Svacina Appointed To Tech College Board

Gov. Tony Evers appointed Leslie Svacina to the Wisconsin Technical College System Board. The appointment fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Paul Buhr.

Svacina owns Cylon Rolling Acres LLC, a grass-based livestock farm in Deer Park. She raises meat goats and sheep with rotational grazing practices. She direct markets her farm’s meat through its website, serving customers throughout the nation. Svacina also runs an education and consulting segment of the farm business, including digital courses and education.

The technical college system plays a critical important role in building the workforce needed to maintain the state’s economy, especially in agriculture, Evers says.

“I am glad to appoint Leslie Svacina to the board… she will bring a wealth of knowledge not only through her experience in training and education but as an agricultural business owner herself, and I look forward to continuing our work together to bolster the state’s agricultural industries and workforce and local economies,” the guv said in a statement.

Prior to farming, Svacina served as the executive director of the Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators. She also worked in higher education as a career and academic advisor and in agribusiness as a communications professional. Svacina serves as a member of the Northwood Technical College Farm Business Advisory Council. She has previously served as a board member for Countryside Cooperative, the UW-River Falls Alumni Association, and St. Croix County Farm Bureau.

“Our technical college system continues to provide relevant career and skills training for our industry to not only help serve the workforce needs of farms and agribusinesses but also help train our next generation of farmers,” Svacina says. “I’m looking forward to working alongside other board members to continue to address the needs of our technical college system and how we can support our local economies across Wisconsin.”

This appointment is for the remainder of an uncompleted six-year term, expiring in 2027.