Ali Schultz has been a faculty member of the Horticulture Department at Gateway Technical College for seven years. Ali comes from a social service background and found her passion for urban agriculture while working a second job in a production greenhouse. 

While continuing to work in the greenhouse industry, Ali earned her associate's degree in horticulture from Gateway and managed Gateway’s Urban Farm on the Kenosha campus for 4 years before operating her own Community Supported Agriculture Farm for 3 seasons. Ali was hired as a faculty member at Gateway in 2018. 

Her favorite classes include Vegetable Science, Alternative Growing Methods, and Horticulture Events. 

Ali is dedicated to providing students with experience and opportunities outside the classroom and has taken students to the Netherlands, Scotland, Ireland, and France for horticulture-related and hands-on experiences. 

Ali lives on a  acre hobby farm with her husband and two daughters.