WisDOT Tribal Affairs team left to right: Adminstrator Rebecca Burkel, Amanda Rasmussen,
Cyless Peterson, Cody Garcia, Amy Coughlin, Michael Schwendau, Nicholas Weber,
Charles Thannum, Mindy Samz, Deputy Administrator Todd Matheson
State Tribal Affairs Program Manager, Jeremy Weso
WisDOT Tribal Affairs Initiative
944 Vanderperren Way
Green Bay, WI 54304-0080
Phone (920) 360-8765
jeremy.weso@dot.wi.gov
Cyless Peterson, Tribal Affairs Project Manager
WisDOT Tribal Affairs Initiative
4822 Madison Yards Way, 4th Floor South
Madison, WI 53705
Phone (608) 261-0131
Fax (608) 267-3641
cyless.peterson@dot.wi.gov
Regional Information
Adams, Florence, Forest, Green Lake, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Oneida, Portage, Price, Shawano, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara and Wood counties.
Mindy Samz, North Central Regional Tribal Liaison
510 N. Hanson Lake Rd.
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Phone (715) 365-5709
Fax (715) 365-5780
mindy.samz@dot.wi.gov
Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto, Outagamie, Sheboygan and Winnebago counties.
Nicholas Weber, Northeast Regional Tribal Liaison
944 Vanderperren Way
Green Bay, WI 54304-0080
Phone (920) 492-7712
Fax (920)-492-5640
nicholas.weber@dot.wi.gov
Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau and Washburn counties.
Charles Thannum, Northwest Regional Tribal Liaison
1701 N. 4th St.
Superior, WI 54880
Phone (715) 392-7996
charles.thannum@dot.wi.gov
Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha counties.
Cody Garcia, Southeast Regional Tribal Liaison
141 NW Barstow St.
Waukesha, WI 53187
Phone (262) 548-5619
cody.garcia@dot.wi.gov
Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, La Crosse, Lafayette, Monroe, Richland, Rock, Sauk and Vernon counties.
Amy Coughlin, Southwest Regional Tribal Liaison
2101 Wright St.
Madison, WI 53704
Phone (608) 245-5358
amy.coughlin@dot.wi.gov
Tribal Contacts:
Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) Contacts
Inter-Tribal Task Force Contacts
Tribal Labor Contacts
Wisconsin State Tribal Initiative - Government to Government lists all tribal liaisons in other government departments to help locate Tribal contacts outside of WisDOT.
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)
Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council (GLITC)
Resources:
Map of Regions:
Map of Tribal Liaisons
Reference Material for Project Design:
Environmental Justice at WisDOT
Civil Rights and Compliance at WisDOT
Facilities Development Manual (FDM) Chapter 26, Cultural Resource Preservation
State and Local Project Information:
Highway Construction and Contract Information (HCCI)
Programs for Local Government
Six Year Highway Improvement Program: 2017-2026
State and Federal Agencies:
Office of Tribal Transportation
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) contacts
Wisconsin State Burial Sites Office