Administrative Coordinator
kat.gerdts@kanedupageswcd.org

She's from up North, but now she is a Kane County resident! Kat Gerdts joined the KDSWCD team as Administrative Coordinator in 2023. With a variety of management experience, most recently at a land trust, Kat is excited to "build things" with the District.  

A passionate advocate of sustainability, Kat wants to be sure she makes a positive impact on the planet - her two sons live here after all! At home, Kat is busy tending to a mid-century modern home with a newly installed native plant garden, while her German shepherd / black lab "helps" by digging holes.

Tommy grew up in Glen Ellyn and attended school in Northeast Wisconsin. He received his Bachelor’s in Environmental Science at St. Norbert College and Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Policy at University of Wisconsin- Green Bay. He made his way back to Illinois in 2017 worked in aquatic habitat management until making his way over to the KDSWCD. He is passionate about helping restore natural balance to ecosystems and helping provide communities access to clean and healthy surroundings. He likes to spend his down time playing music, running, or paddling around the local waterways.   

Raised in Lake Zurich, Patrick McPartlan has been with KDSWCD since 2017. His main objective is to prevent soil from being lost on both construction sites and agriculture fields. He is a certified professional in soil erosion and sediment control and is currently working on his master’s degree, part time, at UW-Madison in GIS and Web Map Development. Patrick wants to focus his career on designing plans implementing regenerative agriculture principles. He enjoys hiking with his dog, gardening, foraging for mushrooms after a big storm and reading FarmWeek. Please reach out to Patrick to talk about anything related to soils, drones or the White Sox.

Senior Resource Analyst
isabella .borzeka@kanedupageswcd.org

After moving to the Western Suburbs from the Southwestern Suburbs, Isabella has enjoyed taking advantage of everything that this area of Chicagoland has to offer, particularly the many bike trails that extend for miles. Her education at Lewis University, where she received a Bachelor’s in Environmental Science, provided her with the opportunity to appreciate the importance of soil and water preservation in both sectors by working with local communities to test samples to determine their overall health. The passion she has for preserving natural resources in ecosystems has extended over to the KDSWCD, where she hopes to find new solutions that could be beneficial to plants, animals, humans, and the environment at large. 

Certified Soil Scientist/Soil Classifier 
mark.bramstedt@kanedupageswcd.org

Mark Bramstedt is a certified soil scientist/soil classifier with over 40 years of experience in environmental and conservation services. He is skilled in soil classification & interpretation, wetlands, geomorphology, ecological restoration, water quality, mitigation, and other areas of natural resource management.