Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Area Agency on Aging - Nutrition / Wellness Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Wednesday, November 12, 2025  
11:30 AM  
This is a Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 2865 N  
Sherman Ave, Conference Room 109; Attend virtually  
via Zoom.  
The Wednesday November 12, 2025 AAA Nutrition/Wellness Committee meeting will be a hybrid meeting.  
Members of the public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.  
The public can attend in person at the ADRC building, 2865 N Sherman Ave Room 109, Madison.  
The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and  
access information will be emailed to you):  
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This link will be active until the end of the meeting.  
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PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
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can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO  
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In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.  
VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual  
registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the  
meeting.  
In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom  
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body.  
If you want to submit a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please  
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Guests & Staff Present: Kat Froehlich, Shannon Gabriel, Jeffrey Kostelic,  
Cindy Matulle, and Claire Purkis.  
A. Call To Order  
Meeting called to order by Chair GENSON at 11:32am.  
7 -  
Present  
Absent  
HELEN PAN, DAVE GENSON, KRISTY SCHUSTER, KATHY PAZAK, KATE  
BUENGER, CLAIRE MANCE, and PATRICK DOWNING  
1 - ROBIN POTTER  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes from August 6, 2025  
2025  
MIN-370  
Attachments: 2025_0806_NutWellness Minutes  
A motion was made by SCHUSTER, seconded by MANCE, that the minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Presentations  
POTTER arrived at 11:35 am.  
8 -  
Present  
HELEN PAN, DAVE GENSON, KRISTY SCHUSTER, ROBIN POTTER, KATHY  
PAZAK, KATE BUENGER, CLAIRE MANCE, and PATRICK DOWNING  
1. Food Insecurity in Dane County-Map the Meal Gap (Devika Suri, Data and Research  
Curator at Second Harvest Food bank of Southern WI)  
Second Harvest Food Insecurity in Dane County  
2025  
PRES-196  
Attachments: Area Agency on Aging presentation 11-12-25  
SURI presented on Food Insecurity data for Dane County. SURI discussed  
Second Harvest providing food to over 140 pantries throughout Dane  
County.  
2. Dining Site Reviews--Completed August to Present (Pazak)  
Site Reviews August to Present  
2025  
PRES-186  
Attachments: All Site Visits_August to Present  
PAZAK presented her reviews of several meal sites.  
3. Program Accomplishments and What's Next? (Gabriel)  
Nutrition Program and What's Next  
2025  
PRES-197  
Attachments: 2025 Senior Nutrition Program - Accomplishments & What's Next  
GABRIEL reviewed The Aging Network flowchart and how things  
are changing with the Federal Government. GABRIEL discussed  
Congregate, HDM and a carryout site for Dane County locations.  
GABRIEL shared how the nutrition costs are figured using a nutrition  
meal cost spreadsheet. GABRIEL shared that the Messiah site will  
be closing January 1, 2026.  
D. Reports to Committee  
1. Dietitian Program Update  
a. Farmers Market Program Complete  
2025 season has ended. Dane County gave out 990  
vouchers totaling $24,750.  
b. Annual Training--Site Coordinators  
GABRIEL reported the activities of the annual training that is  
required of nutrition coordinators and volunteers.  
SCHUSTER left at 1pm.  
8 -  
Present  
HELEN PAN, DAVE GENSON, EMILY MURWIN, ROBIN POTTER, KATHY  
PAZAK, KATE BUENGER, CLAIRE MANCE, and PATRICK DOWNING  
1 - KRISTY SCHUSTER  
Absent  
2. Chair & Staff Updates  
b. Budget Updates  
GABRIEL shared that we are 1% less funded for meals.  
Other funding that Nutrition receives is the same.  
E. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 11:30 am via Hybrid  
2026 Meeting Schedule  
2026 Meeting Schedule  
2025  
RPT-429  
Attachments: 2026_AAA Meeting Schedule  
GABRIEL reviewed the 2026 meeting schedule for when  
Nutrition/Wellness will meet.  
F. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None.  
G. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None.  
H. Adjournment  
A motion was made by DOWNING, seconded by PAZAK, that the meeting be  
adjourned at 1:25 pm. The motion carried unanimously.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Cindy Matulle.