Staff


	Shannon Grau Office Assistant sgrau@iastate.edu 712-732-5056
	Robbi Hansen Part time Office Assistant rrhansen@iastate.edu 712-732-5056
	Debbie Erpelding County Youth Coordinator deberp@iastate.edu 712-732-5056
	Anne Thompson County Program Coordinator athom@iastate.edu 712-732-5056
	Marisol Virgen - Axtell Food Nutrition Program Assistant maxtell@iastate.edu 712-732-5056 Teaching families about healthy eating and saving money on food. Working with families with young children. Bilingual in Spanish
	Carol Ehlers Regional 4-H Youth Program Specialist xehlers@iastate.edu 712-732-5056 Youth development and life skills, work-force readiness, environmental stewardship, science and technology, and volunteer development; with access to research based experiential youth development materials.
	Terry Janssen Region 6 Regional Extension ERducational Director tjans@iastate.edu N/A Agriculture
	Kris Kohl Extension Agricultural Engineer kkohl1@iastate.edu (712)732-5056 Livestock facilities, building materials and construction ventilation systems, manure management systems, soil erosion and crop residue management, soil and water conservation, ground water quality, well construction and maintenance, farm machinery, environmental regulations, energy conservation and farm safety.
	Jan Burk Family Finance Program Specialist janburk@iastate.edu 712-336-3488 Financial Management
	Beth Doran Beef Program Specialist doranb@iastate.edu 712-737-4230(office) 712-395-0280(Cell) Provides Primary leadership for and conducts Extension education programming in the feedlot and cow-calf phases of agricutlure. Secondary emphasis is directed toward sheep, dairy and horses
	Abbie Gaffey CDR Field Specialist agaffey@iastate.edu 515-294-6192 Communities
	Paul Kassel Extension Field Agronomist kassel@iastate.edu (712)262-2264 Crop production and protection including soils, soil management and soil survey. Also soil fertility and fertilizer use, weed, insect, disease, and nematode management, tillage methods, crop management database, crop management and forage management.
	Melissa R. O’Rourke Farm Management Field Specialist morourke@iastate.edu 712-737-4230 Financial analysis of farm/individual enterprises, strategic planning for farmers, value-added alternatives, farmland valuation and leasing, and environmental ag management.
	Renee Sweers Title: Nutrition & Health Program Specialist rsweers@iastate.edu (712) 276-2157 Area of Expertise: Nutrition throughout the life-cycle, Nutrition, Health and Prevention of chronic disease, Women, Infant and Children's health issues, Food Safety and Quality, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and Family Nutrition Program (FNP) in selected counties
	Lori Hayungs Family Life Program Specialist lhayungs@iastate.edu 712-737-4230