2025 WGSC Conference Planning Committee

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Stephanie Rytilahti, PhD – She/Her

Director of UW System Women's and Gender Studies Consortium

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Karla Strand, D.Phil, MLIS – She/Her

Gender & Women’s Studies Librarian, Conference Co-chair

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Kelsey Foster – She/Her

Office of the Gender & Women’s Studies Librarian Administrative Assistant

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Violet Pandya – She/Her

Office of the Gender & Women’s Studies Librarian Student Intern

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Tracy Lemaster, PhD – She/Her

Women’s & Gender Studies Consortium Communications & Operations Coordinator

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Helen Rottier, PhD – She/They

UW–Madison Disability Cultural Center

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Miso Kwak, Ed.M. – She/Her

UW–Madison Disability Cultural Center Intern, PhD Student 

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Amelia Stephens – They/Them

Wisconsin Women Making History Student Coordinator, Office of the GWSL

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Carlee Kessler – She/Her

Office of the Gender & Women’s Studies Librarian Student Intern