Staff


	Cathy Holtkamp County Youth Coordinator/Office Manager choltka@iastate.edu 319.835.5116 or Toll Free at 800.211.9328 4-H and Youth and County Administration
	Anne Menke Office Assistant amenke@iastate.edu (319) 835-5116 Ann can help you with anything in the office and is especially up to date on all things 4-H!
	Julie Wellman Food and Nutrition Program Assistant/Storks Nest Coordinator jwell@iastate.edu 319.835.5116 or Toll Free at 800.211.9328 Food and Nutrition Program, Storks Nest, Financial Management
	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.
	Lori Meierotto Bookkeeper lorimeie@iastate.edu (319) 835-5116
	Kathy Jolly Vance Program Manager vancek@iastate.edu 319 523-2371 Community & Economic Development & Communications
	Janet Smith Program Specialist jansmith@iastate.edu 319.385.8126 Youth and Families
	Greg Brenneman Ag Engineering Field Specialist gregb@iastate.edu (319) 337-2145 Ag Engineering
	Robert Dodds Regional Extension Education Director redodds@iastate.edu 319.385.8126 Crop Production, Horticulture,Natural Resources and Community Economic Development
	Sean Galleger CIRAS Account Specialist galleger@iastate.edu 515.294.4925
	Himar Hernandez Communities Field Specialist himarh@iastate.edu 641-682-5491 Communities
	Karen Lathrop Advancement Specialist klathrop@iastate.edu 319.930.9744 Advancement Specialist in Marketing, Public Relations and Organizational Advancement for ISU Extension & Outreach.
	Byron Leu Livestock Field Specialist bleu@iastate.edu (641) 472-4166 Livestock
	Tom Miller Swine Field Specialist tmiller@iastate.edu (319) 653-4811 Swine
	Patrick O'Malley Commerical Horticulture Program Specialist omall@iastate.edu 319.337.2145 Fruit and Nut Trees as well as the Horticulture issues including vegetable gardens.
	Kati Peiffer 4-H and Youth Program Specialist kpeiffer@iastate.edu 319.385.8126 Youth Development and 4-H Programming & Leader Development
	Virgil Schmitt Field Agronomist vschmitt@iastate.edu 563.263.5701 or Toll Free at 800.992.0894 Corn, Soybean, Small Grains, Forages, Soils
	Patty Steiner Family Nutrition Program Specialist psteiner@iastate.edu 319-394-9433 Food & Nutrition
	Larry Tranel Dairy Field Specialist tranel@iastate.edu 563-583-6496 Dairy Production, Dairy Facilities, Dairy Grazing, Dairy Financial Management, International Dairy Development and Personnel Management
	Mary Weinand Family Resource Management Field Specialist mweinand@iastate.edu 319.931.5087 Family Resource Management
	Bob Wells Farm Management Field Specialist wellsjb@iastate.edu (641) 673-5841 Agricultural Economics, Farm Management