{"id":163,"date":"2026-03-12T20:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/center-for-inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:57:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About CITL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet the TeAM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cardblock-frame noblockspacetop blockspacebottom\" id=\"\" style=\"background-image:url();background-position:center center\"><div class=\"card-coloroverlay\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom, #e3dfdf, )\"><div class=\"site-width\"><div class=\"card-container img1x1 cardshadow col-small-two col-medium-three col-large-five col-xlarge-five col-xxlarge-five\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/04\/erin-speetzen.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Erin Speetzen\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/04\/erin-speetzen.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\">SRC 401E<\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Erin Speetzen<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\">Director<\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\"><div class=\"citlTeamPhone\" style=\"color: #100515; font-family: Arimo, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em !important; font-size: 0.8em !important;\"><strong>715-346-3177<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"citlTeamPhone\" style=\"color: #100515; font-family: Arimo, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em !important; font-size: 0.8em !important;\"><a href=\"mailto:espeetze@uwsp.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.96px;\"><strong>EMAIL ERIN<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/04\/sean-ruppert.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Sean Ruppert\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/04\/sean-ruppert.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\">SRC 401B<\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Sean Ruppert<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\">Canvas Administrator \/ Instructional Technology Support Specialist<\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\"><div class=\"citlTeamPhone\" style=\"color: #100515; font-family: Arimo, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em !important; font-size: 0.8em !important;\"><strong>715-346-2375<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"citlTeamPhone\" style=\"color: #100515; font-family: Arimo, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em !important; font-size: 0.8em !important;\"><a href=\"mailto:sruppert@uwsp.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EMAIL SEAN<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/04\/eric-simkins.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Eric Simkins\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/04\/eric-simkins.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\">SRC 401D<\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Eric Simkins<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\">Online Program Manager<\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\"><div class=\"citlTeamPhone\" style=\"color: #100515; font-family: Arimo, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em !important; font-size: 0.8em !important;\"><strong>715-346-2914<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"citlTeamPhone\" style=\"color: #100515; font-family: Arimo, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em !important; font-size: 0.8em !important;\"><a href=\"mailto:esimkins@uwsp.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EMAIL ERIC<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/04\/nancy-shefferly.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Nancy Shefferly\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/04\/nancy-shefferly.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\">SRC 401A<\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Nancy Shefferly<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\">Instructional Designer<\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\"><div class=\"citlTeamPhone\" style=\"color: #100515; font-family: Arimo, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em !important; font-size: 0.8em !important;\"><strong>715-346-2315<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"citlTeamPhone\" style=\"color: #100515; font-family: Arimo, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em !important; font-size: 0.8em !important;\"><a href=\"mailto:nsheffer@uwsp.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EMAIL NANCY<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/04\/sara-olsen.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Sara Olsen\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/04\/sara-olsen.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\">SRC 401G<\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Sara Olsen<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\">Multimedia Designer<\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\"><div class=\"citlTeamPhone\" style=\"color: #100515; font-family: Arimo, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em !important; font-size: 0.8em !important;\"><strong>715-346-4435<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"citlTeamPhone\" style=\"color: #100515; font-family: Arimo, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em !important; font-size: 0.8em !important;\"><a href=\"mailto:solsen@uwsp.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EMAIL SARA<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards light-gray-solid noblockspacetop noblockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><div style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"horizontal-card-intro\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Communications<\/h2><\/div><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17762744023276123\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split3366 hcard-imgright\"><div 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