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.
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
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 Center
608-785-6881
Valerie Krage
Associate Teaching Professor | Educational Studies
608-785-8136
vkrage@uwlax.edu
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-Milwaukee
Natasha Jankowski
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
414-251-7398
jankowsn@uwm.edu
UW-Oshkosh
Joshua Garrison
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor, Faculty & Academic Staff Affairs
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning
(920) 424-0346
garrisoj@uwosh.edu
Juyeon Son
Professor | Sociology
920-424-4223
sonj@uwosh.edu
UW-Parkside
Amber Handy
Associate Vice Provost & Director, Center for Excellence in Inclusive Teaching and
Learning
262-595-3226
handy@uwp.edu
Kenny French
Associate Professor | Geography and Anthropology
262-595-2750
frenchk@uwp.edu
UW-Platteville
Regina Nelson
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning and Karrmann Library
nelsonreg@uwplatt.edu
Raymond Pugh
Assistant Professor |
608-342-6019
pughr@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
Greg Kerkvliet
Senior Lecturer | English
715-425-4327
gregory.kerkvliet@uwrf.edu
UW-Stevens Point
Erin Speetzen
Director, Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learnging
Professor | Chemistry
715-346-43177
espeetze@uwsp.edu
James Berry
Associate Professor | English and Linguistics
jberry@uwsp.edu
UW-Stout
Sylvia Tiala*
Director, Nakatani Teaching and Learning Center
Associate Professor | Teaching, Learning and Leadership
715-232-5619
tialas@uwstout.edu
Kevin Dietsche
Assistant Professor | Engineering & Technology
715-232-1457
dietschek@uwstout.edu
UW-Superior
Jamie White-Farnham
Director, Markwood Center for Learning, Innovation and Collaboration
Associate Professor | Writing
715-394-8201
jwhitefa@uwsuper.edu
Alison Wiegus
Associate Professor | Communicating Arts
715-394-8057
awielgus@uwsuper.edu
UW-Whitewater
Susan Wildermuth
Director, LEARN Center
Professor | Communication
Ken Brosky
Professor | English
Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars Co-Directors
Valerie Barske
Coordinator, International Studies and Peace Studies
Professor | History
715-346-4068
vbarske@uwsp.edu
Heather Pelzel
Professor | Biological Sciences
262-472-5134
pelzelh@uww.edu
Office of Academic Affairs
Fay Akindes
Director, Systemwide Professional & Instructional Development
fay.akindes@wisconsin.edu
Erin McGroarty
Program Associate
608-262-8522
OPID@lists.wisconsin.edu