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CFA grants staff

Staff contact information is listed along with their areas of expertise. Staff members are listed under the counties they serve in the regions.

Central Office

Central Office

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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Bureau of Community Financial Assistance-CF/2
101 S. Webster Street
PO Box 7921
Madison, WI  53707-7921

Bureau Director

Jim Ritchie
608-215-6235

Grant staff

Cathy Burrow, Manager, Environmental & Natural Resources Grants
608-977-2311

Christine Halbur, Manager, Outdoor Recreation Grants 
920-360-1490

Jennifer Gihring, Manager, Conservation Grants Section
608-288-7111

Staff name & email Phone Areas of expertise
Corinne Johnson 608-720-0120 Grant Program Manager
  • nonpoint notice of discharge
  • nonpoint targeted runoff management
  • nonpoint urban storm water planning and construction
Elisabeth (Lis) Kuisis 608-400-3005 Grant Program Manager
  • municipal flood control grants
  • weed management area (WMA)
  • Wisconsin forest landowner (WFLGP)
Wendy Soleska 608-852-1358 Grant Program Manager
  • dam removal grants
  • municipal dam grants
  • recycling and recycling consolidation grants
  • urban wildlife damage abatement and control

Northeast

Northeast Region

The DNR's Northeast Region includes the counties of Brown, Calumet Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago.

Christine Halbur, Chief, Outdoor Recreation Grants Manager
920-360-1490

Staff name & email Phone Title & areas of expertise

Jeremy Holtz

920-883-7428 Regional Project Manager
  • ATV/UTV Trails
  • off-highway motorcycle (OHM) trails
  • snowmobile trails
  • stewardship program for local government
Faith Murray 920-461-8206 Grant Program Manager
  • boating infrastructure grants (BIG)
  • clean vessel act
  • federal sport fish restoration
Jessica Terrien 920-461-2680 Regional Project Manager
  • land & water conservation fund
  • recreational boating grants
  • recreational trails
  • stewardship program for local government
Bobbi Winebar 920-461-2595 Grant Program Manager
  • federal recreational trail grant program
  • recreational boating facility grant program

Northern

Northern Region

The DNR's Northern Region includes the counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas and Washburn; duties are allocated per county.

Staff name & email Phone Title & areas of expertise
Laura MacFarland 715-499-0309 Grant Program Manager
  • aquatic invasive species
  • healthy lakes and rivers
  • lake monitoring & protection network
  • surface water grants
Jeff Pennucci 715-499-1424 Regional Project Manager
  • ATV/UTV Trails
  • land & water conservation fund
  • off-highway motorcycle (OHM) trails
  • recreational trails
  • snowmobile trails
  • stewardship program for local government
  • stewardship program for nonprofit conservation organizations
Jillian Steffes 715-210-4911 Grant Program Manager
  • all-terrain vehicle (ATV/UTV) trails
  • off-highway motorcycle (OHM) trails
  • snowmobile trails
Jill Sunderland 608-358-9319 Environmental Grants Specialist
  • aquatic invasive species (AIS)
  • lake management planning, protection & classification
  • river protection & management
Pat Anderson 715-416-5020 Regional Project Manager
  • ATV/UTV Trails
  • land & water conservation fund
  • off-highway motorcycle (OHM) trails
  • recreational boating facilities
  • recreational trails
  • snowmobile trails
  • stewardship program for local government

South Central

South Central Region

The DNR's South Central Region includes the counties of Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Richland, Rock and Sauk.

Staff name & email Phone Title & areas of expertise
Kurt Byfield 608-501-4274 Regional Project Manager
  • all-terrain vehicle (ATV/UTV) trails
  • off-highway motorcycle (OHM) trails
  • snowmobile trails
Sandy Chancellor 608-720-0122 Grant Program Manager
  • dry cleaning environmental response program
  • forest fire protection
  • well abandonment grants
  • well compensation grants
Cheryl Housley 608-516-9560 Regional Project Manager
  • land & water conservation fund
  • recreational trails
  • stewardship program for local governments
Emily Mitchell 608-673-0469 Grant Program Manager
  • ARPA well abandonment
  • ARPA well compensation
Mary Rothenmaier 608-720-0121 Regional Project Manager
  • boating infrastructure
  • clean vessel
  • recreational boating facilities
  • sport fish restoration
  • stewardship program for non-profit conservation organizations

Southeast

Southeast Region

The DNR's Southeast Region includes the counties of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha.

Staff name & email Phone Title & areas of expertise
Sara deBruijn 414-263-8704 Regional Project Manager
  • boating infrastructure
  • clean vessel
  • land & water conservation fund
  • recreational boating facilities
  • sport fish restoration
  • stewardship program for local government
Jeremy Holtz 920-883-7428 Regional Project Manager
  • ATV/UTV Trails
  • off-highway motorcycle (OHM) trails
  • snowmobile trails
  • stewardship program for local government
Chrissy Kozik 414-897-5776 Community Services Specialist
  • aquatic invasive species (AIS)
  • lake management planning, protection & classification
  • land and water conservation fund compliance
  • river protection & management

West Central

West Central Region

The DNR's West Central Region includes the counties of Adams, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon and Wood.

Staff name & email Phone Title & areas of expertise
Karen Blodgett 715-492-1755 Team Leader (statewide)
  • stewardship program for non-profit conservation organizations
Kurt Byfield 608-501-4274 Regional Project Manager
  • all-terrain vehicle (ATV/UTV) trails
  • off-highway motorcycle (OHM) trails
  • snowmobile trails
Gina Keenan 715-492-1626 Community Services Specialist
  • recreational boating facilities
  • surface water grants