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, June 21, 2022  
4:00 PM  
Virtual Zoom Meeting: See top of agenda for  
instructions on how to join the webinar or call in by  
phone.  
A. Call To Order  
7 -  
Present:  
DAVE RIPP, KATE MCGINNITY, APRIL KIGEYA, RICK ROSE, BRENDA YANG,  
SARAH SMITH and MICHAEL ENGELBERGER  
Also present: Gabriella Balza, Alison Pfau, and Carrie Edgar  
• Welcome Supervisor Engelberger to the Extension Committee – Vice Chair McGinnity  
welcomed Sup Engelberge to the committee and he shared information about himself.  
• Introduce Alison Pfau, new Regional Dairy Educator – Carrie Edgar introduced Alison  
and had her share information about her background.  
B. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
UW EXTENSION COMMITTEE MINUTES 10.MAY.2022  
2022  
MIN-125  
Attachments: 2022 MIN-125  
A motion was made by KIGEYA, seconded by ENGELBERGER, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0.  
UW EXTENSION COMMITTEE MINUTES 015.JUNE.2022  
2022  
MIN-124  
Attachments: 2022 MIN-124  
A motion was made by KIGEYA, seconded by ENGELBERGER, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0.  
D. Presentations  
• Youth in Governance Program Update – Gabby Balza provided an overview of the youth  
governance program including evaluation results from this past cohort. She also covered  
the recruitment process for the next cohort. Members requested that she email the  
committee members the application process to share with others.  
YGP PRESENTATION FOR EXTENSION COMMITTEE JUNE 2022  
2022  
PRES-044  
Attachments: 2022 PRES-044  
E. Reports  
• Director Report – Carrie Edgar shared a staffing update with the committee. 4 new  
nutrition educators will start in July. Interviews are currently being held for the Financial  
educator and the Family Relationships educator positions. Edgar shared that the  
department’s Equity Plan has been updated and will be shared with the committee once  
we get feedback from the Office of Equity and Inclusion. She also shared the monthly  
program summary for May.  
EXTENSION PROGRAM REPORT MAY 2022  
2022  
RPT-147  
Attachments: 2022 RPT-147  
F. Announcements  
• Next meeting – July 19 at 4 pm via Zoom. Program Update on the 4-H Community Club  
program and fair activities.  
• Edgar reminded members that the August meeting will be moved back to Aug 23 to  
accommodate the approval of the new YGP cohort.  
G. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
H. Adjourn  
A motion was made by YANG, seconded by SMITH, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously 7-0.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Carrie Edgar, pending committee approval.