PILOT Sponsors and Organizers

Project Coordinators

Yingyue Liu

Yingyue Liu

PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Science

Gabriela Shirkey

Gabriela Shirkey

PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Science; Dual Degree, Environmental Science and Public Policy.

Julie Rojewski

Julie Rojewski

Director of PhD Career Development, Graduate School

Kayleen Schumacher

Kayleen Schumacher

Communications Manager, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Ashley Batten

Ashley Batteen

Recruitment, Professional Development, and DEI Officer, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Additionally, we acknowledge the significant program development in the early stages of this program contributed by:
1) Kenlea Pebbles--Ph.D. Candidate in Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures (WRAC), Former WC Coordinator, WELP Liaison, Writing Group Leader: 2018-Present
2) Kayleen Schumacher--Communications Representative for the Animal Industry Division at the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and former faculty member in WRAC.
3) Dr. Tara Hollies (née Reyelts)—Ph.D. in African History, MSU 2020; Former MSU Writing Center Coordinator, Consultant, WELP Liaison, and Writing Group Leader: 2016-2021

PILOT: Pursuing Intentional Learning in Organizations Together MDARD: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development MSU College of Natural Science MSU College of Social Science MSU College of Arts & Letters Citizen Scholars Program MSU Graduate School