Ryan Kernosky

Bio

Ryan Kernosky is a dedicated lecturer in the Environment and Society discipline at the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Experience and Interests

Teaching Experience:

• Lecturer, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point (2024-Present)

Academic Interests:

• Economic Development Policy
• Community Development Policy & Aging in Communities
• Housing Policy
• Public Communication Policy
• Municipal Government Operational Policy
• Municipal Tax Assessment Policy

Professional Experience:

• Consultant, Owner, & Assessor, Municipal Group (2016-Present)
• Director of Community & Economic Development, City of Stevens Point (2019-2024)
• Executive Director of Redevelopment Authority, City of Stevens Point (2019-2024)
• Director of Community & Economic Development, Village of Plover (2018-2019)
• Director of Community Development & Planning, City of Isanti, MN (2017-2019)
• City Planner & Zoning Administrator, City of Sturgeon Bay, WI (2015-2017)

Community Involvement:

• Portage County Business Council, Ex-Officio Advisor to the Board of Directors, 2018-2024
• Portage County Community Land Trust, President, 2024
• CREATE Portage County, Board Member, 2021-2023
• Central Wisconsin Economic Development Fund, Secretary of the Board of Directors, 2020-2022
• Central Wisconsin Economic Development Fund, Board Member, 2019-2024
• UW-Stevens Point Center for the Small City, Board of Advisors Member, 2020-Present
• Stevens Point Curling Club, Board Member, 2019-2022