Staff


	Kraig Tweed Regional Director ktweed@iastate.edu 563-382-2949 Kraig has over 25 years of leadership experience and served on the Extension Council in Greene County for 10 years. Kraig attended Wayland Baptist University, Plainview Texas, where he finished his graduate degree while serving in the U.S. Air Force.
	Sarah Merrifield Office Manager merrifie@iastate.edu (641) 394-2174 Family & Consumer Sciences. Youth Development. Program management.
	Jaclyn Tweeten County Youth Coordinator jtweeten@iastate.edu 641-394-2174 4-H and Youth Programs
	Val Horner Office Assistant vhorner@iastate.edu (641) 394-2174
	Kendra Crooks 4-H and Youth Development Specialist kcrooks@iastate.edu 641-394-2174 Youth.
	Diane Day E.A.G.L.E. Coordinator eaglepro@iastate.edu 641-394-2174 Early literacy
	Kapil Arora Ag Engineering Program Specialist pbtiger@iastate.edu 515-382-6551 Water Quality, Soil Conservation Practices, Soil Erosion, Composting, Environmental Regulations.
	Terry Basol Extension Field Agronomist tlbasol@iastate.edu 641.435.4864 Crop production
	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
	Russ Euken Beef Program Specialist reuken@iastate.edu 641-231-1711 Production information related to nutrition, facilities, health, records, and budgeting for swine beef, sheep and dairy producers. Computer applications for livestock production. Individual consultation on improving productivity in livestock operations. Environmentally sound livestock production methods
	Kayla Koether Food Systems Specialist koether@iastate.edu 563-568-6345 Grazing, local foods, Holistic Management, beginning farmers, food hubs
	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
	Mark Storlie Swine Program Specialist mstorlie@iastate.edu 563-425-3331 Swine production management – production pig flow, breeding and farrowing schedules, principles and application of PQA; initiating and utilizing production and financial records for management – marketing, cost control; analysis of nutritional feeding programs; alternative housing options – hoop buildings; mortality composting; contracting considerations – production & marketing; development & communication with employees – production handbooks; development of computer templates for management control or awareness; support of value-added production and marketing systems – organic, sustainable production, direct marketing.
	Cindy Thompson Family Life/Family Finance Specialist cpthom08@iastate.edu 641-229-6655 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. • ChildCare Provider Nutrition Training Brochure • Serv Safe Brochure
	Teresa Wiemerslage Food Systems Coordinator wiemer@iastate.edu 563-794-0599 Farm to school, farm to institution, food hubs, on-farm food safety, GroupGAP.
	Karen K. Lathrop Organizational Advancement Specialist klathrop@iastate.edu (319) 325-5465 Marketing, Branding,Organization Development