Staff


	Gary Hall Regional Director garyhall@iastate.edu 641.425.3116 Agriculture, Natural Resources, 4-H and Youth, Families, Horticulture and Community Resource Development
	Lesley Mehmen County Executive Director lmehmen@iastate.edu 641-228-1453
	Jane Beranek Office Assistant beranek@iastate.edu 641-228-1453 Clerical support and bookkeeping for Floyd County Extension office.
	Allison Hocking 4-H Program Assistant ahocking@iastate.edu 641-228-1453
	Jill Biwer Food & Nutrition Program Assistant jbiwer@iastate.edu 641-228-1453
	Delores Barnes 4-H/Youth Aide 641-228-1453
	Terry Basol Agronomy Field Specialist tlbasol@iastate.edu 641.435.4864 Crop Production
	Jennifer Bentley Dairy Field Specialist jbentley@iastate.edu 563-382-2949 Calf care, fresh cow care, dairy herd management, herd health, farm employee management.
	Gail Castillo Youth Development Field Specialist gail@iastate.edu 641.423.0844 Designs, implements, and delivers educational youth programs.
	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
	Russ Euken Livestock Field Specialist reuken@iastate.edu 641.923.2856 Production information related to nutrition, facilities, health, records, and budgeting for swine beef, sheep and dairy producers. Computer applications for livestock production. Individual consultation on improving productivity in livestock operations. Environmentally sound livestock production methods
	Bob Hauer Consumer Horticulture Program Assistant bhauer@iastate.edu 641-394-2174 Horticulture
	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.
	Brenda Martin CIRAS Account Manager bkmartin@iastate.edu 515.570.5282 Assists manufacturers in obtaining technical assistance, education, management guidance, and research to become competitive and successful.
	Jolene McCoy External Relations Specialists jolene@iastate.edu 515.306.2828
	Malisa Rader Family Life Program Specialist mrader@iastate.edu 515.832.9599 early care and education, early intervention, parenting education, attachment caregiving, and working with culturally diverse families
	Brenda Schmitt Family Resource Management Field Specialist schmitt@iastate.edu 641.512.0650
	Kristen Schulte Farm and Ag. Business Management Specialist kschulte@iastate.edu 563-547-3001
	Mark Storlie Swine Field Specialist mstorlie@iastate.edu 563.425.3331 Focuses primarily on working with the swine industry on swine production, management of swine enterprises, swine enterprise records, swine housing and ventilation, and swine nutrition.