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-Madison Division of 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 Facility Operations Director and Program Director
• Develop and manage the Center’s 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 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

 

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
• 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

Johanna Desprez
Program Coordinator
Phone: (608) 254-6461
FAX: (608) 253-7140

Email: desprez@wisc.edu

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Teaching Naturalists

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Kitchen Staff

 

Rosemary Weinke
Food Service Director
CMCO36@consolidatedmgmt.com

 

 

 

 

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Maintenance / House Keeping

Joel Avery
Maintenance

 

 

 

 

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Program Animals

 

Beauty
Red-Tailed Hawk

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egor
Snapping Turtle