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Economic Development Contacts at UW System
| Institution | Name | Phone Number | |
| UW-Eau Claire | Dr. Mike Carney Assistant Chancellor for Strategic Partnerships and Program Development |
(715) 836-4353 | carneymj@uwec.edu |
| UW-Green Bay | Jess Lambrecht Executive Officer, Division of Continuing Education & Community Engagement |
(920) 465-2222 | lambreje@uwgb.edu |
| UW-La Crosse | Lisa Klein | (608) 785-8153 | lklein@uwlax.edu |
| UW-Madison | Chris Kozina Assistant Vice Chancellor, Industry Engagement |
(414) 324-8114 | ckozina@wisc.edu |
| UW-Milwaukee | Brian Thompson President, UWM Research Foundation |
(414) 906-4653 | briant@uwmfdn.org |
| UW-Oshkosh | Bob Roberts Vice Chancellor of University Affairs |
(920) 424-1234 | robertrw@uwosh.edu |
| UW-Parkside | vacant | ||
| UW-Platteville | Craig Beytien Executive Director of Corporate Relations |
(608) 342-1970 | beytienc@uwplatt.edu |
| UW-River Falls | Beth Schommer Chief of Staff |
(715) 425-0662 | schommer@uwrf.edu |
| UW-Stevens Point | Jenny Resch Executive Director for Economic Engagement and Strategic Partnerships |
(715) 346-3211 | jresch@uwsp.edu |
| UW-Stout | Seth Hudson Executive Director of Corporate Relations and Economic Engagement |
(715) 232-5024 | hudsons@uwstout.edu |
| UW-Superior | Jenice Meyer Community Engagement and Strategic Partnerships Senior Officer |
(715) 394-8332 | jmeyer@uwsuper.edu |
| UW-Whitewater | John Chenoweth, Provost | chenowej@uww.edu | |
| UW System Administration | Bon Wikenheiser Executive Director, Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship |
(701) 426-0049 | bon.wikenheiser@business.wisconsin.edu |
Contact Us
For questions related to this office or for assistance in connecting with any of the institutional representatives, please reach out to:
Idella Kangas
Director for Economic and Employer Engagement
Office of University Relations
(608) 263-3315