The creation of a Latino Task Force is to help advance Extension’s mission “to teach, learn, lead and serve” the Latino residents of the state intentionally and effectively. The Latino Task Force is charged with creating an institutional space for professional development on Latino-specific needs, and foster long-term and strategic relationships with key Latino stakeholders, Latino businesses, service providers and advocacy organizations.
Mission
The Latino Taskforce will enhance the Extension mission by providing vision and initiatives to work alongside Latino communities across the state.
Vision
Extension will teach, learn, lead, and serve, connecting Latino families and communities with the University of Wisconsin, meaningfully and intentionally engaging with them in transforming lives and communities.
Measure of Success
Extension will progress toward parity for Latino residents in statewide programming.
Membership
Founding members include Extension staff, UW faculty, and key Latino community members, leaders, service providers and stakeholders. The task force will keep at least 12 active members with representation from each identified group, each serving a three-year term.
Leads:
Associate Professor, Department of Labor Education/School for Workers, UW-Madison
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Community:
Vice President of Farmworker and Community-based Services, United Migrant Opportunities (UMOS)
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Education Equity Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
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Customer Engagement and Community Development Manager, Madison Gas and Electric (MG&E)
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Financial representative and real estate investor
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Retired special educator from Eau Claire, WI
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Retired Lutheran Pastor from Eau Claire, WI
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Deputy Mayor, City of Madison
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UW-Madison Division of Extension:
Regional Program Manager for FoodWIse, Division of Extension
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Demographic Specialist, Applied Population Lab, UW-Madison Current areas of research are:
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Interim Director, Office of Access, Inclusion, and Compliance, Division of Extension
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Community, Natural Resource & Economic Development Educator, Fond du Lac County, Division of Extension
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Area Extension Director, Chippewa, Dunn & Eau Claire Counties, Division of Extension
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UW-Madison:
Professor, Counseling Psychology, UW-Madison
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Assistant Professor, School of Human Ecology, UW-Madison
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Position Paper
Resources
Professor Ibarra’s community-based research explores needs of Wisconsin Latin@s
Latino Wisconsin: Needs Assessment and Family Integration, Realigning Mission Pt 1
Latino Wisconsin: Needs Assessment and Family Integration — Realigning Mission Pt 2
Associate Professor Armando Ibarra: Listening to Their Stories
Contacts
- Armando Ibarra, Associate Professor and Latino Faculty Specialist, UW-Madison, aibarra@wisc.edu