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Upskilling Team<\/h2>\n

The Upskilling team is an interdisciplinary group of CSU faculty and staff with expertise in advancing workforce innovation and training programs that support individuals no matter where they are located or their backgrounds, ultimately empowering the industries they serve and communities they call home.\u200b<\/p>\n

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Team Members<\/h2>\n

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Content and Hands-on Activity Developers\u200b<\/h3>\n
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  • Ian Aksland \u2014 Research Associate and Graduate Student, Soil and Crop Sciences<\/li>\n
  • Allan Andales \u2014 Faculty, Soil and Crop Sciences<\/li>\n
  • Tamla Blunt \u2014 Emeritus Faculty, Agricultural Biology<\/li>\n
  • Patrick Byrne \u2014 Emeritus Faculty, Soil and Crop Sciences<\/li>\n
  • Josh Craver \u2013 Faculty, Horticulture<\/li>\n
  • Leo Deiss, Soil and Crop Sciences<\/li>\n
  • Ellie Ellis, Post Doc, Soil and Crop Sciences<\/li>\n
  • Jay Ham \u2014\u00a0Faculty, Soil and Crop Sciences<\/li>\n
  • Jake Holley \u2013 Faculty, SPUR<\/li>\n
  • Megan Machmuller \u2013 Research Scientist, Soil & Crop Sciences Department & Co-Director, IN-RICHES at CSU Agricultural Experiment Station<\/li>\n
  • Suellen Melzer, Soil and Crop Sciences<\/li>\n
  • Laura Pottorff \u2014 Research Staff, Soil and Crop Sciences<\/li>\n
  • Gayle Volk \u2014 Research Plant Physiologist, USDA, Emeritus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Online Degree Completion Partnerships<\/h3>\n
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    • Suellen Melzer – Faculty, Soil & Crop<\/li>\n
    • Northeast Community College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Student and Instructor Support\u200b<\/h3>\n
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      • Tamla Blunt \u2014 Emeritus Faculty, Agricultural Biology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Education Research\u200b and Impact Measures<\/h3>\n
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        • James Folkestad \u2014 Director – Center for the Analytics of Learning and Teaching<\/li>\n
        • Kenady Leighton<\/li>\n
        • Connie Reimers-Hild- Consultant, Wild Innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Public Demonstrations\/Community Liason<\/h3>\n
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          • Dan Goldhamer \u2014\u00a0<\/b>Director – Engagement and Extension Programs at CSU Metro Ag Experiment Station<\/li>\n
          • Chad Miller, CSU Trial Gardens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Community Youth Programs<\/h3>\n
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            • Ekar Farm<\/li>\n
            • Loveland Youth Gardeners<\/li>\n
            • The Urban Farm<\/li>\n
            • 100 Elk<\/li>\n
            • Segrada Botanical Gardens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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