Staff Bios

Born in NYC and having spent most of her life east of the midwest, Rachael moved to Madison in 1995 to work for the Trace Center at the University of Wisconsin. After many years in Wisconsin she has finally learned to appreciate domestic cheese, fish icing, the true meaning of the phrase "wind chill factor," and her uncle Luke's hotel in Mexico. With a background in communications and library science, and having gone from academia to Internet-startup-land and back again, she brings strong project management, organizational, and fundraising skills to Scout. It also doesn't hurt that she has a wicked sense of humor and the ability to throw a fabulous dinner party with less than a day's notice. When not at Scout she spends her time practicing yoga and barre, knitting, reading way too many murder mysteries, and hanging out with friends, her fabulous family including her talented brother Isaac, and her wonderful husband Iain.

As a tender young undergraduate at UW-Madison, Corey studied electrical engineering and computer science with an emphasis on processor design. This lead naturally to a stint at the Forest Products Laboratory where he helped build robots that squished samples of building sealant while being outside. From there, Corey mastered science and then doctored philosophy in the department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology. His research used computer modeling combined with field data to examine trade-offs between growing space efficiency and species diversity among different silvicultural systems, and to elucidate the long-term developmental trajectory of northern hardwood forests subject to natural disturbances. He also enjoys hunting 4+ leaf clovers, teaching his daughter useful phrases like 'existential angst', eating the delicious food his wife makes, revising his spam filtering system, lusting after beautiful pens, and contributing to various free software projects (primarily FreeBSD).

Hailing from historic Ripon, Wisconsin Molly attended college in Iowa and then headed north to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Here, she spent several years teaching in a variety of settings, most recently as an adult educator. Molly was eventually lured back to her home state by the opportunity to pursue graduate studies. She completed an M.A. in Educational Policy Studies in 2017 and wrote a thesis examining the history of adult education and print culture at the Wisconsin State Prison. She is currently working on her Master's in Library and Information Sciences. When not writing or studying, Molly enjoys listening to new music, visiting the Chazen Art Museum, pursuing local bookstores, and exploring new places by foot. 

Rachel grew up in Fargo, North Dakota and moved to Minneapolis to pursue an undergraduate degree in art history and Spanish studies at the University of Minnesota. Upon graduation, she worked at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the University of Minnesota coordinating events and academic programming. Rachel recently relocated to Madison in order to pursue her MA in Library and Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. When not cataloging at Scout or studying for school, she can be found sewing or knitting her handmade wardrobe, reading, doing crossword puzzles, and making plans for her future sheep farm.

Michelle grew up in Richland Center, Wisconsin and moved to Madison to finish her undergraduate degree in History and European Studies.  After volunteering at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum for a few years, she decided to pursue a career in archives.  Michelle is now a graduate student at UW-Madison in Library and Information Studies and also works on manuscript collections at the Wisconsin State Historical Society. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with her two dogs, playing the board game Firefly, and reading too many Stephen King novels.

After moving from Seoul, Korea, Yunny grew up in a small suburb of Milwaukee. Currently, she is an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison pursuing a major in communication arts and a certificate in digital studies. During spare time, Yunny enjoys dancing with KASPer dance crew, swimming, improvising music, eating sour candy and bubble tea, and cuddling her two kittens.