Staff


	Kraig Tweed Regional Director ktweed@iastate.edu 563-382-2949
	Julie Fossum County Director jfossum@iastate.edu 563/568-6345 Julie's degree is in General Studies from UNI with a minor in Business. She holds a Nursing Home Administrator’s License and Assisted Living Manager Certificate. After working in health care for 25 years and she looks forward to a change in careers and working with the extension staff and council.
	Position is Currently Open County Youth Coordinator 563-568-6345
	Becky Rea 4-H K-12 Program Coordinator beckyrea@iastate.edu 563-568-6345
	Lana Dahlstrom Office Assistant dahlstro@iastate.edu 563-568-6345
	Teresa Wiemerslage Local Foods Field Specialist wiemer@iastate.edu 563-794-0599 Farm to school, farm to institution, food hubs, on-farm food safety, Group GAP.
	Kayla Koether Food Systems Specialist koether@iastate.edu 563-568-6345 Grazing, local foods, Holistic Management, beginning farmers, food hubs
	Jennifer Bentley Extension Dairy Field Specialist jbentley@iastate.edu 563-382-2949 Youngstock Management, Dairy Herd Management, Facilities Jennifer Bentley's Dairy Extension Resource Page
	Kendra Crooks 4-H and Youth Development Specialist kcrooks@iastate.edu 641-394-2174 Youth
	Brian Dougherty Agricultural Engineering Specialist brian1@iastate.edu 5635681034 dairy facilities, manure handling, water quality, biochar production and use, regenerative agriculture, soil health
	Brian Lang Extension Field Agronomist bjlang@iastate.edu 563/382-2949 Develop and conduct educational programs in row crop, forage, and pasture management with emphasis on integrated crop management and controlled intensive grazing.
	Jeannette Mukayisire Human Sciences Specialist - Family Finance jeannet@iastate.edu 319-882-4275
	Patrick O'Malley Horticulture Program Specialist omall@iastate.edu (319) 337-2145 Primary areas of expertise: commercial fruits and vegetables. Secondary areas of expertise: ornamental horticulture including greenhouse and nursery crops, and turfgrass
	Melissa R O'Rourke Farm and Ag Business Management Specialist morourke@iastate.edu 563-382-2949 Farm Transition & Estate Planning; Human Resource Management; Farmland Leasing & Land Values; Farm Business Planning
	Denise Schwab Beef Program Specialist dschwab@iastate.edu 319-721-9624 Production information related to nutrition, facilities, health, records analysis, and pasture and forage management for beef and sheep producers. Individual consultation on improving productivity in livestock operations.
	Mark Storlie Swine Program Specialist mstorlie@iastate.edu 563/425-3331 Swine production management
	Cindy Thompson Human Sciences Specialist, Family Life cpthom08@iastate.edu 319-334-8013 Human Sciences Specialist, Family Life Quality child care, parenting education, child development, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES), early childhood nature/science, managing stress, strength-based and relationship-based approaches, aging topics.
	Jill Weber Human Sciences Specialist, Nutrition and Wellness jrweber@iastate.edu 319-234-6811 Ext. 112 Nutrition and foods-related education; food safety and sanitation; healthy lifestyles; human development; instructional strategies.
	Karen K. Lathrop Organizational Advancement Specialist klathrop@iastate.edu (319) 930-9744 Marketing, Branding,Organization Development