Presenters
9th Annual Mycelium Mysteries
A Women's Mushroom Conference
September 19-21, 2025 | Rosholt, Wisconsin
Keynote Speaker
Sarah Foltz Jordan
Sarah (Sair) Foltz Jordan is a conservation biologist based in Duluth, MN. She has been teaching workshops on wild edible mushrooms and plants for over 15 years, and loves how foraging not only provides exceptional nourishment for our bodies, but also a deep connection to place and ecological communities.
Keynote Speaker
Barbora Batokova
Barbora Batokova is a passionate mycophile, photographer, and educator. Growing up in the Czech Republic, she forged a deep connection to mushrooms through family foraging traditions. Now based in Pittsburgh, PA, she blends scientific knowledge, creative storytelling, and striking photography to craft engaging educational content that sparks curiosity and appreciation for the fungal world. In April 2024, she published Hunting Mushrooms: How to Safely Identify, Forage and Cook Wild Fungi. She currently serves as president of the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club (WPMC).
Keynote Speaker
Mariah Rogers
Mariah Rogers is the President of the Wisconsin Mycological Society (WMS) and a graduate student pursuing a MSc. in Biology at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse in the lab of Dr. Arthur Grupe. Her research focuses on the diversity of truffle-forming fungi in the Midwest of North America. Mariah loves the community around fungi in Wisconsin just as much as the fungi themselves. Please say hello and show her all your mushroom photos!
