People

Aerica Bjurstrom

Regional Dairy Educator
Focus Areas: Hoof Health and Market Cows

aerica.bjurstrom@wisc.edu

Counties:
Brown, Door, Kewaunee

Katelyn Goldsmith

Dairy Outreach Specialist
Focus Areas: Nutrition and Emerging Technology

katelyn.goldsmith@wisc.edu

Statewide

Matthew Lippert

Regional Dairy Educator
Focus Areas: Forages, Lactating Cow Rations, Genetics

matthew.lippert@wisc.edu

Counties:
Clark, Wood

Jackie McCarville

Regional Dairy Educator
Focus Areas: Ration Development, Emerging Tech

jackie.mccarville@wisc.edu

Counties:
Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette

Manuel Peña

Regional Dairy Educator

manuel.pena@wisc.edu

Counties:
Dodge, Fond Du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan

Alison Pfau

Regional Dairy Educator
Focus Areas: Ruminant Physiology, En Español, Environmental Sustainability

alison.pfau@wisc.edu

Counties:
Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth

Carolina
Pinzón-Sánchez

Dairy Outreach Specialist
Focus Area: Milk Quality

carolina.pinzon@wisc.edu

Statewide

Heather Schlesser

County Dairy Educator
Focus Areas: Animal Breeding and Genetics

heather.schlesser@wisc.edu

County:
Marathon

Angie Ulness

County Dairy Educator
Focus Areas: Emerging Tech, Transition Cow Management, Manure

angie.ulness@wisc.edu

County:
Manitowoc

Neslihan Akdeniz

Livestock Controlled Environments
Extension Specialist, Assistant Professor

nesli@wisc.edu

Victor Cabrera

Dairy Systems Management

vcabrera@wisc.edu

Luiz Ferraretto

Dairy Nutrition

ferraretto@wisc.edu

Paul Fricke

Dairy Cattle Reproduction

pmfricke@wisc.edu

Douglas Reinemann

Milking Machine & Farm Energy

doug.reinemann@wisc.edu

Jennifer Van Os

Dairy Animal Welfare Extension Specialist

jvanos@wisc.edu

Kent Weigel

Dairy Breeding and Genetics

kweigel@wisc.edu