Meet Our Staff

General Contacts

External Relations Staff

 

Heidi Zoerb, Assistant Dean for External Relations and Advancement, oversees the College's external relations efforts, leads the CALS communications team, works with the UW Foundation to advance the college’s development priorities, and advises the dean on matters related to the college’s public image and relationships with stakeholders.

 

 

News and media relations

Bob Mitchell, News Manager, writes about CALS activities in the areas of natural resources, social sciences and agriculture. He also serves as media contact and distributes faculty and staff news via the eCALS newsletter and the CALS faculty/staff web pages.

(608) 262-3172 - rdmitche@wisc.edu

 

Sevie Kenyon, Writer/Editor, writes about college activities, focusing primarily on agriculture, and coordinates coverage of CALS in agricultural media. He also produces podcasts and videos for CALS web sites, events and presentations and other venues.

(608) 263-4781 - skenyon@wisc.edu

 

Nicole Miller, Writer/Editor, writes articles on CALS activities, focusing on life sciences, health, food and nutrition. She maintains news content on the main CALS web page and the CALS News page, posts CALS content for social networking sites (Facebook and Twitter), and serves as a contact for media.

(608) 262-3636 - nemiller2@wisc.edu

 

 

Publications

Joan Fischer — Publications Manager, serves as editor of Grow, the CALS alumni magazine, edits a monthly electronic alumni newsletter, and manages and edits a variety of special projects, including research reports and communications to specific industries with which the college interacts.

(608) 890-3912 - jfischer@cals.wisc.edu

 

Diane Doering — Graphic Designer, designs Grow magazine and other CALS publications and identity materials, ranging from folders to banners to student recruiting brochures. She generally doesn’t take on projects for individual departments but is available for consultation.

(608) 262-1988 - ddoering@wisc.edu

 

Vidal Quevedo. Web Developer, develops strategies for using online tools to help CALS meet its communication goals. He built and maintains the main CALS website, the CALS news site, eCALS and Grow Magazine online. He also consults with web developers in CALS departments.

 

 

Administrative Support

Rebecca Bock, University Services Associate, handles a variety of administrative support tasks, including purchasing, scheduling, contact management and supervising student workers.

(608) 262-1461 - rbock@wisc.edu