Authors
Jennifer Gauthier — Senior Outreach Specialist, Menominee County/Nation
Jennifer K. Gauthier is an enrolled member of the Menominee Nation and has worked in her community for over twenty years. Jennifer worked for the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin for nearly 15 years with half of those years spent in administration overseeing over ten Tribal departments. For the last six years with the Division of Extension, Jennifer has taken Extension programming and resources and adapted them to fit the needs of the community. Jennifer’s work is unique and her years working with the Tribe gave her an in-depth understanding of community and political systems to help her do the work she does. Jennifer has a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Political Science and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Outside of work, Jennifer is the chair of the Menominee Language and Culture Commission and she has dedicated her spare time to assisting with language and cultural arts revitalization. Brian Kowalkowski — Dean of Continuing Education, College of Menominee Nation Brian Kowalkowski started at the College of Menominee Nation in 2007 as Assistant Director of Education Outreach Extension. Prior to that he worked for the Menominee Tribal Government for nine years, first as a land use planner and then as a community resource planner. His current position as Dean of Continuing Education requires him to manage and administer all grants and contracts of the department and act as the Extension Director. He analyzes community data to determine appropriate activities to be undertaken by the department. He also works with different community agencies to establish cooperative working relationships. He is involved with numerous local, state and federal professional organizations, representing his college and 1994 Tribal Land Grant schools. Brian has his Master of Science in Management degree from Marian University.
Meg Perry — eFieldbook Fellow
Meg served as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer for the College of Menominee Nation from July 2018-November 2019. Meg has a BA in Anthropology from the University of Toledo and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in English at North Dakota State University.
Acknowledgements: Gary Besaw, Dr. David Overstreet, Chris Caldwell, Ron Corn Sr., Ron Corn Jr., Joey Awonohopay, Bonnie McKiernan, Maydene and Jerry McDougal, Dr. Alex Adams, Jeremy Wescott, Scott Krueger, Sarah Touri, Sam Knapp, Lisa Misch
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