Staff
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Cheryl HeronemusRegional Extension Education Director hero@iastate.edu (712) 957-5045 |
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Anna LetscheCounty Program Coordinator aletsche@iastate.edu (712) 472-2576 |
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Jill PostmaCounty Youth Coordinator jpostma@iastate.edu (712) 472-2576 |
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Loralye WibbenOffice Assistant wibben@iastate.edu (712) 472-2576 |
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Jan BurkFamily Resource Management Program Specialist janburk@iastate.edu (712) 336-3488 Consumer Education, Money Management, Family Economics, Public Policy Education, Certified Credit Counselor, Family Financial Counseling |
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Robert CoacherBusiness & Industry Program Specialist coacher@iastate.edu (515) 419-2162 |
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Joel De JongField Agronomist jldejong@iastate.edu (712) 546-7835 Soil Fertility, Insect and Weed Management, Alternative Tillage Methods, Integrated Crop Management, Pesticide Use & Safety, Manure as a Crop Nutrient, Weather-related, Crop Problems, Sustainable Crop Production, Precision Agriculture. |
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Beth DoranBeef Program Specialist doranb@iastate.edu (712) 737-4230 Primary leadership in Extension beef programming for feedlot, cow-calf, and agri-business clients. Secondary emphasis in horse and sheep programming. |
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Cindy GannonMarketing Coordinator cgannon@iastate.edu 712-957-5045 Marketing, communications, publication design, public relations, advertising, communications training, community outreach. |
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Jane GoekenCommunities Program Specialist jngoeken@iastate.edu (712) 262-2264 Grant-Writing & Project Development, Strategic Planning & Visioning, Facilitation, Survey & Needs Assessment Development, Town Meetings, Providing Training for Local Officials. |
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Lori HayungsFamily Life Program Specialist lhayungs@iastate.edu (712) 737-4230 youth development, food & nutrition, family life, parenting, family development |
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Julie HlasAdvancement Specialist hlas@iastate.edu (712) 389-0129 Public Relations, Media Relations, Marketing, Digital Photography, Layout & Design, and External Communications. |
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Jeff IlesHorticulture Program Specialist iles@iastate.edu (515) 294-3718 Dr. Iles has an integrated research/Extension program that identifies problems and issues relevant to Iowa's nursery (retail and production), landscape installation/maintenance, and tree care industries, and provides solutions, technical support, and science-based information to these increasingly important components of agriculture in Iowa. |
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Kris KohlAgriculture Engineering Program Specialist kkohl1@iastate.edu (712) 732-5056 Livestock facilities, building materials & construction ventilation systems, manure management systems, soil erosion & crop residue management, soil & water conservation, ground water quality, well construction & maintenance, farm machinery, environmental reguations, energy conservation, and farm safety. |
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Margaret MurphyHorticulture Educator mmurphy@iastate.edu (712) 754-3648 |
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Melissa O'RourkeFarm Management Specialist morourke@iastate.edu (712) 737-4230 |
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Vacant PositionDairy Program Specialist (712) 472-2576 |
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Dave StenderSwine Program Specialist dstender@iastate.edu (712) 225-6196 Management of a swine operation, using records for management decisions, nutrition analysis for cost and performance, production flow planning, environmental issues, swine welfare, swine handling, value added niche pork production and using computer software for monitoring and making decisions. |
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Renee SweersNutrition & Health Program Specialist rsweers@iastate.edu (712) 276-2157 Nutrition throughout the life-cycle, Nutrition, Health and Prevention of chronic disease, Women, Infant and Children's health issues, Food Safety and Quality, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and Family Nutrition Program (FNP) in selected counties |
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Wade M. WeberRegional 4-H Youth Program Specialist wadewebr@iastate.edu (712) 262-2264 Educates young people in life skills, learning how to learn, communication, citizenship, leadership and decision making |
