People

Staff

Carsyn Ames

Position title: Samples Coordinator

Pronouns: she/her

Email: carsyn.ames@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 800-6734

Amber Boudreau

Position title: Geologic Data Technician

Email: amber.boudreau@wisc.edu

Sarah Bremmer

Position title: Geoscientist

Email: sarah.bremmer@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-5323

Eric Carson

Position title: Quaternary Geologist

Email: eric.carson@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 890-1998

Elizabeth (Liz) Ceperley

Position title: Editor

Pronouns: she/her

Email: elizabeth.ceperley@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-1846

Pete Chase

Position title: Hydrogeologist

Email: pete.chase@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-6003

Billy Fitzpatrick

Position title: Geoscientist

Email: william.fitzpatrick@wisc.edu

Marlene Flannery

Position title: Financial Specialist

Email: marlene.flannery@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-6093

Brad Gottschalk

Position title: Archivist

Pronouns: he/him

Email: bradford.gottschalk@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-7389

Grace Graham

Position title: Hydrogeologist

Email: grace.graham@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-4125

Lisa Haas

Position title: Geoscientist

Email: ldhaas@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-4004

Dave Hart

Position title: Hydrogeologist

Email: david.hart@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-2307

Irene Lippelt

Position title: Senior Geological Survey Specialist

Email: irene.lippelt@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-7430

Sushmita Lotlikar

Position title: Assistant Director of Administration

Email: sushmita.lotlikar@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-9418

Steve Mauel

Position title: Geographic Information System (GIS) Specialist

Email: stephen.mauel@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-3418

Maureen (Moe) Muldoon

Position title: Hydrogeologist

Email: muldoon@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-8181

Ian J. Orland

Position title: Geoscience Program Coordinator

Email: orland@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 890-3328

J. Elmo Rawling, III

Position title: Quaternary Geologist

Email: elmo.rawling@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-6839

Matt Rehwald

Position title: Geographic Information System (GIS) Specialist

Email: matthew.rehwald@wisc.edu

Nick Rompa

Position title: GIS Specialist/Cartographer

Email: rompa@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-4683

Caroline Rose

Position title: GIS Specialist/Cartographer

Email: caroline.rose@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-5495

Peter Schoephoester

Position title: Assistant Director for Technical Operations

Email: peter.schoephoester@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-2320

Dave Sibley

Position title: Web Developer

Email: david.sibley@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-1580

Eric Stewart

Position title: Bedrock Geologist

Pronouns: he/him

Email: eric.stewart@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-9403

Esther K. Stewart

Position title: Bedrock Geologist

Email: esther.stewart@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-3201

Kacie Stolzman

Position title: Geoscientist

Email: kstolzman@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 800-6735

Sue Swanson

Position title: Director and State Geologist

Pronouns: she/her

Email: sue.swanson@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-2600

Amy Wiersma

Position title: Hydrogeologist

Pronouns: she/her

Email: amy.wiersma@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-3121

Students

Matt Aleksey

Position title: Structural Geology Assistant

Shayla Barrera-Skibinski

Position title: Geological Mapping Intern, Social Media and Geology Assistant

Pronouns: she/her

Email: barreraskibi@wisc.edu

Simon Bushmaker

Position title: Field Assistant, Data Preservation Assistant

Pronouns: he/him

Email: sbushmaker@wisc.edu

Kaitlyn Crouch

Position title: Structural Geology Assistant

Email: kcrouch2@wisc.edu

Veronika Dethart

Position title: pXRF Assistant

Email: dethart@wisc.edu

Stephanie Fones

Position title: Quaternary Geology Assistant

Email: sfones@uwm.edu

Sabrina Hendry

Position title: GIS Assistant

Erica Kallas

Position title: Social Media and Geology Assistant, GIS/Cartography Assistant

Mei Mei Keohane

Position title: Data Preservation Assistant

Pronouns: she/her

Email: mkkeohane@wisc.edu

Allison Raeann Kusick

Position title: Quaternary Geology Assistant

Pronouns: she/her

Email: arkusick@uwm.edu

RJ McCullum

Position title: pXRF Assistant

Natalie McNall

Position title: Bedrock Core Processing Assistant

Pronouns: she/her

Email: nbmcnall@uwm.edu

Izzy Oebser

Position title: Data Preservation Assistant, pXRF Assistant

Pronouns: she/her

Email: ioebser@wisc.edu

Logan Parker

Position title: pXRF Assistant

Email: lnparker@wisc.edu

Patrick Penne

Position title: pXRF Assistant

Jack Plasterer

Position title: GIS Assistant

Email: jplasterer@wisc.edu

Simone Schneider

Position title: Data Preservation Assistant

Chelsea Volpano

Position title: Graduate Researcher

Email: chelsea.volpano@wisc.edu

Research Associates

The Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey has enjoyed and supported a variety of collaborative research relationships with a large number of professional colleagues in universities and local, county, state, and federal agencies and organizations. These individuals may work directly with WGNHS staff on internally funded projects, as co-investigators on outside-funded grants and contracts, or independently on projects that complement or supplement existing WGNHS programs and priorities. In recognition of these beneficial and productive relationships, we have created the honorary title of Research Associate.