Education

B.S. Geography, Landscape and Urban Studies, and Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

Certificates in Public Policy and Integrated Design of Built and Natural Environments

Hobbies and Pastimes

Carolyn grew up in Hudson, WI, and she enjoys climbing, hiking, biking, backpacking, paddling, and skiing in some of her favorite places: Interstate Park, Willow River State Park, the Boundary Waters, and Big Birch Lake in Grey Eagle, MN.

Carolyn Shumaker

Planner

Carolyn is a planner whose strengths include community engagement, interpersonal communications, GIS data collection, and project task coordination. She provides planning support for HKGi projects including engagement, GIS, research, data collection and analysis, and report writing.

Carolyn’s experience includes work as an assistant with the University of Wisconsin’s Zero Waste Project and UniverCity Alliance programs, both of which focused on improving sustainability, green infrastructure, and climate resilience. Her educational coursework also included conducting research for the Wisconsin Tribal Elder Food Box Program as well as studying environmental policy and land use planning in Bhutan and Ecuador. In Ecuador she worked with the Sarayaku Community of Kichwa, an Indigenous Amazonian community.


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