What is SITCOM?
The State Interagency Training Committee (SITCOM) is a partnership effort with a mission to maintain and strengthen a statewide team of well-trained conservation professionals that carry on Wisconsin's rich history of conserving soil and water resources through a coordinated and efficient partnership.
Who Benefits from SITCOM?
All conservation professionals benefit from the efforts to collaborate and coordinate to offer training opportunities.
Who is SITCOM?
SITCOM is comprised of staff from WI Land+Water, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), UW-Madison - Extension, Land and Water Conservation Departments (LWCD), Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the five Area Interagency Training Committees (AITCOMs), Professional Improvement Committee (PIC), Technical Committee, and the private sector.
AITCOM-#1-Northern/Park Falls - Vacant
AITCOM-#2-NW/Altoona - Cody Overgard
AITCOM-#3-NE/Appleton - Pete Wurzer
AITCOM-#4-SW/Richland Center - Taylor Smagacz
AITCOM-#5-SE/Juneau - Jon Lisowe
Dept. Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection - Matt Woodrow
Dept. of Natural Resources - Julia Mimier, Stacy Steinke, and Jess Schoen
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Beth Peterson
Professional Improvement Committee (PIC) - Tony Reali
Technical Committee (TC) - Vacant
UW-Madison College of Ag and Life Sciences - Dan Marzu
UW-Madison Division of Ext. - Kevin Erb
WI Land+Water - Michael Hook, Kelli Myers, Chris Schlutt
Member at large, professional engineering practitioner - Emily Micolichek
SITCOM has been busy! Check out our most recent project updates below.
Click here to see SITCOM's most recent workplan and task force efforts.
2023 Professional Conservation Training Needs Assessment Survey
Click here to take the survey! Note, the survey is currently closed, but you can still explore and complete the survey to learn more about its design and data collection efforts.
Click here to see the results from the 2023 survey!
Special thanks to all who helped design, develop, and deliver the survey!
Interagency Conservation Professional Mentor/Cohort Program
Did you know that SITCOM has been designing a mentorship program to connect conservation staff with peers and mentors from all conservation agencies and organizations across the state?
Click here to visit the program's website!
Click here to see the most recent draft of the program's operational guidance.
October Update! The operational guidance has been reviewed and approved by partner agency and department leaders, including County Land & Water Departments, NRCS, DATCP, WDNR, UW, and UW-Extension. The pilot program is set to begin accepting applications starting Monday, October 9th!
Stay tuned for more details!
Review minutes and notes from past SITCOM Meetings.
June 18, 2024 (Draft Agenda)
March 19, 2024 (Draft Minutes)
OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR THE STATE INTERAGENCY TRAINING COMMITTEE
This document was originally developed in November 2020 to serve as operational guidance for the State Interagency Training Committee (SITCOM). This document will be a living document; the committee will edit it as necessary to reflect current committee operations and capacity.
The five Area Interagency Training Committees (AITCOMs) are critical for meeting training needs across the state. Annually each AITCOM develops a training catalog. Check out the most recent catalog out here.
Learn more about SITCOM and how it can benefit you with this printable brochure.