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, October 28, 2024  
5:00 PM  
Hybrid meeting - City County Building 210 Martin Luther  
King Dr. Madison, WI -  
Conference Room 357  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Yang called the meeting to order at 5 pm.  
7 -  
Present:  
SARAH SMITH, MICHELE DOOLAN, BRENDA YANG, ANTHONY GRAY,  
JEFFREY KRONING, MICHELE RITT and TOMMY RYLANDER  
Others present: Arya Sengelmann, YGP Representative, Jasmine Carbajal, Claire  
Strader and Carrie Edgar  
B. Public comment on items not on agenda  
None  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
UW Extension Committee Minutes 2024.09.23  
Attachments: 2024 MIN-290  
Motion to approve minutes by Rylander. Motion carried (7-0)  
D. Action Items  
AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF AN IRS VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA)  
GRANT  
TO SUPPORT THE RICHARD DILLEY TAX CENTER AND AMENDING THE 2024 OPERATING  
BUDGET  
YANG, RYLANDER, ROSE, BLAZEWICZ and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: - 2024 RES-162  
Motion to recommend approval by Doolan. Motion carried unanimously. (7-0)  
E. Reports  
Introduction and Career Pathways Program Updates - Jasmine Carbajal, Bilingual Youth  
Development Educator. – Jasmine introduced herself to the committee and provided an  
update on her work over the past five months on the job related to career pathways  
programming and youth mental health issues.  
YGP representative Report – Arya Sengelmann shared that the first cohort meeting was  
held recently and provided an opportunity for participants to get to know each other and  
discuss ideas for a group project. Arya is also working on identifying an individual project  
within the UW Ext committee.  
Director Report – Carrie Edgar shared a brief staff and program update.  
Dane UW-Extension Program Report September 2024  
Attachments: 2024 RPT-321  
F. Announcements/Discussion  
Future 2024 meetings – Nov 25 and Dec 23 - Discussion held regarding the future  
meeting dates and holiday schedules. Committee decided to hold the Nov. 25th meeting  
and will cancel the Dec 23rd meeting.  
G. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
H. Adjourn  
Motion to adjourn by Doolan. Motion carried (7-0)  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Carrie Edgar, pending UW Extension Committee approval.