Staff


	Gene Mohling Regional Extension Education Director, Region 15 mohling@iastate.edu (319) 337-2145 4-H, Production Ag, Consumer Horticulture
	Mary Veatch (Kaiser) County Youth Coordinator mkaiser@iastate.edu 319-642-5504 Youth Development and Livestock
	Pam Henry Office Assistant prhenry@iastate.edu 319-642-5504
	Steve Adams Community and Economic Development stadams@iastate.edu 712-621-6047 Economic Development
	Lynn Adams Community and Economic Development adamsml@iastate.edu 712-621-1564 Fundraising, grant writing, economic development
	Amber Bisinger External Relations bisinger@iastate.edu 319-377-9839 or cell 319-551-7716
	Greg Brenneman Ag and Bio-Systems Engineering gregb@iastate.edu (319) 337-2145 or cell 319-330-3529 Livestock facilities including manure handling, ventilation and layout, farmstead layout, farm buildings, energy conservation, drainage, soil conservation practices, conservation tillage, no-till, ground water and surface water quality, private water supplies, water treatment, private wastewater treatment systems, grain drying and storage. Frequent Clients: Grain and livestock producers, homeowners, ag businesses, and government agency staff
	Kristi Cooper Family Life kcoop@iastate.edu (319) 377-9839 Parenting, family relations and child development.
	James Fawcett Agronomy fawcett@iastate.edu (319) 337-2145 or cell 319-841-2046 Crop Production and Protection in Corn, Soybeans, Small grains, and Forages, specializing in Weed Management
	Abbie Gaffey Community and Economic Development agaffey@iastate.edu 712-539-1169 Leadership development, organization development
	Sean T. Galleger Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) galleger@iastate.edu 515-290-0181 Account Manager
	Himar Hernandez Community and Economic Development himarh@iastate.edu (641) 799-6681 Latino community development and Latino business development
	Alan Jensen Community and Economic Development adjensen@iastate.edu 515-290-2075 Geographic information systems, conservation, small town and rural planning
	Jim Jensen Farm Management jensenjh@iastate.edu 319-385-8126 or cell 319-931-2203 Business Planning, Decision Tools, Risk Management, Value Added Alternatives, Farm Leasing
	Karen K. Lathrop Advancement Specialist klathrop@iastate.edu (319)930-9744 Organizational Advancement Specialist Karen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from Iowa State University and is currently pursuing her MBA. She is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute and brings years of strategic planning, marketing and customer development experience to the Advancement Specialist position.
	Byron Leu Beef bleu@iastate.edu (641) 472-4166 or cell 641-233-7751 Swine, beef and sheep production. Management areas include ration development, performance/financial projections, swine facilities, genetic improvement, pasture and forage management, enterprise record analysis, value-based livestock production, carcass evaluations and public policy issues related to livestock production.
	Clarke McGrath Crops cmcgrath@iastate.edu 712-733-2741 or cell 712-215-2146 Corn, Soybean and Forage Production and Protection, Weed Control Program Development, Precision Ag, Fertility Program Development, Field Training/Coaching of Crop Scouting Skills
	Tom Miller Swine tmiller@iastate.edu 319-653-4811 or cell 319-519-3781 Swine Production Programs including Problem-solving, swine management, breeding and genetics, manure handling, record analysis, and financial analysis.
	Jane Nolan Goeken Community and Economic Development jngoeken@iastate.edu 712-240-2504 Economic development, eCommerce
	Patrick O'Malley Commercial Horticulture omall@iastate.edu 319-337-2145 or cell 319-330-0337 Primary areas of expertise: commercial fruits and vegetables. Secondary areas of expertise: ornamental horticulture including greenhouse and nursery crops, and turfgrass
	Frank Owens Community and Econonomic Development frowens@iastate.edu (515) 249-5871 Housing and urban development
	Sandra Scholl Community and Economic Development ssholl@iastate.edu 319-240-4760 Leadership development, organization and personal skills development, data analysis and needs assessment, strategic planning, creative thinking techniques, Myers Briggs Type Indicator administration
	Terry Steinhart Swine tsteinha@iastate.edu (641) 622-2680 or cell 641-224-2210 Swine production systems, Breeding and Genetics, Reproduction, Nutrition, Management, Housing, Manure and Waste Management, Herd Health, Marketing, and Pork quality.
	Vera Stokes Families Program Specialist vstokes@iastate.edu (563) 659-5125 Health; Nutrition
	Scott Timm Community & Economic Development stimm@iastate.edu 515-291-2560 Sustainable living and energy efficient technology
	Larry Tranel Dairy tranel@iastate.edu 563-583-6496 or 563-590-7025 Production, nutrition and farm management education in dairy and beef; Dairy milk quality and mastitis prevention; Trouble shooting livestock problems; New and Remodeled freestall/parlor and other livestock facility planning; Utilization of forages; Management intensive grazing; and farm family labor/personnel management.
	Mary Weinand Family Finance Program Specialist mweinand@iastate.edu (319) 931-5087 Family Finance and Money Management
	Mike White Viticulture mlwhite@iastate.edu 515-961-6237 or cell 515-681-7286 Commercial Grape Production
	Ryan Drollette Farm & Ag Business Management Specialist drollette@iastate.edu 319 337-2145 Farm & Ag Business Management Specialist : Dairy Economics Livestock Economics Marketing Risk Management Decision Tools Farm Leasing