Staff

Gay Seidman

Position title: LACIS Faculty Director

Email: gseidman@wisc.edu

Address:
Ask me about Graduate Advising (Ph.D. Minor and Dual-Law Degree), Tinker Visiting Professor Sponsorship, and becoming a LACIS Faculty Affiliate.

Alberto Vargas

Position title: LACIS Associate Director

Email: avargasp@wisc.edu

Phone: +1 (608)262-5622

Address:
Ask Me About: Graduate Advising (LACIS MA), Tinker Visiting Professors, Outreach and Events, Title VI Grant, Tinker-Nave Field Research Program, Links with Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

Sarah Ripp

Position title: Academic Services and Programming Manager

Email: skripp@wisc.edu

Phone: +1 (608) 262-0616

Address:
Ask me about:
*Academic Services including Undergraduate Advising and FLAS * Communications and Social Media * K-12 Outreach and Community Outreach * Programming and Event Planning *

Spring 2023: Undergraduate Advising available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by appointment. Please email Sarah (skripp@wisc.edu) to make an appointment request.

Janel Anderson

Position title: Outreach Assistant

Email: lacis@lacis.wisc.edu

Phone: +1 (608) 262-2811

Maria Kraus

Position title: Communications/Social Media Assistant

Email: lacis@lacis.wisc.edu

Phone: 608-262-2811

Claire Oxford

Credentials: M.A. Candidate, LACIS

Position title: LACIS Project Assistant

Email: oxford2@wisc.edu