Wisconsin Headwaters Invasives Partnership (WHIP)

Coordinator Roles

WHIP employs a Coordinator to serve a variety of roles in the organization. The coordinator is the public face of WHIP, offering outreach and education to residents and to the media as needed. In addition to seeking and securing grant funding, the coordinator is responsible for all grant deliverables and reports.

The position is primarily home- and field-based, but one day a week, the coordinator holds office hours at Lumberjack RC&D. Contact WHIP for an appointment at WHIP@lumberjackrcd.org 715.369.9886

Rosie Page was WHIP's Coordinator 2014 to May of 2026 and has helped the group secure a wide variety of grant awards, expand into a third county, and enter their second decade of invasive species management with a leadership role among Wisconsin CISMAs

Rosie first joined WHIP in 2012 doing countywide invasive plant surveys, before assuming the coordinator role. Rosie completed Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Biology from the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and became interested in invasive species as a student, watching species like Phragmites, Purple Loosestrife, and Emerald Ash Borer first arriving at southwestern Ontario and Michigan. After several years as an ecologist with the Ministry of Natural Resources in Thunder Bay, Rosie reconnected with invasive species issues in Wisconsin and the Upper Great Lakes Region.

Rosie spent 12 years with WHIP & Lumberjack but in May of 2026, moved back to Canada to be near her family and work at a local park in Sudbury. Rosie had quite an impact and her work lives on. If you have questions or just want to say HI, feel free to contact her at

rpage19@gmail.com