Staff


	Sherry McGill Region 5 Extension Education Director mcgills@iastate.edu 712-276-2157 Management, youth and families, leadership
	Carol Schneider County Extension Coordinator caroljo@iastate.edu 712-546-7835 Families Communities Horticulture
	Ann Schoenrock County Youth Coordinator schoenro@iastate.edu 712-546-7835 4-H Youth Coordinator
	Joel DeJong Crops Field Agronomist jldejong@iastate.edu 712-546-7835 Educational programs in crop production and protection Frequent Clients: Farmers, agribusiness personnel, media
	Janelle Johnson Office Assistant janelle@iastate.edu 712-546-7835
	Jodi Fisher Program Assistant jlfisher@iastate.edu 712-546-7835
	Melissa O'Rourke Farm Management Specialist morourke@iastate.edu 712-737-4230
	Brenda Welch Region 5 Youth Program Specialist bwelch@iastate.edu 712-276-2157 4-H Youth & Development
	Jan Burk Family Resource Management Field Specialist janburk@iastate.edu 712-336-3488
	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.
	Abbie Gaffey Communities 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
	Jane Goeken Communities Field Specialist jngoeken@iastate.edu 712-262-2264 Grant-Writing and Project Development, Strategic Planning and Visioning, Facilitation, Survey and Needs Assessment Development, Town Meetings, Providing Training for Local Officials
	Julie Hlas External Relations Specialist hlas@iastate.edu 712-274-0048 Ext 225 Public Relations, Media Relations, Marketing, Digital Photography, Layout and Design and External Communications.
	Kris Kohl Field Specialist-Agricultural Engineering 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.
	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.