Josh Bendorf
Credentials: MS
Position title: Climate Outreach Specialist
Email: jbendorf@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-2374

Josh’s primary role with the State Climatology Office is to work with the UW—Madison’s Division of Extension to conduct outreach programming that will increase the understanding of Wisconsin’s climate and the impacts of climate on Wisconsin residents.
He earned a BS in Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences from UW—Madison and an MS in Agricultural Meteorology from Iowa State University. Josh worked for Pheasants Forever as a Conservation Specialist and as an Agricultural Climatology Fellow at the USDA Midwest Climate Hub before joining the office. In his free time, Josh enjoys being active and being outdoors.