Our Team

Meet the Board

• April Prusia, President: Environmental scientist and heritage breed hog farmer in Green County, dedicated to connecting consumers to farmers, and farmers to the land and water they steward.

meat.aprilprusia@gmail.com

• Peter Lammers, Vice President: Animal nutritionist and educator within the School of Agriculture at UW-Platteville. Teaches a variety of classes and conducts applied research in livestock nutrition and management.

meat.petelammers@gmail.com

• Sarah Boyd, Secretary: Trained chef and former owner of Vert Café in Verona, with years of experience on Epic’s innovative culinary team, now training as a butcher and eager to find new ways to feed the people of her community.

meat.sarahboyd@gmail.com

• • • Jill Gaskell, Treasurer: Jill is a retired chemist and union steward. She lives on a small farm near Blanchardville with her husband where they have a large garden and raise bees, chickens, and sometimes a couple of hogs. 

meat.jillgaskell@gmail.com

• Ellen Geisler, Director: Ellen and her husband own and operate a 180-acre sheep ranch in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Her work experience includes community development and forest policy research in Wisconsin and abroad.

meat.ellengeisler@gmail.com

• Heather Oppor, Director: Experienced marketing expert, chef and creative butcher, currently training to become a Master Meatcrafter to bring the best that meat has to offer to Meatsmith members and he people of Wisconsin.

meat.heatheroppor@gmail.com

• • Morgan Sisson, Director: A farm and business manager for Larryville Gardens in Burlington, WI that focuses on sustainability and increased food access. A graduate of Madison College's Artisanal Modern Meat Butchery program.

meat.morgansisson@gmail.com

Reach out to us with any comments or questions at info@MeatsmithCoop.com. We really want to hear from all of you and learn more about how we can make the cooperative an organization you can be proud to support!

In Cooperation With:

Meatsmith Co-op is all about working together as friends and neighbors. We've been fortunate to have the support of these fine organizations.

• Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

• UW Center for Cooperatives

• UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic

• Food Finance Institute

• Madison College

• Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

• Wisconsin Farmers Union

• Soil Sisters Wisconsin

• Grasslands 2.0

• Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

• UW Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery

If you are interested in joining our board or one of our committees, please reach out; we'd love to hear from you!

• Membership & Outreach

• Facilities

• Finance

• MSU (Mobile Slaughter Unit)