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).

Erin grew up in Waldo, Wisconsin. but has called Madison home for the last six years. She received an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Community and Nonprofit Leadership and Environmental Studies and is currently a second-year law student at UW with a focus on public interest law and policy. In her free time, she enjoys boxing, basketball, and browsing local bookstores.

A Madison native, Isaak is a rising junior and prospective communications major at UW-Madison. In his off-hours, he enjoys hiking, long bike rides, songwriting, tinkering with music gear, expanding his repertoire of country cover songs, and thrifting.

Stephanie grew up in Glenview, IL and, after spending her undergraduate years in rural Ohio, was determined to leave the Midwest. It was not until moving and living in Washington, D.C. that she finally embraced her roots and opened her heart to the Midwest. Stephanie is now happy to call Madison, Wisconsin home! She is getting her Masters in Library and Information Studies from the iSchool at UW-Madison, where she has been able to explore her interests in digital archives and preservation, accessibility, and digital learning. Stephanie enjoys brewing and drinking coffee, the outdoors, creating art, and exploring physical and virtual spaces.