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Our Team

Our staff are highly trained, typically achieving the highest level of certification in their respective fields.

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25 Prosci-Certified Change Management Professionals

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14 Technology of Participation (ToP)-Trained Facilitators

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15 Certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs)

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5 Certified Professional Coaches

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4 Certified Associate Project Managers

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4 Professional Scrum Masters (PSM)

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1 Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

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1 Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

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1 Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

Leadership

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Charles Meyer

Interim Associate Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives & Director

Email: charles.meyer@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-3539

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Kate Kingery

Director, Consulting

Email: kate.kingery@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-3725

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Kevin Murtha

Interim Director, Strategic Initiatives

Email: kevin.murtha@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-9200

Team Members

Bernard Agrest

Senior Project Manager

Email: bernard.agrest@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-9215

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Kelvin Alfaro

Internal Consultant

Email: kfalfaro@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 497-4411

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Crystel Anders

Internal Consultant

Email: crystel.anders@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 345-0047

Elissa Barnett

Project Coordinator

Email: elissa.barnett@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-6410

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Wendy Benkert

Administrative Specialist

Email: wendy.benkert@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-5123

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Steve Bialek

Internal Consultant

Email: scbialek@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-1289

Brady Boebel

Student Assistant

Email: bsboebel@wisc.edu

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Ahmad Brezat

Senior Project Manager

Email: brezat@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-3771

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Brianna Charneski

Project Coordinator

Email: brianna.charneski@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-7862

Christina Cline

Senior Project Manager

Email: clcline@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-3516

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Abigail Collins

Senior Student Assistant

Email: amcollins3@wisc.edu

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Kathy Contezac

Associate Director, Communications

Email: kathy.contezac@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 890-2374

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Suzanne Covoloskie

Business Analyst

Email: suzanne.covoloskie@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-0798

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Tim Dalby

Senior Project Manager

Email: tim.dalby@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-1869

Margaret Debrauske

Senior Project Manager

Email: margaret.debrauske@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-6717

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Barry Dobbs

Senior Project Manager

Email: barry.dobbs@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 890-3772

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Jenny Erickson

Capacity Building Lead

Email: jennifer.erickson@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-9744

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Elizabeth Fadell

Senior Internal Consultant

Email: elizabeth.fadell@wisc.edu

Phone: 608) 262-8518

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Armando Farias

Senior Project Manager

Email: armando.farias@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-0266

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Deb Filipiak

Internal Consultant

Email: defilipiak@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-8751

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John Graves

Associate Internal Consultant

Email: john.graves@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-4947

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Kerry Grosse

Policy Analyst

Email: kerry.grosse@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-9404

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Jacob Hahn

Senior Internal Consultant

Email: jacob.hahn@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-3057

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Joseph Halaas

Associate Director, Administration

Email: joseph.halaas@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 890-1854

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Vanessa Herald

Project Manager

Email: vanessa.herald@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 890-2153

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Jenee Jerome

Project Coordinator

Email: jenee.jerome@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 890-0483

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Jeremy Kautza

Internal Consultant

Email: jeremy.kautza@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-7276

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Grace Kilpatrick

(she/her)

Senior Project Manager

Email: grace.kilpatrick@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-1621

Mark Kravchuk

Senior Project Manager

Email: mark.kravchuk@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-2291

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Greg Laubmeier

Senior Project Manager

Email: greg.laubmeier@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-4541

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Tena Madison

Internal Consultant

Email: tena.madison@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-9261

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Jim Martin

Senior Project Manager

Email: james.martin@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-6369

Erv Matsche

Senior Project Manager

Email: erv.matsche@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-7307

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Leon Nel

Senior Project Manager

Email: leon.nel@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-3084

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Nicholas Oleksy

Policy Library Coordinator

Email: nicholas.oleksy@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-5639

Eric Olson

Senior Project Manager

Email: ewolson5@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-5882

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Alyson Pohlman

(she/her)

Assistant Director, Consulting Operations

Email: alyson.pohlman@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-6843

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Jill Pongetti

Administrative Specialist

Email: jill.pongetti@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-7908

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Anne Ramm

Project Coordinator

Email: anne.ramm@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-5514

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TJ Sargent

Policy Analyst

Email: tj.sargent@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-8071

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Michael Schmitt

Business Analyst

Email: michael.schmitt@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-2823

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Kelly Schumann

Project Manager

Email: kelly.schumann@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-4028

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Andi Smetana

Senior Project Manager

Email: asmetana2@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-5745

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Stacy Smith

Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives

Email: stacy.smith@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-3123

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Andrew Statz

Senior Project Manager

Email: andrew.statz@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-2590

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Troy Sterr

Senior Project Manager

Email: troy.sterr@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-7769

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Caroline Swenson

Senior Project Manager

Email: caroline.swenson@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-8281

Sean Tan Siong Ann

Policy Library Technical Student Assistant

Email: stan83@wisc.edu

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Jim Thompson

Senior Internal Consultant

Email: jim.thompson@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-9683

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Marko Uzeirovic

Project Coordinator

Email: marko.uzeirovic@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-7961

Jen VanTassell

Senior Project Manager

Email: jen.vantassell@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 264-2148