Staff

Bob Dodds


Regional Extension Education Director
redodds@iastate.edu
319-470-0030

Mary Steffener


Office Assistant
steffene@iastate.edu
319.394.9433

Mary is a long time resident of Des Moines County and an active participant in 4-H and Extension in many ways. Now she can help you with your questions when you email, call or come in to the office.

Sara Evans


County Youth Coordinator
evans@iastate.edu
319-394-9433

4-H community club programs and Clover Kids programs.

Michelle Crandall


School Nutrition Project Coordinator
mcrand@iastate.edu
319-394-9433

Nutrition, physical activity

Judy Licko


Family Nutrition Program Assistant
jlicko@iastate.edu
319-394-9433

Nutrition, Meal Planning, Shopping Wisely for Food

Rhonda Mueller


School Enrichment Coordinator
muellerr@iastate.edu
319-394-9433

school enrichment, science, summer day camping

Dori Goble


Youth Development Program Specialist
dgoble@iastate.edu
319-394-9433

Youth Development

Patricia Steiner


Nutrition and Health Program Specialist
psteiner@iastate.edu
319-394-9433

Nutrition and Health

Greg Brenneman


Agricultural Engineer
gregb@iastate.edu
319-337-2145

agricultural engineering

Sean Galleger


CIRAS Accounting Specialist
galleger@iastate.edu
515.290.0181

Sean has more than 20 years of experience in managing financial and operational areas of manufacturing firms, including mergers & acquisitions, contract negotiations and financial analysis. Sean was previously in the Aerospace industry in California, was CFO of a manufacturing firm in Detroit, managed acquiring and selling manufacturing businesses in Texas and was most recently VP of Contracts and Pricing for an automotive industry company in Indiana.

Karen Lathrop


Program Specialist in Communities & Economic Development
klathrop@iastate.edu
319-325-5465

Economic Development in rural Iowa and small town Community Development.

Byron Leu


Livestock Program Specialist - Beef
bleu@iastate.edu
641-472-4166

Livestock - Beef

Tom Miller


Livestock Field Specialist - Swine
tmiller@iastate.edu
319-653-4811

swine

Patrick OMalley


Commerical Horticulture Program Specialist
omall@iastate.edu
319.337.2145

Fruit and Nut Trees as well as the Horticulture issues including vegetable gardens.

Virgil Schmitt


Crops Program Specialist
vschmitt@iastate.edu
563-263-5701

Crops

Janet Smith


Families & Youth Program Specialist
jansmith@iastate.edu
319.385.8126

Families and Youth

Mary Weinand


Family Resource Management Specialist
mweinand@iastate.edu
641-472-4166

Financial Management, Horizons,Entrepreneurship,Budgeting, Credit, Credit Repair, Poverty

Bob Wells


Farm and Ag Management Field Specialist
wellsjb@iastate.edu
641-673-5841

ag economics, farm management

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