• Business and Industry
• Community Economic Development
• Crops
• Environment
• Farm Management
• Finances
• Food, Nutrition and Health
• Home and Family
• Kids and Teens/4-H
• Livestock
• Yard and Garden

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Polk County Extension Staff

Jeanine  Baldwin
County Extension Education Director
baldwinj@iastate.edu

Andrea  Nelson
Office Manager
nelsonar@iastate.edu

Barbara  LeTourneau
Finance Manager
barbaral@iastate.edu

Diana  Sosalla
Youth & Families IPC
sosalla@iastate.edu

Erin  Pierce
4-H County Youth Coordinator
ekpierce@iastate.edu

Mary  Farlow
Customer Service & Master Gardener Internal Program Coordinator
mfarlow@iastate.edu

Phillip  Heckman
4-H County Youth Coordinator
pheckman@iastate.edu

Virginia  Hunnell
Coordinator of Horticultural Education Programs
vhunnell@iastate.edu

Amy  Marek
Agriculture & Nutrition Internal Program Coordinator
amarek@iastate.edu

Lee  Halverson
Youth Program Facilitator
leehalv@iastate.edu

Melissa  O'Neil
Adventure Learning Center Coordinator
moneil@iastate.edu

Beth  Mensing
4-H Program Coordinator
mensinge@iastate.edu

Filice  Williams
4-H Program Assistant
filicew@iastate.edu

Lois  Wiesley
4-H Program Assistant
wiesley@iastate.edu

Terrance  Hill
4-H Program Assistant
hillt@iastate.edu

Christa  Hanson
Nutrition Educator
christah@iastate.edu

Julieta  Garcia
EFNEP Program Assistant
garciaj@iastate.edu

Karen  Grimes
EFNEP Program Assistant
grimesk@iastate.edu

Keshia  Adair
EFNEP Program Assistant
keshia@iastate.edu

Marshelle  Smith
Nutrition Demonstrator
marshell@iastate.edu

Mary  Anderson
EFNEP Program Assistant
mhanders@iastate.edu

Mary Kay  Dial
Nurse Coordinator
mkdial@iastate.edu

Nichole  Crawford
EFNEP Program Assistant
crawforn@iastate.edu

Raquel  Juarez
EFNEP Program Assistant
rjuarez@iastate.edu

Stacia  Sanny
EFNEP Coordinator
ssanny@iastate.edu

Field Specialists serving our county

Aaron  Saeugling
Extension Field Agronomist
clonz5@iastate.edu

Elizabeth "Beth"  Fleming
Families Field Specialist
bflem@iastate.edu

Frank  Owens
Community Development Specialist
frowens@iastate.edu

Jeff  Macomber
Youth Development Specialist
jmacombe@iastate.edu

Joe  Sellers
Livestock Field Specialist
sellers@iastate.edu

Kapil  Arora
Agriculture Engineering Field Specialist
pbtiger@iastate.edu

Marc  Peterson
Youth Development Specialist
marc@iastate.edu

Margaret  Van Ginkel
Resource Management Field Specialist
vangin@iastate.edu

Mike  White
Viticulture Specialist
mlwhite@iastate.edu

Ruth  Freeman
Resource Management Specialist
rofreema@iastate.edu

Sharon  Mays
Families Field Specialist
smays@iastate.edu

Steven  Johnson
Farm & Ag Business Management
sdjohns@iastate.edu

Susan  Klein
Nutrition and Health Field Specialist
sklein@iastate.edu

Terry  Steinhart
Swine Field Specialist
tsteinha@iastate.edu

ISU Extension Staff Directory [http://www.extension.iastate.edu/staffdir.html]