach efforts include school violence and bullying programs, Friends Helping Friends, and Southwest Wisconsin Youth Survey efforts. Pam has served in many leadership roles in the organization including President of WAE4-HYDP and currently serves on Faculty Senate and Systenwide Extension Council. Pam has two children and likes houseplants and traveling.

Jane Jiumaleh

I joined Extension as a student in 1988 doing research in emerging technologies with the Telecommunications Lab. I was in on the ground floor during the launch of the Internet and all the exiciting opportunities it offered for Extension work; now I write and support computer applications for adminstration. I graduated from the UW-Madison in Comparative Literature, got a Masters in English Linguistics and taught English as a Second Language for a time. I still love to read, study foreign languages and I sing whenever I get a chance.

Robert Kazmierski

After serving in the U.S. Navy and receiving my undergraduate degree, I volunteered with the U.S. Peace Corps as a Horticulture Extension Professional in Nepal. At that time, I primarily worked with farmer user groups in developing more efficient farming and organic pest management techniques. After that service, I was fortunate enough to be accepted in the Peace Corps Fellowship Program. As a Peace Corps Fellow, I was able to complete a graduate program in Regional Planning from the University of Western Illinois as well as serve an 11-month internship as a community developer in a small rural South Dakota community. Thereafter, I was hired as the county economic development specialist, during which I performed many community and economic development tasks and managed a regional revolving loan fund. In October 2003, I was hired by the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service to be a Community Resource Agent for Polk County, Wisconsin. I am married with three children; Skylar, Noah and Maya, ages 6, 4, and 2 years respectively.

Cary Komoto

I've been at UW-Barron County since the fall of 1991, and I was recently promoted to Professor. I am the current chair of the UW Colleges Department of Geography & Geology (winner of the 2000 Regents Teaching Award for Departments). I've served on numerous campus committees and Colleges committees including serving as chair of the UW Colleges Online Program Committee and two UW Colleges chancellor search committees. My wife and I have two great daughters who are currently in middle school in Rice Lake. I'm originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota and have three academic degrees from the University of Minnesota, all in geography.

Dan Kuzlik

I have spent the majority of my professional career as an educator. I have served as a high school guidance counselor, community education coordinator, school district administrator and I have taught every level from grade 4 through graduate school in Chicago, Kohler, Green Bay, Salem (OR), and Minneapolis. I have been with UWEX for two years serving as the department head and CNRED educator in Oneida County. When I am not traveling around the globe I can be found kayaking on the Moen's Lake Chain in Rhinelander where I have built my lake home.

Tiffany Lyden

I work as a statewide Lake Specialist for the UW-Extension Lakes Program at the College of Natural Resources on the UW-Stevens Point campus. As part of the lakes program, I work with lake organizations and lake issues across the state, developing educational materials and publications and helping coordinate lake-related programs. I have been in this position for two years now, moving here from Missoula, Montana where my husband and I lived while he was in law school. Prior to that I lived and worked in Vilas County for 6 years as the county conservationist and county lake specialist. We had a wonderful, life changing event last November with the birth of our son, Kai, who keeps us busier these days than we ever could have imagined!

Juli McGuire

I work as assistant to the CEO/Dean at UW-Fox Valley and provide services to the campus in the areas of hiring, payroll, budget, course schedule, and supervising classified staff. I started my college career at UW-Fox Valley and have just about completed undergraduate studies in marketing at UW-Oshkosh. My daugher, Melissa, also attends UWO and is majoring in music.

Jason Messer

Having come from Milwaukee and the private sector as a former instructional designer and, most recently, a Training and Design Analyst for a Fortune 500 company, I find myself in Madison and a leadership role as the Project and Resource Manager for e-learning design and development at UW Learning Innovations. I currently manage and coordinate projects for a team of 10 exceptionally educated FTEs (5 editors and 5 designers), 2 students and one ad hoc editor. My clients include 27 different university programs from throughout the state, state agencies, and faculty from throughout the UW System. While this is seemingly a far cry from my formal education in English literature and theories of interpretation, and a distant cry from the tenured professorship I once dreamt of, I find great satisfaction in helping faculty and the university system to extend their reach and abilities through the balanced blending of technology and solid pedagogical design.

Gary Mills

As Executive Producer of the Education and Production Services unit, I lead a staff of ten media professionals. My unite develops educational and documentary multi-media projects for broadcast and classroom use. We broadcast UW sports, produce programming for national distribution by PBS, and work with a wide range of university and community organizations.

Randy Parvin

Employed at the University of Wisconsin-Extension's Higher Education Location Program (UW HELP) a unit of Continuing Education, Outreach and E-Learning for the last ten years. I have been responsible for develoing and monitoring the UW HELP's budget for the last two years. I am also responsible for leading efforts around the UW System Adult Student Outreach Initiative. A joy for me is playing, learning and laughing with my two daughers and wife.

Vicki Pierce

My experience as a graphic designer spans several ad agencies, Wisconsin Public Radio, UW-Sea Grant, and UW-Extension since 1993. I provide graphic and web support for the Chancellor's office including print publications like annual reports, News and Ideas and Extension in Action.

Paul Roback

For the past five years, I have been the Commuinity Development Educator at UW-Extension Ozaukee County. Most recently, I have been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. My main program areas include Community & Economic Development, Land Use Education, Local Government Education and Community & Natural Resources.

Suzanne Samuelsen

I started my career with the UW System in February 1981 as a technical typist intern in a small UW-Madison Medical School department. I then transferred to UW-Madison Legal Services as an office manager and from there transferred to UW-Madison Research and Sponsored Programs as a Grants and Contracts Specialist in the non-federal pre-award area. In May of 2000, I transferred to UW-Extension Office of Extramural Support where I have been negotiating contracts and administering extramural grant funds from non-federal agencies. Besides managing a family, I am active in church, enjoy playing piano and love to sing.

Barbara Stinson

My current leadership role as Director of Distance Education for the UW Colleges includes supervisory and administrative management of both UWC Online (which functions as a 14th cmapus) and the non-online institution-wide DE. I maintain active working relationships with our 13 campus deans, our 18 department chairs, our business and HR offices, and our IAS and faculty, and our own internal staff as well as collaborative partnerships (in varying degrees of formality) with nine 4-year UWS partners, one WI CESA and other individual high schools, two private 4-year institutions, and UW Learning Innovations.

Patti Thompson

I hold two titles at Extension Conference Centers, the first being Conference Services Manager. Our services are contracted out by organizations needing logistical support and planning of their conferences either at the Pyle Center or off site. My second title is Assistant Manager of the Pyle Center. I hold responsibilities over the operations of the Pyle Conference Center from room set ups to event planning. For two years previous, I was the manager of the J.F. Friedrick Hotel and Conference Center.

Nathan Trick

I have been the Online Resources Specialist for Instructional Communications Systems at UW-Extension since July 1999. It is my job to consult with clients and, based on their needs, create advanced, database-driven web applications. Some of the higher profile web site that I have designed and currently maintain are portalwisconsin.org, ideas.wisconsin.edu and qei.wisconsin.edu. I live south of Madison in the city of Evansville with my wife Bridget, my son Sam and our boston terrier Rygel. In my spare time I collect and read antique books about the Civil War and 19th century politics.

Joe Van Rossum

As a recycling specialist I provide technical assistance to businesses, municipalities and community groups in the area of recycling and solid waste management. I am also the current coordinator for the Wisconsin Master Composter program, which provides training and resources that individuals can use to perform composting related outreach activities. Prior to joining SHWEC in 2004 I served as the Recycling Manager for Brown County and as an Environmental Specialist with Fort Howard Corporation.

Cynthia Woodland

My work experience has been in the area of community development and prevention services to youth, particularly in the African American community.

I am currently a Major and Planning Giving Officer at Wisconsin Public Radio, where it is my privilege to connect with listeners by inspiring them to support what they value.

I married the love of my life on Memorial Day weekend, 2006.

Bonniejean Zitske

For the past three years, I've managed the Audience Services department for Wisconsin Public Radio and Television. I also direct outreach initiatives in the Madison area for WPR. In 2002, I graduated from UW-Madison with a BA in International Relations and a certificate in Russian Studies.