Staff

The mailing address for all CIAS staff members is: CIAS 1535 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706

Busse, Heidi

Outreach specialist, local food systems
Phone: (608) 262-5200
Fax: (608) 265-3020
hbusse@wisc.edu

Carusi, Cris

Carusi, Cris

Communications manager
Phone: (608) 262-8018
FAX: (608) 265-3020
cecarusi@wisc.edu

Cates, Dick

Cates, Dick

Coordinator, Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers
Phone: (608) 588-2836
FAX: (608) 265-3020
rlcates@wisc.edu

DiPietro, Lisa

DiPietro, Lisa

Eco-Fruit Project
Phone: (608) 265-3637
FAX: (608) 265-3020
ldipietro@wisc.edu

Haza, Trish

Center administrator
Phone: (608) 262-5200
FAX: (608) 265-3020
phaza@wisc.edu

Hendrickson, John

Hendrickson, John

Outreach specialist, fresh market vegetables and food systems
Coordinator, Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers
Phone: (608) 265-3704
FAX: (608) 265-3020
jhendric@wisc.edu

Hirsch, Regina

Hirsch, Regina

Eco-Fruit Project
Phone: (608) 265-3637
FAX: (608) 265-3020
regina.hirsch@sbcglobal.net

Mayerfeld, Diane

Sustainable agriculture curriculum coordinator
Phone: (608) 262-8188
FAX: (608) 265-3020
dbmayerfeld@wisc.edu

McCown, Brent

McCown, Brent

Director
Phone: (608) 262-5201
Fax: (608) 265-3020
bhmccown@wisc.edu

McNair, Ruth

McNair, Ruth

Editor
Phone: (608) 265-6479
FAX: (608) 265-3020
ramcnair@wisc.edu

Miller, Michelle

Miller, Michelle

Associate Director
Phone: (608) 262-7135
FAX: (608) 265-3020
mmmille6@wisc.edu

Pfeiffer, Anne

Ag Innovations Specialist, UW-Extension
Phone: (608) 890-1905
FAX: (608) 265-3020
anne.pfeiffer@ces.uwex.edu

Schuster, Don

Agricultural economist, small grains and cropping systems, alternative crops
Phone: (608) 262-7879
FAX: (608) 265-3020
schuster@aae.wisc.edu

Silva, Erin

Silva, Erin

Organic crop specialist
Phone: (608) 890-1503
Fax: (608) 265-3020
emsilva@wisc.edu

Stevenson, Steve

Stevenson, Steve

Senior Scientist Emeritus
Phone: (608) 262-5202
FAX: (608) 265-3020
gwsteven@wisc.edu

Taylor, Jennifer

Taylor, Jennifer

Grazing, School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers
Phone: (608) 265-7914
Fax: (608) 265-3020
jtaylor4@wisc.edu

Tedeschi, Sara

Great Lakes Farm to School Network Coordinator
Phone: (608) 513-3980
smtedeschi@wisc.edu

Wubben, Doug

Wisconsin Homegrown Lunch coordinator
Phone: (608) 263-6064
dwubben@wisc.edu


CIAS in the community

How do we get more local produce in the marketplace?

How do we get more local produce in the marketplace?

On December 8th, CIAS co-hosted a meeting for 50 public and private sector leaders to discuss the opportunities and challenges of fresh produce aggregation and distribution in Wisconsin. This meeting was supported in part by the Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, a UW-Madison based fund designed to foster public engagement and advance the Wisconsin Idea. The December 8th meeting exemplified the Wisconsin Idea, bringing together university and other public sector advocates and private sector food industry business leaders. The agenda for this meeting was designed to identify and begin addressing the key barriers to greater local food sale in Wisconsin and the upper Midwest. Notes from this meeting will be available shortly. For more information, contact Anne Pfeiffer, 608-890-1905.

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