Staff


	Gary Hall Regional Director garyhall@iastate.edu (641) 425-3116 Agriculture, Natural Resources, Families, 4-H and Youth, Horticulture and Community Resource Development
	Rick Pleggenkuhle Program Director plegg@iastate.edu 641-423-0844 Agriculture, Horticulture
	Megan Hitzhusen County Youth Coordinator mlhitz@iastate.edu 641-423-0844 4-H and Youth
	JoAnn Bartusek Office Assistant/ Bookkeeper bartus@iastate.edu 641-423-0844
	Becky Oelkers Office Assistant/4-H Support oelkers@iastate.edu 641-423-0844
	Gail Castillo Youth and 4-H Field Specialist gail@iastate.edu 641-423-0844 Youth and 4-H Development and Program Management
	Nancy Clark Nutrition & Health Field Specialist nanclark@iastate.edu (515) 295-2469 Food Safety, Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle, Consumer Food Management, Women's Health Issues, Nutrition and the Teen Athlete, Sun Exposure and Cancer Risk, Dining with Diabetes
	M. Susan Erickson Extension specialist, Department of Landscape Architecture, and Partnering Landscape and Community Enhancement (PLaCE) program coordinator susaneri@iastate.edu (515) 294-1790 Healthy community design, therapeutic gardens
	Russ Euken Farm Field Specialist reuken@iastate.edu 641-923-2856 Livestock
	John Holmes Crops Program Specialist jdholmes@iastate.edu (515) 532-3453 Crops, including - row crop production/protection/economics, pesticide application, pasture, forage and small grain, production/protection/economics, alternative crops, integrated pest management, integrated crop management.
	Dan Huyser Northeast Iowa Ag Engineer dehuyser@iastate.edu 515-298-1731 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.
	Kelvin Leibold ISU Extension Farm Management Field Specialist kleibold@iastate.edu (641) 648-4862 Farm Management including - farm leasing and land value, intergenerational transfers of assets, farm business financial planning and analysis, debt restructuring, crop and livestock marketing strategies and outlook, computerized 'what if' analysis for expansion or restructuring.
	Brenda Martin CIRAS Account Manager bkmartin@iastate.edu 515-570-5282 Center For Industrial Research & Service, ISU Extension & Community Colleges of Iowa
	Jolene McCoy Communications & External Relations jolene@iastate.edu 515-306-2828 Public relations.
	Malisa Rader Family Life Program Specialist mrader@iastate.edu 515-832-9597 Malisa’s primary areas of interest include early care and education, early intervention, parenting education, attachment caregiving, and working with culturally diverse families.
	Brenda Schmitt Family Finance Field Specialist schmitt@iastate.edu 641-512-0650 Certified Finacial Counselor who works one-on-one with clients; teaches personal financial management, entrepreneurial and employability skills online or in group settings. She is a skilled facilitator, working with communities and organizations through processes of visioning, strategic planning and intergenerational dialog. She coordinates Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Sites, teaching site Manager and Program Coordinator tax law. She is an Horizons Coach - teaching a leadership capacity building program. Serving Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy, Hancock, Mitchell, Winnebago, Kossuth and Worth. Contact Information: schmitt@iastate.edu, phone: 641-512-0650.