Staff
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Terry L. JanssenRegional Extension Education Director tjans@iastate.edu (712) 662-7131 |
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Mary TuttleCounty Program Coordinator mtuttle@iastate.edu (712) 225-6196 |
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David StenderSwine Specialist dstender@iastate.edu (712) 225-6196 Management of a swine operation, using records for management decisions, nutrition analysis for cost and performance, production flow planning, environmental issues, swine welfare, swine handling, value added niche pork production and using computer software for monitoring and making decisions. |
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Brenda MedickCounty Youth Coordinator medick@iastate.edu (712) 225-6196 |
Mary SechlerOffice Assistant sechler@iastate.edu 712-225-6196 |
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Jan BurkFamily Finance Program Specialist janburk@iastate.edu (712) 336-3488 Financial Management |
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Robert CoacherRegional Account Manager, Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) coacher@iastate.edu (515) 419-2162 Manufacturing Account Manager |
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Joel DeJongExtension Field Agronomist jldejong@iastate.edu (712) 546-7835 Soil Fertility, Insect and Weed Management, Alternative Tillage Methods, Integrated Crop Management, Pesticide Use and Safety , Manure as a Crop Nutrient , Weather-related Crop Problems, Sustainable Crop Production, Precision Agriculture |
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Beth DoranBeef Program Specialist doranb@iastate.edu (712) 737-4230 Primary leadership in Extension beef programming for feedlot, cow-calf and agri-business clients. Secondary emphases in horse and sheep programming. |
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Carol EhlersRegional 4-H Youth Program Specialist xehlers@iastate.edu (712) 732-5056 Youth Development & Life Skills, Work-force Readiness, Environmental Stewardship, Science & Technology, and Volunteer Development; with access to research based experiential education youth development materials. |
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Abigail GaffeyCommunity & Economic Development Program Specialist agaffey@iastate.edu (712) 539-1169 Planning and Zoning Training Workshops for Local Officials; Leadership Development; Organizational Planning and Development; Building Effective Teams and Conducting Effective Meetings; Iowa State Election |
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Jane GoekenCommunity and Economic Development Program Specialist jngoeken@iastate.edu (712) 262-2264 |
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Joe HannanCommercial Horticulture Specialist jmhannan@iastate.edu (515) 993-4281 Responsible for providing commercial growers with educational resources and will conduct associated research at the Iowa State Horticulture Farm near Gilbert and the Armstrong Research Farm near Lewis. He also co-leads the ISU Extension value-added agriculture fruit and vegetable working group on statewide efforts. |
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Lori HayungsFamily Life Program Specialist lhayungs@iastate.edu (712) 737-4230 Child Development, Parenting, and Temperament |
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Julie HlasExternal Relations Specialist hlas@iastate.edu (712) 389-0129 Public Relations, Media Relations, Marketing, Digital Photography, Layout and Design and External Communications. |
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Kris KohlExtension 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. |
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Melissa O'RourkeFarm & Agribusiness Management Specialist morourke@iastate.edu (712) 737-4230 Agricultural law, employment legal issues, land and related leasing issues, estate and succession planning, Annie's Project for Farm Women |
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Renee SweersFamily Nutrition and Health Program Specialist rsweers@iastate.edu (712) 276-2157 Health, Nutrition, Food Safety |
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Position VacantDairy Field Specialist N/A Dairy Herd Health, Dairy Production & Management, Records Management & Analysis, Development and Implementation of on-going dairy education programs |
