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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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23 Prosci-Certified Change Management Professionals

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13 Technology of Participation (ToP)-Trained Facilitators

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13 Certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs)

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4 Certified Associate Project Managers

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5 Certified Professional Coaches

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1 Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

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1 Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

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2 Professional Scrum Masters (PSM)

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: kkingery@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-3725

Team Members

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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: epbarnett@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

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

Abigail Collins

Senior Student Assistant

Email: amcollins3@wisc.edu

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Kathy Contezac

(she/her)

Communications Officer & Strategic Communications Consultant

Email: kathy.contezac@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 890-2374

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Suzanne Covoloskie

Business Analyst

Email: 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

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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

Internal Consultant

Email: fadell@wisc.edu

Phone: 608) 262-8518

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Deb Filipiak

Internal Consultant

Email: defilipiak@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-8751

John Graves

Associate Consultant

Email: jwgraves@wisc.edu

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Kerry Grosse

Policy Analyst

Email: kerry.grosse@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-9404

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Jacob Hahn

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 Coordinator

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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Bianca Johnson

Communications Specialist

Email: bianca.johnson@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-2914

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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: gkilpatrick@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-1621

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Scott Kohl

Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives

Email: sekohl@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-9821

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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

Kevin Murtha

Senior Project Manager

Email: kmurtha2@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-9200

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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

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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

Anne Ramm

Project Coordinator

Email: aramm@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-5514

Gayatri Raol

Senior Project Manager

Email: raol@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-7767

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Michael Schmitt

Business Analyst

Email: michael.schmitt@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-2823

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Kelly Schumann

Project Coordinator

Email: kelly.schumann@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-4028

Andi Smetana

Senior Project Manager

Email: asmetana2@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-5745

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Stacy Smith

Senior Project Manager

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

Troy Sterr

Senior Project Manager

Email: tsterr2@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

Internal Consultant

Email: jim.thompson@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-9683

Marko Uzeirovic

Project Coordinator

Email: muzeirovic@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-7961

Jen VanTassell

Senior Project Manager

Email: jen.vantassell@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 264-2148