Meet Our Team
Administrative Team
Justin Hougham, Ph.D.
Director
Phone: (608) 254-6461
FAX: (608) 253-7140
Email: justin.hougham@wisc.edu
Associate Professor, University Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension
637 Extension Building
Madison, WI 53706
Responsibilities:
- Provide educational leadership by planning, implementing and evaluating culturally relevant educational programs
- Provide statewide leadership for 4-H Youth Development environmental education programs
- Develop new sources of funding to support the growth of environmental educational programs throughout the state
- Develop collaborative programming relationships with University of Wisconsin-Extension personnel and statewide agencies and organizations with interests in environmental education
- Regularly teach and deliver 4-H Youth Development educational programs through a wide variety of teaching methods at sites throughout Wisconsin
- Use appropriate means to critically review and integrate related research into community-based educational programs
- Regularly prepare educational materials, program evaluations and reports using appropriate technology
- Reach and engage diverse audiences in ways that are inclusive and do not discriminate to ensure full access to programs, facilities and educational services
- Provide managerial leadership and oversight for continuing operation, maintenance, and development of grounds, and facilities, and educational programming in close collaboration with the Assistant Director and Program Director
- Develop and manage the Centers operational budget
- Supervise full-time Center personnel
- Serve as liaison to the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation, Inc. and other entities raising funds on behalf of the Upham Woods 4-H Outdoor Learning Center
- Foster positive relationships with the Upham Woods Advisory Committee and key stakeholders, including internal and external user groups, Wisconsin 4-H Foundation, donors, volunteers, and local community organizations and residents
- Develop and communicate policies regarding use of the Center in conjunction with the State 4-H Youth Development Program Director and the Upham Woods Advisory Committee
John Celley
Facility & Operations Director
Phone: (608) 254-6461
FAX: (608) 253-7140
Email: john.celley@wisc.edu
Responsibilities:
- Provides leadership for all programs and activities conducted at Upham Woods
- Provides leadership for Legacy Campaign efforts
- Manages operation, maintenance and development of grounds and facilities
- Supervises personnel and contractual services involved with operation of Upham Woods
- Hire, train and supervise seasonal naturalists
- Design, implement, and evaluate outpost education programming
- Instruct environmental education classes as needed
- Write grants to fund new environmental education initiatives
Pam Nawrot
Buildings and Grounds Supervisor
Phone: (608) 254-6461 ext. 203
FAX: (608) 253-7140
Responsibilities:
- Provides safe learning environments for Upham Woods visitors
- Maintains buildings for safe and efficient operation
- Conducts preventative maintenance projects
- Leads grounds maintenance projects including planting, mowing, and snow removal
- Coordinates on site service learning projects
- Keeps electrical, plumbing, heating, and septic systems maintained
Isabelle Herde
Program Director
Phone: (608) 254-6461
FAX: (608) 253-7140
Email: isabelle.herde@wisc.edu
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate group programming at Upham Woods including serving as the primary communication contact/coordinator for client groups
- Develop, coordinate, and provide overall leadership for community programming
- Instruct environmental education classes
- Hire, train and supervise seasonal staff
- Develop and manage naturalist staff schedules
- Develop, implement and evaluate environmental education programming
- Assist in leading adventure education programming
- Promote and coordinate outreach programs
- Develop a system to regularly review, update, and improve the educational programs
- Research and author grants to assist with program development
Jennifer Loveland
Office Operations Associate
Phone: (608) 254-6461
FAX: (608) 253-7140
jennifer.loveland@wisc.edu
Zoë Goodrow
Research Program Specialist
Phone: (608) 254-6461
FAX: (608) 253-7140
Email: zoe.goodrow@wisc.edu
Ariel Christian
Summer Program Coordinator
Phone: (608) 254-6461
FAX: (608) 253-7140
Email: ariel.christian@wisc.edu
Johanna Desprez
Program Coordinator
Phone: (608) 254-6461
FAX: (608) 253-7140
Email: desprez@wisc.edu
Teaching Naturalists
Kitchen Staff
Rosemary Weinke
Food Service Director
CMCO36@consolidatedmgmt.com
Maintenance / House Keeping
Joel Avery
Maintenance
Dale Stainbrook
Custodian
Program Animals