OPID Advisory Council

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
Interim Director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Professor | Psychology

920-465-2746
vespiak@uwgb.edu

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

sriforgi@uwm.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-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

mcgovert@uwp.edu

UW-Platteville

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

espeetze@uwsp.edu

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

wilderms@uww.edu