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Community Development

CNRED IN DANE COUNTY

The Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development (CNRED) Educators design and deliver educational programs and technical assistance to local/civic organizations, community leaders, businesses, and local government officials. CNRED Agents work to increase the ability of communities, organizations and citizens to identify needs and resolve critical issues. They work to:

  • Improve local economic and employment conditions
  • Balance economic growth with environmental quality
  • Strengthen local government
  • Protect water and other natural resources for future generations
  • Manage, reduce and recycle wastes
  • Develop local leadership capacity

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If you have any questions regarding Community Resource Development in Dane County, please contact:
Dane County – UW Extension
1 Fen Oak Court, Room 138
Madison, WI 53718-8812
Phone: 608-224-3700
Fax: 608-224-3727

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Mindy Habecker, Natural Resources / Community Development Educator
608-224-3718
habecker@co.dane.wi.us
Mindy Habecker has been the UW Extension Natural Resource/ Community Development Educator in Dane County. Mindy designs and delivers educational programs to communities, organizations and citizens of Dane County on topics such as conflict resolution of local natural resource issues, water resource education, land stewardship, community visioning, strategic planning, and community planning processes.
Her educational degrees are in:  BA  history, Millersville University of PA; BS agronomy,  Penn State University-University Park; MS soil science, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Bill Rizzo, Community & Economic Development Educator
608-224-3719
rizzo@co.dane.wi.us
Bill has served as the UW-Extension/Cooperative Extension Community Resource Development Educator in Dane County, WI since January 1997.  Bill’s areas of professional and academic interest include community leadership and development, and organizational change and innovation.  His Extension programming focuses on local governments, civic and not-for-profit organizations, and citizens on topics/issues including organizational development and strategic planning; community and economic planning and analysis; participatory decision making; and downtown revitalization. Bill received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Western Illinois University, both in Recreation and Park Administration, and his PhD in Community and Organizational Development from Michigan State University.

 

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