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?  
Tuesday, March 21, 2023  
4:00 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the Lyman  
Anderson building 5201 Fen Oak Dr; Meeting Room  
Moraine; attend virtually via Zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
5 -  
Present:  
KATE MCGINNITY, RICK ROSE, BRENDA YANG, SARAH SMITH and MICHAEL  
ENGELBERGER  
1 - DAVE RIPP  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - APRIL KIGEYA  
YGP members absent: Eli Tedesco, Aurora Ross  
Others present: Sharon Lezberg and Carrie Edgar  
Call To Order by Chair Yang at 4 pm.  
B. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
UW EXTENSION COMMITTEE MINUTES 21.FEB.2023  
2022  
MIN-626  
Attachments: 2022 MIN-626  
A motion was made by ENGELBERGER, seconded by MCGINNITY, that the  
Minutes be approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0.  
D. Reports  
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Director Report – Carrie Edgar  
Edgar shared a staffing update. Nadia Alber began on March 6th as the 4-H  
Associate Educator. Jonatan Garcia has accepted the Office Operations Associate  
position in FoodWIse. All positions are currently filled in the department. The VITA site is  
operating smoothly and appointments are almost filled for this tax season. The YGP  
youth are working on a collaborative presentation to be shared with the County Board and  
others. We will plan to share it with this group once complete. The Pandemic Food  
Study has been completed by the consulting group and will be presented to the DCFC on  
March 22 at 5:30. All are encouraged to attend or watch the recording if interested in  
learning about the recommendations. The Feb monthly summary report which includes  
the FoodWIse annual report was shared with all.  
EXTENSION PROGRAM REPORT FEBRUARY 2023  
2023  
RPT-012  
Attachments: 2023 RPT-012  
E. Presentations  
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Climate Change & Public Participation Initiatives - Sharon Lezberg, Community  
Development Educator provided an overview of her work on community engagement and  
highlighted the Stoughton Sustainable Committee process.  
EXTENSION COMMITTEE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT  
2023  
PRES-007  
Attachments: 2023 PRES-007  
F. Announcements  
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Next meeting – April 18, 2023 at 4 pm  
G. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
H. Adjourn  
A motion was made by ENGELBERGER, seconded by MCGINNITY, that the  
meeting be adjourned. The motion carried unanimously 5-0.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Carrie Edgar, waiting Committee approval.