Staff


	Craig Hertel Region 13 Extension Education Director chertel@iastate.edu (515) 993-4281 Group facilitation, strategic planning, financial and credit management, community and organization development.
	Andrea Nelson Executive Director nelsonar@iastate.edu (515) 957-5775 Administration, 4-H
	Mary Farlow Customer Service & Master Gardener Internal Program Coordinator mfarlow@iastate.edu (515) 957-5761 Master Gardener procedures and recordkeeping, Pesticide Applicator Training facilitation, and customer service.
	Virginia Hunnell Coordinator of Horticulture Education Programs vhunnell@iastate.edu (515) 957-5762 Master Gardener program; Volunteer Management
	Barbara LeTourneau Finance Manager barbaral@iastate.edu (515) 957-5776 Finance
	Amy Marek 4-H & Nutrition Internal Program Coordinator amarek@iastate.edu (515) 957-5763 4-H, Clover Kids
	Joy Niklasen County Youth Coordinator niklasen@iastate.edu 515-957-5771 4-H community clubs, volunteer management
	Melissa O'Neil Adventure Learning Center Coordinator moneil@iastate.edu (515) 957-5767 Adventure education; youth and adult audiences, experiential training and human development To learn more about the Adventure Learning Center, visit: www.adventurelearningcenter.com
	Diana Sosalla 4-H Volunteer Coordinator sosalla@iastate.edu (515) 957-5772 Polk County Youth EFNEP/FNP - administration, recruiting adnd training new 4-H leaders, organizing and scheduling county-wide project workshops; coordinating county Clothing and Communication events.
	Will Shelton Assistant Challenge Course Coordinator shelton@iastate.edu 515-957-5778 Leadership development, day camp programming, marketing, recruitment, internship coordination
	Melissa Elder Nutrition Educator melder@iastate.edu (515) 957-5785 Nutrition education and providing health and wellness programming to older adults.
	Karen Grimes EFNEP Program Assistant grimesk@iastate.edu (515) 957-5794 Adult food and nutrition education
	Raquel Juarez EFNEP Program Assistant rjuarez@iastate.edu (515) 957-5791 Adult food and nutrition education; English and Spanish speaking audiences
	Maria Regalado EFNEP Program Assistant regalado@iastate.edu (515) 957-5788 Adult food and nutrition education; provides programming in English and Spanish
	Stacia Sanny EFNEP Program Specialist ssanny@iastate.edu (515) 957-5786 or (515) 681-0070 Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program supervision and coordination.
	Star Scott EFNEP Program Assistant star01@iastate.edu (515) 957-5784 Adult food and nutrition
	Marshelle Smith Nutrition Program Assistant marshell@iastate.edu (515) 957-5792 Commodity Supplemental Foods Program
	Mary Krisco Nutrition and Health Field Specialist mkrisco@iastate.edu (515) 957-5787
	Cheryl Clark Family Life Program Specialist cclark@iastate.edu (515) 727-0656 or (641) 373-2196 Family Life: quality child care, parenting education, family decision making for later years, dealing with stress, change, and loss, building family strengths
	Joe Hannan Commercial Horticulture Program Specialist jmhannan@iastate.edu (515) 993-4281 office Fruit and vegetable production and management
	Steven Johnson Farm Management Specialist sdjohns@iastate.edu (515) 957-5790 Grain Marketing, Crop Insurance, Farmland Leasing, Crop Economics and Risk Management, Decision Tools. Farm Programs, ACRE Program, SURE Program, Flexible Cash Farm Leases, Crop Marketing Newsletter, and e-Farm Management.
	Mark Licht Field Agronomist lichtma@iastate.edu (515) 382-6551 Educational programs for agronomic resource management with emphasis in: crop production and protection; soil fertility; manure nutrient management; soil and water quality; soil conservation and land use; and soil survey use.
	Jeff Macomber Regional Youth Program Specialist jmacombe@iastate.edu (515) 993-4281 Educational design, delivery and evaluation, prevention theory and practice, youth and family issues, human development, program management, volunteerism, communication, group facilitation and community involvement.
	Natasha Neal Organizational Advancement Specialist natneal@iastate.edu (515) 294-7033 Marketing and Public Relations
	Frank Owens Community Development Specialist frowens@iastate.edu (515) 249-5871 Planning, housing and urban development, Myers Briggs personality types instrument, Real Colors facilitator
	Joy Rouse Families Program Specialist jmrouse@iastate.edu (515) 961-6237 Family programming including: child care and parenting education
	Joe Sellers Beef Field Specialist sellers@iastate.edu (641) 774-2016 Production background in beef, swine, and sheep operations; beef, sheep, and swine ration analysis; beef cattle crossbreeding and EPDs; facility design and troubleshooting; enterprise record and SPA analysis; livestock budgets, share arrangements
	Shawn Shouse Agricultural Engineering Program Specialist sshouse@iastate.edu (712) 769-2600 Well water quality, manure management, livestock facility design and ventilation, grain storage and drying, soil and water conservation, energy conservation, farm safety, household septic systems, water and fencing for grazing systems, environmental water quality
	Terry Steinhart Swine Field Specialist tsteinha@iastate.edu (641) 622-2680 Swine production systems, breeding, genetics, reproduction, nutrition, management, housing, manure and waste Management, herd health, marketing, and pork quality
	Derek Thompson Manufacturing Account Manager thompson@iastate.edu (515) 419-2163 Manufacturing
	Margaret Van Ginkel Family Finance Program Specialist and Hotline Director vangin@iastate.edu (515) 727-0656 Basic personal money management, Colors, financial management, Iowa Concern, retirement planning, stress, and hotlines
	Mike White Viticulture Specialist mlwhite@iastate.edu (515) 961-6237 Horticulture practices for commercial winegrape vineyards, with an emphasis on site selection, soils management, cultivar selection, pest management and the use of mechanical labor saving systems. Works under the direction of the ISU Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute to provide overall technical information, communication and marketing assistance to vineyards and wineries in Iowa and adjoining states.