Staff

Annette M. Shipley


Muscatine County Program Coordinator & Master Gardener Coordinator
ashipley@iastate.edu
563-263-5701

Bob Owen


Regional Extension Education Director, Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, & Scott Counties
bobowen@iastate.edu
(563) 263-5701 or 1-800-992-0894

Assists in the coordination and oversight of all Extension programs in Region 16.

Shirley Grimm


Office Manager
sgrimm@iastate.edu
(563) 263-5701 or 1-800-992-0894

Roxanne Johnson


4-H Club Support Program Assistant
johnrox@iastate.edu
(563) 263-5701 or 1-800-992-0894

Support volunteer 4-H club leaders in providing educational experiences during community 4-H club meetings.

Becki Petersen


4-H County Youth Coordinator
beckip@iastate.edu
(563) 263-5701 or 1-800-992-0894

Muscatine County Youth and 4-H program and activities coordinator

Charles 'Rick' Rickey


Horticulture Assistant
chrickey@iastate.edu
563-263-5701

Daleta Thurness


Youth Program Specialist
daletac@iastate.edu
(563) 263-5701 or 1-800-992-0894

Youth and 4-H Program Development

Betty Ellerhoff

Betty Ellerhoff


Bookkeeper
bettye@iastate.edu
563-263-5701

Virgil L. Schmitt


Field Agronomist
vschmitt@iastate.edu
(563)-263-5701 or 1-800-992-0894

Corn, Soybean, Small Grains, Forages, Soils

Greg Brenneman


Ag Engineering Field Specialist
gregb@iastate.edu
(319) 337-2145

Agriculture Engineering

Kristi Cooper


Families Program Specialist
kcoop@iastate.edu
319-377-9839

Aging; Caregiving; Child Care; Children and Nature; Family Communication; Family Resiliency; Fatherhood; Grief & Loss; Marriage and Relationship Education; Mind Body Medicine; Parenting; Stress Management; Youth Development.

Sean T. Galleger


Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS)
galleger@iastate.edu
515-290-0181

Account Manager--Serving CIRAS B.A., Accounting, University of Northern Iowa, 1986

Jim Jensen


Farm Management Field Specialist
jensenjh@iastate.edu
(319) 385-8126

Farm Business Planning, Decision Tools, Risk Management, Value Added Alternatives, Farm Leasing

Karen Lathrop


Communities Program Specialist
klathrop@iastate.edu
319-325-5465

Economic Development, Strategic Planning, Facilitation

Byron Leu


Agriculture Program Specialist
bleu@iastate.edu
641-472-4166

Beef and sheep ration development; beef facility design; beef performance projections; beef production and management; pasture and forage management; value-based production.

Tom Miller


Project Planning Specialist/Ag
tmiller@iastate.edu
319-653-4811

Swine

Patarick O'Malley


Commercial Horticulture Field Specialist
omall@iastate.edu
(319) 337-2145

Commercial Horticulture

Vera Stokes


Nutrition & Health Field Specialist
vstokes@iastate.edu
(563) 359-7577

Phyllis Zalenski


Resource Management Field Specialist
zalenski@iastate.edu
(319) 462-2791
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