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Northern EDGE Partners

Northern EDGE relies on participation from Lead Partners and Collaborating Partners.

Lead Partners include:

  • Northern Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Community Resource Development Agents and County Office Chairs/Directors,

  • Northern Wisconsin Continuing Education Extension Deans and Directors and Outreach Program Managers from the UW System Campuses in Northern Wisconsin ,

  • Northern Wisconsin Small Business Development Center Directors and Counselors.  

Individuals from these groups provide project management and coordination at the local level.

Collaborating Partners include:

  • Chambers of Commerce,
  • Department of Workforce Development,
  • Public utilities,
  • Regional Planning Commissions (RPCs),
  • State of Wisconsin Department of Commerce area development managers,
  • Tribal Colleges,
  • U.S. Department of Labor,
  • Wisconsin Economic and Development Association (WEDA),
  • Wisconsin Technical College Campuses,
  • Workforce Investment and Development Boards (WIBs & WDBs),

    Representatives take part in county collaborations, help to set agendas, and participate in decision-making review teams for the Profiles of Best Practices and Fund for New Initiatives components.
         

Experts in a range of issue areas joined the Northern EDGE Advisory Council , which acts as a consultative body for Northern EDGE. Members include:

Agriculture

-  Ted Johnson  

Banking

-   Gene Knoll  

Economic Development

-   Brad Zweck

Education

-   Virginia Helm

Energy

-   Linda Clark  

Forestry/Paper

-   Butch Johnson

Labor

-   Dale Carlson  

Manufacturing

-   Al Toma

Legislature

-   State Senator Russell Decker  

Legislature

-   State Senator Sheila Harsorf  

Technology

-   Allen Mahnke 

Tourism

-   Kim Swisher  

UW Extension

-   Robin Shephard

 

Northern EDGE Project Participant Flow Chart