Staff


	Kathryn Pierson Office Manager kpierson@iastate.edu 515-961-6237
	Ruth Anderson County Youth Coordinator ruthande@iastate.edu Office: 515-961-6237 Cell: 515-802-7740 4-H
	Val Cameron Preschool Enrichment Coordinator valc@iastate.edu (515) 961-6237 Preschools
	Craig Hertel Regional Extension Education Director chertel@iastate.edu 515-993-4281 Cell: 515-391-0940
	Joy Rouse Families Program Field Specialist jmrouse@iastate.edu (515) 961-6237
	Mike White Viticulture Specialist mlwhite@iastate.edu (515) 961-6237 Commercial Grape Production
	Megan Will Master Gardener Course Coordinator greenthumblady_3@hotmail.com 515-961-6237 Cell: 712-490-2899 Coordination of Master Gardener Course Presentations
	Mark Carlton ISU Extension Field Agronomist - Forages mcarltn@iastate.edu 641.932.5612 Forage
	Cheryl Clark Family Life Specialist cclark@iastate.edu 641-373-2196 Family Life: quality child care, playground issues, parenting education, family decision making for later years, dealing with stress, change, and loss, building family strengths
	Natasha Forsythe External Relations Specialist natashaf@iastate.edu 515-294-7033
	Jody Gatewood Family/Nutrition and Health jodyg@iastate.edu Office: 515-382-6551 Cell: 515-669-7825 Wellness, Childhood Nutrition, Food Safety
	Steve Johnson Farm & Ag Business Management sdjohns@iastate.edu 515-957-5790 Crop Marketing, Grain Contracts, Crop Insurance, Farm Risk Management, Decision Tools
	Mark Licht Field Agronomist - Corn and Soybeans lichtma@iastate.edu 712-790-7233 & 515-382-6551 Educational programs for agronomic resource management with emphasis in: conservation and land use; manure nutrient management; soil and water quality; soil fertility; soil survey use; and, crop production.
	Jeff Macomber Youth Program Specialist jmacombe@iastate.edu (515) 993-4281
	Carolyn Meyer Early Childhood Quality Enhancement Educator carolynm@iastate.edu 515-993-4281 Early Childhood Environments
	Frank Owens Community Development Specialist frowens@iastate.edu (515) 235-4644 Community Planning
	D. Allen Pattillo Fisheries Extension Specialist pattillo@iastate.edu 515-294-8616 Natural Resource Ecology and Management
	Joe Sellers Field Specialist, Livestock sellers@iastate.edu (641) 774-2016 Livestock
	Shawn Shouse Agriculture Engineering Program Specialist sshouse@iastate.edu 712-769-2600
	Sara Tessmer Family Nutrition Program Assistant stessmer@iastate.edu 515.462.1001
	Alan Vandehaar Communities Field Specialist alanv@iastate.edu 515-231-6513 Communities
	Margaret VanGinkel Family Finance Specialist vangin@iastate.edu 515-727-0656
	Myra Williams Early Childhood Quality Enhancement Educator mwillms@iastate.edu 515-993-4281 Early Childhood Environments