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, November 24, 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 Michele Doolan, Vice Chair at 5 pm.  
5 - SARAH SMITH, MICHELE DOOLAN, JEFFREY KRONING, MICHELE RITT and  
TOMMY RYLANDER  
Present:  
1 - BRENDA YANG  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - ANTHONY GRAY  
YGP members present: Ria Sengelmann, Alex Yu, Sophia Pientka, Ava  
Kietzman, Chloe Multerer, Diya Chilukuri, Grant McManigal, Ishaan Shukla,  
Saanvi Kondoju, Sai Kandukuri, Soha Gandhi, and Steve Hoang  
Others present: Claire Strader, Lisa Curley, Nadia Alber, Ely Moya Malaver,  
Carrie Edgar  
B. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
UW Extension Committee Minutes 2025.10.27  
2025  
MIN-416  
Attachments:  
2025 MIN-416  
Motion by Kroning to approve minutes. Motion carried unanimously  
D. Action Items  
AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF AN IRS VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX  
ASSISTANCE (VITA) GRANT TO SUPPORT THE RICHARD DILLEY TAX  
CENTER AND AMENDING THE 2025 OPERATING BUDGET  
2025  
RES-217  
Sponsors:  
YANG, ROSE and MARREN  
Attachments:  
2025 RES-217  
2025 RES-217 Fiscal Note  
2025 RES-217 CONTRACT #15990  
Motion by Smith to recommend acceptance of the IRS VITA grant. Motion carried  
unanimously.  
E. Presentations  
4-H Community Club Program - Lisa Curley  
4-H afterschool programming - Nadia Alber  
Lisa and Nadia provided an overview of the 4-H Community Club and  
Afterschool programming happening in Dane County.  
Dane County 4-H 2025 Presentation to Extension Committee  
2025 PRES-205  
2025  
PRES-205  
Attachments:  
F. Reports  
YGP Report - Ria Sengelmann and other YGP members presented to the  
committee on their review of the Dane County Youth Assessment data.  
YGP Presentation  
2025 PRES-206  
2025  
PRES-206  
Attachments:  
Edgar provided an update on staffing - Venkata Karri, nutrition educator, has  
accepted the Career Pathways position and will start on Monday, Dec. 1st.  
Shonna Leith, Fernie Magana, and Amelia Steen-Martin are now serving Dane  
County in the nutrition program. Sharon Lezberg, Community Development  
Educator has retired as of Nov. 21st. The Community Development position is  
currently posted. Edgar announced her upcoming retirement in early 2026.  
Edgar thanked the committee members for their interest and support of  
Extension.  
Dane UW Extension Program Report Nov 2025  
2025 RPT-533  
2025  
RPT-533  
Attachments:  
G. Announcements/Discussion  
Next meeting - December 22 or January 26?  
The committee decided not to meet in December, so the next meeting will be  
on January 26th.  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
I. Adjourn  
Motion to adjourn by Rylander. Motion carried unanimously  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Carrie Edgar, pending UW Extension Committee