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, June 23, 2025  
5:00 PM  
Hybrid meeting - 5201 Fen Oak Dr. Madison, WI -  
Moraine Conference Room and Zoom  
A. Call to Order  
Call To Order by Vice Chair Doolan at 5:09 pm.  
4 - SARAH SMITH, MICHELE DOOLAN, JEFFREY KRONING and MICHELE RITT  
2 - BRENDA YANG and TOMMY RYLANDER  
1 - ANTHONY GRAY  
Present:  
Excused:  
Absent:  
Others present: Arya Sengelmann, YGP Representative, Claire Strader, Aaron  
Collins, Jess Guffey Calkins, Wade Moder, and Carrie Edgar  
B. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
UW Extension Committee Minutes 2025.04.28  
2025  
MIN-141  
Attachments: 2025 MIN-141  
Motion by Kroning to approve. Motion carried. (4-0)  
D. Action Items  
AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF BROOKHILL FOUNDATION GRANT  
AWARD TO SUPPORT FARM VIABLITY BY STRENGTHENING THE BTEC  
PROGRAM  
2025  
RES-050  
DOOLAN, ROSE, POSTLER, FRIES and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2025 RES-050  
2025 RES-050 Fiscal Note  
Motion by Kroning to recommend approval. Motion carried unanimously  
AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT AWARD TO DEEPEN THE  
IMPACT OF THE ORGANIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTION CONFERENCE  
2025  
RES-052  
DOOLAN, POSTLER, FRIES and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2025 RES-052  
2025 RES-052 FISCAL NOTE  
Motion by Kroning to recommend approval. Motion carried unanimously  
E Presentations  
Food Systems Program Overview - Jessica Guffey Calkins, Food Systems  
Educator provided a presentation on her community food systems work and  
featured the Dane County Food Action Plan process.  
Extension Committee Presentation Food Plan 6.23.25  
2025  
PRES-048  
Attachments: 2025 MIN-150  
Natural Resources Program Overview - Wade Moder, Natural Resources  
Educator, provided an overview on two projects: Dane County Bird Survey on  
Agricultural Land and a new Master Naturalist program to be offered in 2026.  
Wade Moder Dane County Board June 2025  
2025  
PRES-049  
Attachments: 2025 PRES-049  
F. Reports  
YGP Representative Report - Arya Sengelmann provided an overview of her  
experience with YGP this past two years and shared a video featuring the YGP  
members sharing what the YGP experience met to them. She also talked about the  
Sustainability Safari event.  
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14csU0TsdYoDPGvqN5JqAwphzdI7Pt_li/view?usp=sharing  
YGP Program Updates - Ely Moya Malaver thanked the committee for their  
support of the Youth Governance program and shared that the application  
period for the next cohort closed this past Friday and she will be reaching out for  
help with interviews soon.  
Director Report - Carrie Edgar provided an update on the federal funding  
situation for the FoodWIse program and other potential funding issues for  
Extension. She also provided a staffing update. The May Program Summary  
report was shared with all committee members.  
Dane UW Extension Report May 2025  
2025  
RPT-160  
Attachments: 2025 MIN-148  
G. Announcements/Discussion  
Next meeting - July 28, 2025 at 5 pm  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
I. Adjourn  
Motion to adjourn by Kroning. Motion carried.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Carrie Edgar, pending UW Extension Committee