The Advisory Council currently consists of one center director and one faculty member from each of the UW System’s thirteen universities.
The Executive Committee* includes five OPID Advisory Council Members elected by the Council.
OPID Advisory Council Roster
UW-Eau Claire
Angie Stombaugh*
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Associate Professor | Nursing
715-836-4500
stombaam@uwec.edu
Mary Beth Leibham
Associate Professor | Psychology
715-836-4536
leibhame@uwec.edu
UW-Green Bay
Kristin Vespia
Interim Director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Professor | Psychology
920-465-2746
vespiak@uwgb.edu
Mary Gichobi
Associate Professor | Education
920-465-2973
gichobim@uwgb.edu
UW-La Crosse
Kristin Koepke
Director, Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning
608-785-6881
kkoepke@uwlax.edu
Bryan Kopp
Associate Chair and Associate Professor |
English
Associate Director and Teaching &
Learning Specialist | Center for
Advancing Teaching and Learning
608-785-6936
bkopp@uwlax.edu
UW-Milwaukee
Diane Reddy*
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Professor | Psychology
414-229-6432
reddy@uwm.edu
Sarah Riforgiate
Associate Professor | Communication
UW-Madison
Megan Schmid
Managing Director | Center for Teaching,
Learning and Mentoring
608-890-0936
megan.schmid@wisc.edu
Verda Blythe
Director | Educational Assessment
Faculty Associate | Marketing
Faculty Affiliate | Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management
608-262-1941
verda.blythe@wisc.edu
UW-Oshkosh
Jordan Landry*
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Associate
Professor | English
920-424-4223
landry@uwosh.edu
Houa Xiong
Instructor and Associate Dean of Students | Dean of Students Office
920-424-3100
xiongh@uwosh.edu
UW-Parkside
Amber Handy
Associate Vice Provost & Director, Center for Excellence in Inclusive Teaching and
Learning
handy@uwp.edu
Terry McGovern
Associate Professor | Business
UW-Platteville
Director, Teaching and Technology Center
nelsonreg@uwplatt.edu
Amanda Tucker
Director, General Education | Academic Affairs
Associate Professor | Humanities – English
608-342-6104
tuckeram@uwplatt.edu
UW-River Falls
Cyndi Kernahan
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Professor | Psychological Sciences
715-425-4328
cynthia.kernahan@uwrf.edu
Veronica Justen
Associate Professor | Crop Science
715-425-4312
veronica.justen@uwrf.edu
UW-Stevens Point
Lindsay Bernhagen
Director, Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning
Professor | Sociology and Women’s & Gender Studies
715-346-2945
lbernhag@uwsp.edu
Erin Speetzen
Associate Professor and Instructional
Designer | Chemistry
UW-Stout
Sylvia Tiala
Director, Nakatani Teaching and Learning Center
Associate Professor | Teaching, Learning and Leadership
715-232-5619
tialas@uwstout.edu
Abhimanyu (Abhi) Ghosh
Assistant Professor | Engineering & Technology
715-232-1462
ghosha@uwstout.edu
UW-Superior
Jamie White-Farnham
Director, Markwood Center for Learning, Innovation and Collaboration
Associate Professor | Writing
715-394-8201
jwhitefa@uwsuper.edu
Mary Lee-Nichols
Professor | Education
715-394-8349
mleenich@uwsuper.edu
UW-Whitewater
Heather Pelzel
Director, LEARN Center
Associate Professor | Biological Sciences
262-472-5134
pelzelh@uww.edu
Susan Wildermuth
Professor | Communication
Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars Co-Directors
Valerie Barske
Coordinator, International Studies and Peace Studies
Professor | History
715-346-4068
vbarske@uwsp.edu
Heather Pelzel
Director, LEARN Center
Associate Professor | Biological Sciences
262-472-5134
pelzelh@uww.edu
Office of Academic Programs & Faculty Advancement
Fay Akindes
Director, Systemwide Professional & Instructional Development
fakindes@uwsa.edu
Diane Waters
Program Associate
608-262-8778
apfa@uwsa.edu