Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
UW Extension Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
This meeting is being conducted on land now known and recognized as Dane County, Wisconsin. We  
acknowledge that this land is at the same time the ancestral, traditional, & contemporary land of the  
Ho-Chunk, Sauk & Kickapoo nations.  
Monday, January 26, 2026  
5:00 PM  
Hybrid meeting – 5201 Fen Oak Dr. Madison, WI -  
Moraine Conference Room and Zoom  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Yang called the meeting to order at 5pm  
6 -  
Present:  
SARAH SMITH, MICHELE DOOLAN, BRENDA YANG, JEFFREY KRONING,  
MICHELE RITT and TOMMY RYLANDER  
1 - ANTHONY GRAY  
Excused:  
YGP members present: Ria Sengelmann, Alex Yu, Soha Gandhi  
Others present: Chrissy Wen, Claire Mance, Venkata Karri, Claire Strader  
B. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
UW Extension Committee Minutes 2025.11.24  
2025  
MIN-504  
Attachments: 2025 MIN-504  
Motion by Kroning to approve minutes. Motion carried unanimously.  
D. Presentations  
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Pop-Up Markets - Claire Mance. Claire  
provided an update on the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program in Dane  
County.  
SENIOR FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM  
2025  
PRES-240  
Attachments: 2025 PRES-240  
E. Reports to Committee  
YGP Report - Ria Sengelmann reported that YGP will repeat the sustainability safari  
for 2026, and is currently researching an additional project this year.  
Director Report - Chrissy Wen. Wen introduced herself to the committee as the  
Interim AED for Dane County. She provided an update on staffing - Noah Reif, New  
Community Development Educator started today. AED Hiring is screening 68  
applications and expects to hold final interviews on February 20th. Separately, the  
VITA site started scheduling appointments on January 15th and the 3,300 available  
appointments are filling quickly.  
Wen asked Venkata Karri, College and Career Pathways Educator, to provide a brief  
update on the Career Pathways program. Karri expects the program to host 7  
interns in several Dane County Departments in 2026.  
DANE UW EXTENSION PROGRAM REPORT JAN 2026  
2025  
RPT-648  
Attachments: 2025 RPT-648  
F. Announcements/Discussion  
Next meeting - moved to February 25th  
G. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
H. Adjourn  
Motion to adjourn by Rylander. Motion carried unanimously.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Claire Strader pending committee approval.