Outreach Service
is unpaid work we contribute to the community beyond our campus and our professional organizations.
It is different from our outreach in scholarship and teaching.
It is usually leadership or consulting we provide free to organizations such as non-profits, government agencies, and private businesses.
Faculty and staff of the School of Human Ecology do a surprisingly enormous amount of Outreach Service, from local to international. This is a largely hidden contribution of the University to society.
Highlights:
Locally, SoHE faculty/staff have served as President or Vice-President of 7 non-profit corporations in the local area, including
* Habitat for Humanity of Dane County
* Friends of Nancy Denney (Scholarships and Student Housing), Inc.
* Satellite Family Child Care, Inc.
* Madison Central Montessori School, Inc.
* Madison Trust for Historic Preservation.
* Habitat for Humanity of Dane County.
* Friends Community Housing, Inc., of Madison.
Statewide, we have
* Chaired 4 statewide organizations, including
* University of Wisconsin Credit Union
* Consortium for Primary Care in Wisconsin
* Wisconsin School Age Child Care Alliance.
* Wisconsin Certified Public Accountants
* Served as consultants or members of numerous Governor’s Commissions,
Legislative committees, or Executive branch agencies, including
* Governor’s Commission on Families and Children
* Governor’s Task Force on Preventing Child Abuse ad Neglect
* Governor’s Task Force on Financial Education
* Governor's Juvenile Justice Commission
* Governor’s Children’s Initiative
* Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
* Wisconsin Division of Health
* Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
* Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
* Wisconsin Children’s Trust Fund
* Wisconsin Technical College System
* Wisconsin Arts Board
* Wisconsin Nursing Home Administrator’s Examining Board
* State Historical Society of Wisconsin
* Historic Preservation Review Board
* Milwaukee Art Museum
* Consulted with many Wisconsin businesses, including
* Kimberly Clark
* Pleasant Co.
* Meriter/Madison General Hospital
* Oakwood Village Retirement Community
* Aid Association for Lutherans
Nationally, we have
* Chaired 7 national organizations, or statewide organizations outside of
Wisconsin, including
* Chair of the National Cooperative Bank Development Corporation,
Washington, D.C
* Chair of the National Coalition for Health Care Cooperatives, Wash, D.C.
* Chair of the National Cooperative Business Association
* Chair of the American Council on Consumer Interests
* Chair of the Southern Cooperative Development Fund, Lafayette, LA
* Chair of the Crafts Fellowship Panel, South Carolina Arts Commission.
* Chair of the Crafts Fellowships Panel, Illinois Arts Commission.
* Provided consultation to a wide variety of government panels, including:
* Presidents’ Summit on Volunteerism
* White House Conference on Aging
* National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
* US Administration on Aging
* US Dept of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice
* US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), Technical Committee
* USDA, Small Grants Program
* USDA, National Research Initiative Program on Markets and Trade
* USDA Small Business Administration
* USDA Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program
* National Academy of Social Insurance
* National Eye-Care Alliance
* US Urban Land Institute of Washington D.C.
* American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
* Congress of the United States, Office of Technology Assessment
* Testimony to the Senate Agriculture Committee
Internationally, we have contributed Outreach Service in Mexico, Nicaragua, Argentina, Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa, and China.
A listing of our specific Outreach Service activities in recent years follows:
Local Outreach Service
Jeffrey L. Lewis, NAACP Education Committee, Madison Branch
Jeffrey L. Lewis, Kennedy Heights Neighborhood Association, Madison, WI,
Julie Poehlmann, Family Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources, Waisman Center, Advisory Board
Julie Poehlmann, Mentoring Connections Program, including Madison area Urban Ministry
Dave Riley, Satellite Family Child Care, Inc., Board of Directors and President
Dave Riley, Madison Central Montessori School, Inc., Member and President of the Board of Directors.
Dave Riley, Madison Family Day Care Caucus.
Linda J. Roberts, Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System for Alcohol and Other Drugs, Local Advisory Board
Dave Riley, Dane County Human Services, Evaluation Committee
Stephen A. Small, Madison Community Services Commission
Roberta Riportella, Area Health Education board, member and vice president
Virginia T. Boyd, Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
Virginia T. Boyd, Madison Trust for Historic Preservation, Board of Directors and Vice President
Sonya Y. S. Clark, Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, evaluator.
Michael E. Hunt, Housing and Infrastructure subgroup of the Dane County Task Force on Aging
Michael E. Hunt, Design consultation services for The Madison Community Arts Center.
Michael E. Hunt, Cornerstone: Design of remodel for State Certified Community Support Program for the Mental Health Center of Dane County
Michael E. Hunt, Community Agency Design: Provided design services for Centro Hispano of Dane County
John Merrill, Habitat for Humanity of Dane County, President of the Board.
John Merrill, Friends Community Housing, Inc., of Madison, President of the Board.
John Merrill, City of Madison Housing Committee.
Majid Sarmadi, textile consultant to Lands’ End, Inc.
Diane Sheehan, Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, Arts Grants Panel.
Judith S. Bartfield, Dane County Hunger Prevention Council, consultant.
Ann Hoyt, Madison Community Land trust, director
Ann Hoyt. Material World Cooperative, director
Cynthia R. Jasper, Lands’ End Direct Merchants, ad hoc consultant
Boyd Rossing, South Madison Community Planning Team.
Boyd Rossing, Community Action Coalitions of Dane and Jefferson Counties.
Wendy Way, McFarland Public Schools, Madison Public Schools, Mt. Horeb Schools, and CESA District #3: curriculum advisory committees.
Robin Douthitt, Friends of Nancy Denney Committee, providing scholarships and housing for single-parent undergraduate students at UW-Madison: Member and President of the Board.
Statewide Outreach Service
Linda Dicks, Wisconsin Certified Public Accountants, President.
Linda J. Roberts, Kimberly Clark Corporation, Consultant
Shepherd Zelden, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Consultant
Karen Bogenschneider, Governor’s Commission on Families and Children
Karen Bogenschneider, Governor’s appointee as consumer representative to the Wisconsin Nursing Home Administrator’s Examining Board
Steve Small, Governor's Juvenile Justice Commission
Dave Riley, Department of Workforce Development’s Child Care Advisory Council
Dave Riley, Daycare/Child Development Advisory Committee, Dept. of Health andSocial Services, State of Wisconsin
Dave Riley, Wisconsin School-Aged Child Care Alliance, Chair
John Merrill, Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development, Chair of the Development Committee.
John Merrill, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation, Chair of the Development Committee.
Virginia T. Boyd, Governor’s Appointment, Historic Preservation Review Board
Virginia T. Boyd, Wisconsin Arts Board, Percent for Art Advisory Committee
Michael S. Gutter, Governor’s Task Force on Financial Education
Roberta Riportella, Governor’s Children’s Initiative
Virginia T. Boyd, State Historical Society of Wisconsin Exhibition, Consultant
Virginia T. Boyd, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Seth Peterson Cottage Conservancy, Board of Directors
Virginia T. Boyd, Portage Landmarks Preservation Society
Virginia T. Boyd, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, State Civil Service Review for Architectural Historian, Reviewer
Virginia T. Boyd, Racey House, Beloit, Wisconsin, Consulting
Virginia T. Boyd, City of Janesville, Third Ridge Historic District Nomination, Consulting
Virginia T. Boyd, Planning Office, City of Menomonee, Long-term Planning for HistoricDistricts, Consulting
Beverly Gordon, Wisconsin Arts Board, judge and presenter
Diane Sheehan, The Wisconsin Arts Board
Diane Sheehan, Milwaukee Art Museum, consultant.
Judith S. Bartfeld, Wisconsin Food Security Consortium
Judith S. Bartfeld, Chair of the Subcommittee on Access to Benefits, Wisconsin Alliance for Low-Wage Workers.
Judith S. Bartfeld, Food Insecurity in Wisconsin. Briefing to legislative staff from offices of Governor Doyle, Senator Herb Kohl, Senator Russ Feingold, Rep Tammy Baldwin
Karen P. Goebel, UW Credit Union, Director
Roberta Riportella, Community Development in Health Care Initiative, consultant
Roberta Riportella, Life and Disability Council, Office of the Commissioner, State of Wisconsin
Roberta Riportella, Milwaukee Donor Foundation, advisor
Roberta Riportella, Women’s Health Initiative, advisor
Roberta Riportella, Wisconsin Women’s Network, advisor
Roberta Riportella, State of Wisconsin, Division of Health, Medicare Graduate Medical Education advisory committee, and Medicaid Managed Care advisor committee
Roberta Riportella, Consortium for Primary Care in Wisconsin, chair, member, liaisonand consultant
Roberta Riportella, Wisconsin Partnership Fund, grant reviewer
Boyd Rossing & Dave Riley, Wisconsin Children’s Trust Fund, grant reviewers.
Wendy Way, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, member of curriculum and certification standards advisory panels
Wendy Way, Wisconsin Technical College System, member of state review board
Ann Hoyt, Federated Youth Fund, Wisconsin, Director and President
Ann Hoyt, , Wisconsin Cooperative Development Council, Board of Directors
Ann Hoyt, University of Wisconsin Credit Union, President
National Outreach Service
Lynet Uttal, Carework Network, Elected Member
Linda J. Roberts, Working Group on Marriage Education, Member
Linda J. Roberts, Robert Wood Johnson, A Matter of Degree Project, Member
Linda J. Roberts, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Member
Shepherd Zelden, National Advisory Group, Best Practices in Youth Philanthropy Iniative, National Coalition of Community Foundations for Youth, Kansas City
Shepherd Zelden, Mentor and Fiscal Agent for a young social entrepreneur launching a youth development program, Washington DC
Shepherd Zelden, Invited National Delegate, Presidents’ Summit on Volunteerism and America’s Promise, Philadelphia, PA
Shepherd Zelden, National Advisory Board, Technical Assistance Training Center, Office of Juvenile Justice, Department of Justice
Shepherd Zelden, National Steering Committee, Turning Points initiative, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Shepherd Zelden, National Advisory Board, Community Ecology Project, Public/Private Ventures
Judith S. Bartfeld, Congressional Briefing, “Child Support Enforcement: What Have We Learned? Lessons for Policy.”
Lydia Zepeda, testimony in support of Senate Bill 445, Senate Agriculture Hearing
Michael E. Hunt, Invited member of the White House Conference on Aging Resolution Work Group.
Virginia T. Boyd, USAID Department of State, Washington, DC, Conference on Women in Title XII Programming
John Merrill, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, Community Investment Advisory Committee
Sonya Y. S. Clark, Juror for the Illinois Arts Council Fellowship for Craft Artists, and the Chicago Bead Society
Beverly Gordon, reviewer/consultant for the Institute of Museum Services, the Michigan Arts Board, and the Allentown Art Museum
Beverly Gordon, Craft in America public television project, consulting
Beverly Gordon, MayaWorks alternative trade organization, consulting
Michael E. Hunt, Urban Land Institute in Washington D.C.
Michael E. Hunt, Reviewer for the US Administration on Aging, and the AARP
Mark Nelson, Chicago Art Open, committee member.
Majid Sarmadi, Technical Committee USDA
Diane Sheehan: Chair of the Crafts Fellowship Panel, South Carolina Arts Commission. Chair of the Crafts Fellowships Panel, Illinois Arts Commission. Panelist, Crafts Advisory Board, Indiana Arts Commission.
Panelist of the SouthEast Region of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Majid Sarmadi, textile consultant to State Capitol restoration and renovation (WI State Bureau of Procurement), State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Pleasant Co., Kimberly Clark, Offices of State Sen. Charles Chvala, and Meriter/Madison General Hospital.
Judith S. Bartfeld, IRP-USDA Small Grants Program (Food Security) Reviewer
Karen Holden, National Academy of Social Insurance Task Force
Ann Hoyt, National Cooperative Business Association, Director and Chair.
Ann Hoyt, National Conference for Purchasing Cooperatives, Washington DC, Advisory Committee
Ann Hoyt, Board of Examiners, Credit Union National Association
Ann Hoyt, Howard Bowers Fund, Chicago, IL Trustee
Ann Hoyt, Southern Cooperative Development Fund, Lafayette, LA, Director and Board Chair
Ann Hoyt, Filene Credit Union Research Institute, Research Advisory Council
Ann Hoyt, National Coalition for Health Care Cooperatives, Washington, D.C., chair
Ann Hoyt, The Spirit of Cooperation, Historical Consultant
Ann Hoyt, Cooperative Development Foundation, Director
Ann Hoyt, National Consumer Cooperative Bank, Washington, D.C., Low Income Policy Committee, Chair
Ann Hoyt, National Cooperative Bank Development Corporation, Washington, D.C. Chair
Ann Hoyt, National Cooperative Bank, Director
Roberta Riportella, USDA Small Business Administration, grant reviewer
Robin Douthitt, USDA Small Business Innovation Research Program, grant reviewer
Robin Douthitt, National Eye-Care Alliance, Advisory Committee Member
Robin Douthitt, Congress of the United States, Office of Technology Assessment, reviewer.
Robin Douthitt, American Council on Consumer Interests, President and member of the Board of Directors
Robin Douthitt, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Research Initiative Program on Markets and Trade, and the USDA Small Business Administration, and the Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program: Grant reviewer.
Robin Douthitt, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology: Task Force Member.
International Outreach Service
Jeffrey L. Lewis, Consultant to the primary school in San Isidro, Oaxaca, Mexico
Sonya Clark, juror for exhibitions in China:
* the City of LenZhog Redevelopment Competition;
* the Qi Kou Redevelopment Competition;
* and the DongBi College students Design Competition
Ann Hoyt, Americas Conference, International Cooperative Alliance, Buenos Aires, Argentina, United States Delegate
Ann Hoyt, CLUSA-Africa Cooperative Development Program, Port Elizabeth South Africa and Nampula, Mozambique, NCBA Board Visitor
Ann Hoyt, 1999, CLUSA-Africa Cooperative Development Program, Lusaka, Zambia and Pretoria, South Africa, NCBA Board Visitor
Ann Hoyt, 1997, CLUSA-Nicaragua Cooperative Development Program, Managua Nicaragua, NCBA Board Visitor
Lydia Zepeda, 1992, Estudio de la Cadena de Comercializacion de Leche en Polvo en Mexico, with Agrobiotec, S.C., consulting
Document: A6. Outreach Service
