Campus Specialists and Staff

Program Leaders
 

Nancy Franz

Director, ISU Extension to Families
Associate Dean to Extension and Outreach for Families and 4-H Youth, College of Human Sciences
p: (515) 294-8876  |  nfranz@iastate.edu
 

Jeanne Warning

Assistant Director, ISU Extension to Families
p: (515) 294-6622  |  jwarning@iastate.edu

State Specialist and Support Staff
 

Grace Aiton

Program Coordinator, Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
p: (515) 294-9504  | gation@iastate.edu

Suzanne Bartholomae

Extension Specialist in Family Financial Management
p: 515-294-9528  |  suzanneb@iastate.edu

Carolyn Brown

AnswerLine Program Specialist
p: (515) 294-2971

Brent Brungardt

Accountant
p: (515) 294-7501  | brungard@iastate.edu

Sarah Francis

Extension Nutrition Specialist
p: (515) 294-1456  | slfranci@iastate.edu

Jody Gatewood

Extension Nutrition Specialist
p: (515) 294-4691  |   jodyg@iastate.edu

Kimberly Greder

Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Family Life Extension State Specialist
p: (515) 294-5906  | kgreder@iastate.edu

Tim Griesdorn

Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Extension Specialist in Family Financial Management
p: (515) 294-7452  | tgriesdo@iastate.edu

Cathy Hockaday

Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14
p: (515) 294-7601  | hockaday@iastate.edu

Justine Hoover

Extension Nutrition Specialist
p: (515) 294-3079  | jhoover@iastate.edu

Joyce Howard 

Secretary, Family Life
p: (515) 294-8754  | jahoward@iastate.edu

Michele Kostelecky

Program Specialist, Child care programs
p: (515) 294-5702  | michelek@iastate.edu

Patti Lewis

Secretary, Extension to Families
p: (515) 294-6620  | plewis@iastate.edu

Ruth Litchfield

Associate Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition
Extension Nutrition Specialist
p: (515) 294-9484  | litch@iastate.edu

Beth Marrs

AnswerLine Program Specialist
p: (515) 294-2971  | bemarrs@iastate.edu

Peggy Martin

Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program/Family Nutrition Program Coordinator
p: (515) 294-1511  | peggym@iastate.edu

Elizabeth Meimann

AnswerLine Coordinator
p: (515) 294-2018  | emeimann@iastate.edu

Janell Meyer

Extension Associate, Food Safety
p: (515) 294-4494  |  jrcmeyer@iastate.edu

Ellen Minnihan

Secretary, Human Development and Family Studies Extension
p: (515) 294-6568  | eminniha@iastate.edu

Cynthia Needles-Fletcher

Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Resource Management Extension Specialist
p: (515) 294-8521  | cynthia@iastate.edu

Lesia Oesterreich

Family Life Extension Specialist, Child Care & Early Childhood Education
p: (515) 294-0363  | loesterr@iastate.edu

Anthony Santiago

Extension Specialist, PROSPER
p: (515) 294-7042  | ads@iastate.edu

Lori Schonhorst

Program Specialist, I-Consult
p: (515) 294-0785  | loris@iastate.edu

Traci Stewart

Secretary
p: (515) 294-7244  | stewartt@iastate.edu

Cathy Strohbehn

Adjunct Professor, Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management Program
HRIM Extension Specialist
p: (515) 294-3527  | cstrohbe@iastate.edu

Kristin Taylor

Instructional Technology Specialist
p: (515) 294-8538  | taylork@iastate.edu

Barbara Woods

Special Projects Coordinator
p: (515) 294-9610  | bawoods@iastate.edu