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.

Kristen grew up in the world-famous city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. After getting a late start as a returning adult student at Edgewood College in Madison, she received a dual bachelor’s degree in Biology and Religious Studies in 2017. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Information Science at UW-Madison, while working at Scout. Kristen retired from roller derby in 2016 after playing for a few years as Trixie Hobbitses and, later, AzKabam with Madison Roller Derby. She loves tattoos, reading, and outdoor activities, such as long-distance hiking and camping. A passionate advocate for social justice and LGBTQ+ rights, Kristen does volunteer work with various UW-Madison student groups.

Sarah grew up in Glenview, IL, a suburb just northwest of Chicago. Her passion for social justice and research led to pursuing Bachelor of Arts degrees in sociology and communication science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is currently a junior. She gets the most joy spending time outside, whether that be biking in Madison's parks, canoeing on Lake Mendota (when warm enough to do so!), or traveling as much as possible to far flung natural wonders to backpack. When the cold gets in the way, she enjoys practicing yoga, hanging out with her super cool cat Gio, and jamming to funky tunes. She hopes to do her part to make the world a more compassionate, humane place.