Staff


	Bob Dodds Regional Extension Education Director redodds@iastate.edu 319-385-8126
	Erin Heaton Office Assistant eheaton@iastate.edu (319) 385-8126 4-H Livestock
	Dorothy Thorne Office Assistant thorned@iastate.edu 319-385-8126 Cougar Mountain
	Stephanie Gardner Family Support Specialist sgardner@iastate.edu 319-385-8126
	Cassie Gerst Mentoring Program Coordinator cgerst@iastate.edu (319) 385-8126
	Ali Jones 4-H CYC / Youth Development alijones@iastate.edu (319) 385-8126
	Jennifer Lehman Prevention Coordinator lehmanj@iastate.edu 319-385-8126 Youth Prevention
	Darbee Wellman Region 20 Agriculture & Natural Resources Field Specialist dwellman@iastate.edu 319.835.5116 Darbee is a graduate of Iowa State University with a BS in Animal Science (2002) and an MS in Agricultural Education and Studies (2004). She has served Iowa State as a Youth Program Specialist, has taught middle school science and has worked for Pioneer Hi-Bred as a field inspector.
	Jim Jensen Field Specialist/Farm Management jensenjh@iastate.edu 319-385-8126
	Kati Peiffer 4-H & Youth Development Program Specialist kpeiffer@iastate.edu 319.385.8126 Youth Development
	Janet Smith Region 20 Program Specialist Families and Youth jansmith@iastate.edu 319-385-8126
	Mary Weinand Family Resource Management mweinand@iastate.edu (319) 385-8126 Money Management
	Amber Bisinger External Relations bisinger@iastate.edu 319 377-9839
	Greg Brenneman Ag Engineering gregb@iastate.edu (319) 337-2145
	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.
	Himar Hernandez Community Development Specialist Himarh@iastate.edu (641) 682-5491 Latino Businesses, Finances, Citizenship and Leadership
	Karen Lathrop Advnacement Specialist klathrop@iastate.edu 319.930.9744 Advancement Specialist in Marketing, Public Relations and Organizational Advancement for ISU Extension & Outreach.
	Byron Leu Livestock Program Specialist bleu@iastate.edu (641) 472-4166
	Tom Miller Swine Program Specialist tmiller@iastate.edu (319) 653-4811
	Patrick OMalley Commerical Horticulture Program Specialist omall@iastate.edu (319) 337-2145
	Virgil Schmitt Crops Field Specialist vschmitt@iastate.edu (563) 263-5701
	Patricia Steiner Family Nutrition Program Specalist psteiner@iastate.edu 319-394-9433 Food and Nutrition
	Kathy Jolly Vance Program Manager, Region 20 vancek@iastate.edu 319.523.2371