Staff


	Cheryl Heronemus Regional Extension Education Director hero@istate.edu (712) 957-5045
	Kaye Strohbehn County Program Coordinator kestroh@iastate.edu 712-754-3648
	Michael Compton County Youth Coordinator mcompton@iastate.edu 712-754-3648
	Sandy Lamfers Office Assistant slamfers@iastate.edu 712-754-3648
	Jan Burke Family Resource Management Field Specialist janburke@iastate.edu 712-336-3488 Consumer Education, Money Management, Family Economics, Public Policy Education, Certified Credit Counselor, Family Financial Counseling
	Robert Coacher CIRAS Account Manager coacher@iastate.edu 515-419-2162 Manufacturing Account Manager
	Joel DeJong Crops Field 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
	Beth Doran Beef Field Specialist doranb@iastate.edu (712) 737-4230 Primary leadership in Extension beef programming for feedlot, cow-calf and agri-business clients. Secondary emphases in horse and sheep programming.
	Cindy Gannon Marketing Coordinator cgannon@iastate.edu 712-957-5045 Marketing, communications, publication design, public relations, advertising, communications training, community outreach.
	Jane Goeken Communities Field Specialist jngoeken@iastate.edu 712/262-2264
	Lori Hayungs Family Life Field Specialist lhayungs@iastate.edu 712-737-4230 Youth development, Food and Nutrition, Family life, parenting, family development
	Julie Hlas External Relations Specialist hlas@iastate.edu 712-274-0048 Writing, Digital Photography, Marketing
	Kris Kohl Agriculture 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.
	Margaret Murphy Horticulture Educator mmurphy@iastate.edu 712-472-2576
	Melissa O'Rourke Farm Management Specialist morourke@iastate.edu 712-737-4230
	Sweers Renee Nutrition & Health Specialists rsweers@iastate.edu 712-276-2157 Health; Nutrition
	Dave Stender Swine 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.
	Vacant at this time Vacant Dairy Specialist 712-754-3648
	Wade M. Weber Regional 4-H Youth Program Specialist wadewebr@iastate.edu 712-754-3648 Educates young people in life skills, learning how to learn, communication, citizenship, leadership and decision making.