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