We believe that access to information has the power to enrich the lives of all the people of Wisconsin; therefore, we will work towards the free and open availability of Wisconsin’s cultural heritage collections.
— Recollection Wisconsin Service Hub Charter, adopted November 2016

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Recollection Wisconsin is a consortium administered by WiLS and managed by six Governing Partners: Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Milwaukee Public Library and Marquette University. Each Governing Partner makes a substantive, ongoing contribution of staff time, expertise, technology infrastructure or other resources to help sustain program operations.

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Governing Board

Each Recollection Wisconsin Governing Partner appoints one representative to the Governing Board. The Board reviews and monitors the program’s budget and policies and establishes committees and work groups as needed.

Governing Board members:

• Amy Cooper Cary
  Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Raynor Memorial Library, Marquette University
• Ann Hanlon
  Head, Digital Collections and Initiatives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Daniel Hartwig
  Director of Digital Services, Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museum Collections, Wisconsin Historical Society
• Lee Konrad
  Associate University Librarian for Technology Strategies and Data Services and Director, Digital Library Services, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Ben Miller
  Director, Library Services Team, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
• Karli Pederson (Chair)
  Associate Director – IT, Technical Services and Collections,
  Milwaukee Public Library

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Governing Board meeting minutes:

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Alumni Governing Board members:

• Matthew Blessing
• Ryan Claringbole
• John DeBacher
• Angela Fritz
• Paul Hedges
• Cathy Markwiese
• Stefanie Morrill
• Judy Pinger
• Lisa Saywell

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Steering Committee

The Recollection Wisconsin Service Hub Steering Committee represents a broad range of Content Partners and other cultural heritage institutions throughout Wisconsin. The Committee facilitates and supports a statewide community of practice around digital cultural heritage and provides advice and recommendations to the Governing Board.

Each Governing Partner may choose to appoint one representative to the Steering Committee. The remaining seats are populated by nomination from the community.

Steering Committee Statement of Purpose

Steering Committee members:

• Katie Blank, University / Digital Records Archivist, Marquette University
• Peter Gorman, Assistant Director for Digital Library and Preservation Strategy, UW-Madison
• Paul Hedges, Emerging Technologies Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society
• Nathan Humpal, Catalog and Metadata Librarian, UW-Milwaukee
• Robert Jaeger, Manager of Special Collections, Milwaukee Public Library
• Jodi Kiffmeyer, Archivist, Chippewa Valley Museum
• Rachel Leverenz, Library Systems Specialist, Lakeshore Technical College
• Elizabeth Neuman, Chair, Digital Services Coordinator, Library Services Team, WI Department of Public Instruction
• Tamara Ramski, Digitization Consultant, South Central Library System
• Nyama Reed, Director, Whitefish Bay Public Library
• Michael Rehberg, Lead Interpreter, Black Point Estate and Gardens, Walworth County Historical Society Board Member
• Steven Rice, Museum and Archives Manager, Door County Historical Museum
• Gavin Schmitt, Local Historian, Kaukauna Public Library

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Education Advisory Committee

The Recollection Wisconsin Education Advisory Committee guides the outreach efforts of Recollection Wisconsin to connect educators with Content Partners’ materials. The Committee offers expertise and acts as a sounding board for the Recollection Wisconsin Steering Committee and project managers in order to identify the audiences, communications pathways, materials, and contextual information needed to effectively increase educators’ awareness of, access to, and use of Recollection Wisconsin content. 

Education Advisory Committee members:

• Jennie M. Ekstein, Social Studies Curriculum Specialist, Milwaukee Public Schools
• Briana Fiandt, Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center, Curator of Collections
• Kurt Griesemer, Coordinator of Primary Education, Wisconsin Historical Society
• Joe Hermolin, President, Langlade County Historical Society
• Marty Moe, Social Studies Teacher Lead, Madison Metro School District
• Monica Treptow, School Library Media Education Consultant, WI Dept. of Public Instruction
• Alyssa Tsagong, Director of Education, PBS Wisconsin Education

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In addition to the board and committee members listed above, many thanks go to the following individuals for their work to plan, implement or plant the seeds of the Recollection Wisconsin Service Hub:

Natasha Allen, Jody Bembinster, Martha Berninger, Marcy Bidney, Kendra Bouda, Debbie Cardinal, Kevin Cingatura, Andi Coffin, Jonathan Cooper, Maria Cunningham-Benn, Margaret Durow, Michael Edmonds, Rose Fortier, Amy Gauthier, Emily Gore, Gretchen Gueguen, Erika Janik, Elisabeth Kaune, David Kwasny, Jim Liedeka, Kris McDaniel, Melissa McLimans, David Mindel, Nicolette Meister, Abigail Nye, Cat Phan, Amy Rudersdorf, Dorothea Salo, Bradley Shipps, Hannah Stitzlein, Lynn Whittenberger