Staff


	Mandy Maher County Program Coordinator mmaher@iastate.edu (712) 374-2351
	Susan Harris County Youth Coordinator sharris@iastate.edu (712) 374-2351
	Heidi Lowthorp Program Assistant-Growing Strong Families Program hlowtho@iastate.edu (712) 374-2351 As a parent educator with Growing Strong Families, the majority of my time is spent on: 1. Monthly home visits 2. Parent education 3. Child development issues 4. Community resource information
	Lynda Marshall Office Assistant lyndam@iastate.edu 712-374-2351
	Alan Ladd Regional Extension Education Director aladd@iastate.edu (712) 769-2600 Administration
	Tim Eggers Farm Management Field Specialist teggers@iastate.edu (712) 542-5171 Crop and livestock insurance; Crop economics; Farm machinery management; Farmland and building leasing; Grain marketing; Livestock economics; Livestock marketing; Strategic planning; Sustainable and alternative agricultural enterprises; USDA commodity program; Value added agriculture
	Barbara Fuller Nutrition & Health Program Specialist bfuller@iastate.edu (641) 202-1843 disease prevention; Food Safety; Health; Health Promotion; Local Foods; Nutrition; Nutrition and Health; Wellness
	Mary Beth Kaufman Family Resource Management Specialist mbkaufma@iastate.edu (712) 755-3104 Financial Management
	Sandra McKinnon Families Program Specialist sandram@iastate.edu (712) 366-7070 Families
	Aaron Saeugling Field Agronomist clonz5@iastate.edu (712) 769-2600 Educational programs in crop production and protection
	David Seilstad 4-H & Youth Development Field Specialist seilstad@iastate.edu (712) 644-2105 Partnerships; Volunteerism; Youth Development; Youth Program Development; Youth Science and Technology
	Shawn Shouse Program Specialist sshouse@iastate.edu (712) 769-2600 energy conservation; environmental water quality; farm safety; grain storage and drying; household septic systems; indoor air quality; livestock facility and feedlot design; manure management; mold; radon; soil and water conservation; water and fencing for grazing systems; Well water quality
	Christopher Clark Beef Field Specialist caclark@iastate.edu (712) 769-2600 Development and delivery of educational materials related to cow/calf and feedlot sectors of the beef industry including animal health management, beef production management, beef reproduction, genetic improvement, animal handling facilities.
	Robert Coacher Manufacturing Account Manager coacher@iastate.edu (515) 419-2162
	Matt Swantek, Ph.D Swine Field Specialist mswantek@iastate.edu (712) 371-2856 business analysis, computer software and spreadsheets, feeds and nutrition, production and management practices, problem-solving, record keeping, benchmarking and databases, pork production, pork quality, pork safety, facilities, breeding.