People
Our team of 41 people collaborates with 9 Tribal partners and organizations representing all 11 Federally recognized Tribes in Wisconsin, and 14 UW–Madison and Extension units or departments.
Coordinating Team
Name Title and Affiliation Contact Daniel Cornelius (Oneida), Project Co-lead Outreach Program Manager, UW–Madison Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center and UW–Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences daniel.cornelius@wisc.edu Tricia Gorby, Project Co-lead Director, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute tricia.gorby@wisc.edu Hanna McIntosh, Project Manager Indigenous Food Systems Project Manager, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute hanna.mcintosh@wisc.edu Hannah Arbuckle (Bad River) Indigenous Food Sovereignty Outreach Specialist, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Community Food Systems Program harbuckle@wisc.edu
Project Partners
Indigenous Crops and Livestock Team
Name Title and Affiliation Daniel Cornelius (Oneida) Outreach Program Manager, UW–Madison Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center and UW–Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Hanna McIntosh Indigenous Food Systems Project Manager, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute Erin Silva Professor, UW-Madison Dept. of Plant Pathology and Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems Bill Tracy Professor, UW-Madison Dept. of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences Mo Ondik Researcher, UW-Madison Dept. of Plant Pathology Hinu Smith (Ho-Chunk) Executive Director, Ho-Chunk Department of Agriculture Gary Besaw (Menominee) Director, Menominee Department of Agriculture and Food Systems; Planning Team member, Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition Jen Falck (Oneida) Indigenous Agronomist, UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems Lea Zeise (Oneida) Ohe·láku Corn Growers CooperativeWill Fulwider Regional Crops Extension Educator, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Agriculture Institute Steph Garcia Program Coordinator, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute
Maple Sugaring Team
Name Title and Affiliation Hannah Arbuckle (Bad River) Indigenous Food Sovereignty Outreach Specialist, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Community Food Systems Program Daniel Cornelius (Oneida) Outreach Program Manager, UW–Madison Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center and UW–Madison College of Agriculture and Life SciencesTony Johnson Working Lands Forestry Educator, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Regional Natural Resources Institute Jeff Mears (Oneida) Executive Director, Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council Gary Besaw (Menominee) Director, Menominee Dept. of Agriculture and Food Systems Robert Croll Climate Change Coordinator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Manoomin (Wild Rice) Team
Name Title and Affiliation Deanna Erickson Director, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve Jessica Hua Associate Professor, UW–Madison Dept. of Forest and Wildlife Ecology Amy Carrozzino-Lyon Extension Specialist, UW-Green Bay Becca Honeyball Research Coordinator, UW–Madison Dept. of Forest and Wildlife Ecology Ashla Ojibway (Fond du Lac) Research Intern, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve Cheyanne Koran (Menominee) Graduate student, UW-Madison Center for Limnology
Community Food Systems and Nutrition Team
Name Title and Affiliation Lindsey Day Farnsworth Outreach Program Manager, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Community Food Systems Program Amy Meinen Research and Outreach Program Manager, UW–Madison School of Human Ecology Hannah Arbuckle (Bad River) Indigenous Food Sovereignty Outreach Specialist, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Community Food Systems Program Joy Schelble Bad River Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program
Communication and Evaluation Team
Name Title and Affiliation Hanna McIntosh Indigenous Food Systems Project Manager, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute Bret Shaw Professor, UW–Madison Dept. of Life Sciences Communication; Communication Specialist, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Anne Nardi Marketing and Communications Manager, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute Alejandro Dominguez Videographer, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute Samuel Pratsch Evaluation Lead, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute Annie Jones Professor, UW–Madison Div. of Extension, and Affiliate Faculty Depts. of Community and Environmental Sociology, Agroecology Amber Saylor Mase Evaluation Specialist, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute