Staff
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Sherry McGillRegion 5 Extension Education Director mcgills@iastate.edu 712-276-2157 Management, Youth and Families & Leadership |
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Cheri HardisonCounty Program Educator chardi@iastate.edu (712) 423-2175 Business and Industry, Finances & Home and Family |
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Nancy McGrainCounty Youth Coordinator nmcgrain@iastate.edu (712) 423-2175 Kids and Teens/4-H |
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Melissa Beermann4-H Program Assistant mbeerman@iastate.edu 712-423-2175 Kids and Teens/4-H |
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Melanie HoltOffice/Program Assistant mlholt@iastate.edu (712) 423-2175 Business/Industry, Finances, Crops and Kids & Teens/4-H |
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Kim BrantnerFamilies Program Specialist brantner@iastate.edu 712-523-2137 |
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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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Joel DeJongCrop Program Specialist jldejong@iastate.edu 712-546-7835 Soil Fertility, Insect and Weed Management, Alternative Tillage Methods, Integrated Crop Management, Pesticide Use and Safety, Manure as a Crop Nutrient, Weather-related Crop Problems, Sustainable Crop Production, Precision Agriculture |
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Dr. Beth DoranBeef Field 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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Abigail GaffeyCommunities Field Specialist agaffey@iastate.edu 712-276-2157 Planning & Zoning Training Workshops For Local Officials; Leadership Development; Organizational Planning & Development; Building Effective Teams and Conducting Effective Meetings; Facilitating Effective Town-Future Meetings; Iowa State Election |
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Jane GoekenCommunity Development Specialist jngoeken@iastate.edu 712-240-2504 Economic Development & eCommerce |
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Joe HannanCommercial Horticulture Field Specialist jmhannan@iastate.edu (515) 993-4281/office; (515) 580-1561/cell Works with commercial growers in an effort to expand Iowa’s fruit and vegetable production from mostly fresh market sales into the wholesale industry. |
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Julie HlasExternal Relations Field Specialist hlas@iastate.edu 712-389-0129 (cell) Public Relations, Media Relations, Marketing, Digital Photography, Layout and Design and External Communications. |
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Kris KohlAgricultural Engineering Field Specialist kkohl1@iastate.edu 712-732-5056 Livestock facilities, building materials and construction ventilation systems, manure management systems, soil erosion and crop residue management, soil and water conservation, ground water quality, well construction and maintenance, farm machinery, environmental regulations, energy conservation and farm safety. |
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Chris MondakDairy Specialist for Western Iowa Dairy Alliance cmondak@iastate.edu 712-737-4230 Dairy Herd Health, Dairy Production & Management, Records Management & Analysis, Development and Implementation of on-going dairy education programs. |
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David StenderSwine Field 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 SweersFamily Nutrition & Health Field 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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Brenda WelchRegion 5 Youth Program Specialist bwelch@iastate.edu 712-546-7835 4-H Youth & Development |
