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Administrative Team

Melanie MillerMelanie Miller
Interim Director
432 Lowell Center, 610 Langdon Street
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 262-2050
FAX: (608) 265-6407
Email: melanie.miller@ces.uwex.edu

Support: Doris Bass: (608) 254-6461

Responsibilities:

  • Manages operation, maintenance and development of grounds and facilities
  • Supervises personnel and contractual services involved with operation of Upham Woods
  • Provides leadership for all programs and activities conducted at Upham Woods

Toby GrabsToby Grabs
Assistant Director / Program Coordinator
N194 County Road N
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
Phone: (608) 254-6461 ext. 203
FAX: (608) 253-7140
Email: Uphamcoordinator@verizon.net

Support: Doris Bass: (608) 254-6461

Responsibilities:

  • Hire, train and supervise seasonal naturalists
  • Design, implement, and evaluate outpost and adventure education programming
  • Develop, implement and provide leadership for all environmental education programming
  • Instruct environmental education classes as needed
  • Write grants to fund new environmental education initiatives

Chuck CroppChuck Cropp
Outreach Educator
N194 County Road N
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
Phone: (608) 254-6461 ext. 209
FAX: (608) 253-7140
Email: uphamoutreach@verizon.net

Support: Doris Bass: (608) 254-6461

Responsibilities:

  • Schedule group visits
  • Communicate with all visiting groups to plan and coordinate educational programming
  • Develop, promote and coordinate outreach educational programs
  • Develop and manage naturalist staff schedules
  • Assist the Director and Asst. Director to develop, implement and evaluate environmental education programming at Upham Woods.

Doris BassDoris Bass
Office Manager
N194 County Road N
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
Phone: (608) 254-6461 ext. 201
FAX: (608) 253-7140
Email: uphamassistant@verizon.net

 

 

2008 Spring Naturalists

Image not AvailableSean Bergemann
Naturalist
Classes in Graphic Art, Computer-Aided Design & Marketing Management
MATC

Sean served in the US Army, stationed in Vilseck, Germany and worked for the Red Cross of America helping with hurricane recovery in Florida and Louisiana. Sean has worked in the Outdoor Education field for the past 3 years.


 

Image not AvailableLauren Gazzolo
Naturalist

B.S. Recreation Management
UW-LaCrosse

Lauren has worked at Upham Woods for the past 2 Fall and Spring seasons. During the summer, she leads adventure trips.

 

 

Image not AvailableDaniel Schutte
Naturalist

B.S. Biology and Environmental Science
Iowa State University

Dan was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Paraguary, 2003-2005. He also has biked across South America.

 

 

Melissa Zeckmeister Melissa Zeckmeister
Naturalist
B.S. Natural Resources
University of Minnesota-Crookston

Melissa worked at Upham Woods last fall and is in the U.S. Army Reserve.

 

 

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Naturalist position vacant

 

 

 

 

Maintenance / House Keeping

Joel AveryJoel Avery
Maintenance

 



 

 

Brad BleashkaBrad Bleashka
Custodian

 


 

 

Image not AvailablePat Murnane
Custodian



 
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