Behind the Scenes

WFAA employees have lots of opportunities to do good and have fun at the same time. Whether it’s babysitting plastic flamingoes for Fill the Hill or staffing the Alumni Park silent disco after the Homecoming Parade, it’s all about showing Badger spirit while supporting the university.

Kari Stokosa is WFAA’s Associate Vice President, Prospect Development and Decision Support. A native of Greenfield, Wisconsin, Kari earned her degree in atmospheric and oceanic sciences from UW–Madison in 1999. Although she never intended to be an on-air meteorologist, she says, “I’m very thankful for the wide breadth of skills I obtained in the process of working on this Letters & Science degree.”

A native of Columbus, Wisconsin, Brad Green ’05 began working for WFAA as a Badger Call student caller, starting in September 2001. Upon receiving his bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts in 2005, he began to work full time for WFAA and is now serving as a senior director of development for the College of Engineering.

Scott McKinney joined the UW Foundation in 1998 and is now WFAA’s Vice President of Development. A Madison native, he attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota and then worked briefly in undergraduate admissions. He returned to Madison to attend law school and earned his JD in 1998.

The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA) recognizes its role, and the role of its employees, in strengthening the communities in which we live and work. As a matter of civic responsibility, WFAA supports staff involvement in volunteer activities, including those related to a personal interest or a WFAA-sponsored event. To convey our support, we offer up to eight hours of paid volunteer time off per calendar year so employees don’t necessarily need to use their allotted paid time off to participate in and make a difference to causes that are important to them.

Here we spotlight a few employees who’ve taken advantage of WFAA’s paid volunteer time.