People
Our team of 39 people collaborates with 9 Tribal partners and organizations representing all 11 Federally recognized Tribes in Wisconsin, 14 UW–Madison and Extension units or departments, and supports 3-4 undergraduate and graduate students per year.
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
Indigenous Crop and Livestock Team
Name Title and Affiliation Contact Daniel Cornelius (Oneida) Outreach Program Manager, UW–Madison Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center and UW–Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences daniel.cornelius@wisc.edu Hanna McIntosh Indigenous Food Systems Project Manager, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute hanna.mcintosh@wisc.edu Gary Besaw (Menominee) Director, Menominee Dept. of Agriculture and Food Systems Stephanie Dodge (Oneida) Intertribal Food Systems Coordinator, Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition Jen Falck (Oneida) Intertribal Food Business Development Coordinator, Menominee Dept. of Agriculture and Food Systems Hinu Smith (Ho-Chunk) Executive Director, Ho-Chunk Nation Dept. of Agriculture hinusmith@ho-chunk.com Erin Silva Professor, UW–Madison Dept. of Plant Pathology, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems erin.silva@wisc.edu William Tracy Professor, UW–Madison Dept. of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences william.tracy@wisc.edu Frankie Anderson Administrative Specialist, UW–Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems frankie.anderson@wisc.edu Eva Weddell (Ihanktonwan Dakota) Graduate student, Agroecology Masters Program Will Fulwider Regional Crops Extension Educator, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Agriculture Institute will.fulwider@wisc.edu
Maple Sugaring Team
Name Title and Affiliation Contact Hannah Arbuckle (Bad River) Indigenous Food Sovereignty Outreach Specialist, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Community Food Systems Program harbuckle@wisc.edu Daniel Cornelius (Oneida) Outreach Program Manager, UW–Madison Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center and UW–Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciencesdaniel.cornelius@wisc.edu Tony Johnson Working Lands Forestry Educator, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Regional Natural Resources Institute anthony.johnson@wisc.edu Jeff Mears (Oneida) Executive Director, Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council jmears@wtcac.org 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 Contact Deanna Erickson Director, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve deanna.erickson@wisc.edu Jessica Hua Associate Professor, UW–Madison Dept. of Forest and Wildlife Ecology jhua23@wisc.edu Amy Carrozzino-Lyon Extension Specialist, UW Green Bay carrozzinoly@wisc.edu Gigi Diekelman Research Intern, 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 dehnert2@wisc.edu Cheyanne Koran (Menominee) Graduate student Cherie Thunder (Menominee) Wild Rice Research Coordinator, Menominee Dept. of Agriculture and Food Systems
Community Food Systems and Nutrition Team
Name Title and Affiliation Contact Lindsey Day Farnsworth Outreach Program Manager, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Community Food Systems Program lindsey.day.farnsworth@wisc.edu Amy Meinen Research and Outreach Program Manager, UW–Madison School of Human Ecology amy.meinen@wisc.edu Hannah Arbuckle (Bad River) Indigenous Food Sovereignty Outreach Specialist, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Community Food Systems Program harbuckle@wisc.edu Joy Schelble Bad River Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program joy.schelble@wisc.edu
Communication and Evaluation Team
Name Title and Affiliation Contact Hanna McIntosh Indigenous Food Systems Project Manager, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute hanna.mcintosh@wisc.edu Bret Shaw Professor, UW–Madison Dept. of Life Sciences Communication; Communication Specialist, UW–Madison Div. of Extension bret.shaw@wisc.edu Anne Nardi Marketing and Communications Manager, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute anne.nardi@wisc.edu Alejandro Dominguez Videographer, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute Samuel Pratsch Evaluation Lead, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute samuel.pratsch@wisc.edu Annie Jones Professor, UW–Madison Div. of Extension, and Affiliate Faculty Depts. of Community and Environmental Sociology, Agroecology annie.jones@wisc.edu Amber Saylor Mase Evaluation Specialist, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute amber.mase@wisc.edu