Staff

Connecting our clients with the information they need, including pesticide trainings, Master Gardener inquiries, farm management information, and more.
Based in the Dubuque County Extension Office.

Brittany has a wide array of experience and education to bring to this role. She has an undergraduate degree in Ag Education from University of Wisconsin-Platteville and a Master's of Science degree in Sustainable Food Systems from Green Mountain College. Brittany will provide leadership to the Dubuque Eats Well Coalition and focus on advancing the Dubuque County Food System. She has also worked with her own horticulture enterprise, as a Horticulturalist at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Greenhouse Specialist at FarmTek. 
Based in the Dubuque County Extension office.

Works with youth, volunteers, and other Extension staff to provide day-to-day planning and management of the Dubuque County 4-H program, including all activities related to the Dubuque County Fair.
Based in the Dubuque County Extension Office.

Provides educational programming with a focus on topics across the lifespan. Topics include parenting skills, family life, healthy relationships, aging, healthy living and caregiving.
Based in the Dubuque County Extension office.

4-H, K-12 Education Extension Programs.
Based in the Dubuque County Extension Office.

Financial Management for individuals and families.
Based in the Jones County Extension Office.

Feasibility studies, management techniques, quality methods, theory of constraints, e-business strategy, lean manufacturing, chemical processes, manufacturing technology, and value-added agriculture products.
Based in the Dubuque County Extension Office.

Serving Eastern Iowa as an ISU Extension and Outreach Organizational Advancement Specialist, Karen strives to advance the mission, vision and values of this historic land-grant university.  At the heart of Organizational Advancement are initiatives that advance our organization by garnering support, aggregating and sharing our collective impact, strengthening our brand, communicating our value and executing our strategic plan.

Provides leadership for educational programming focused on healthy eating, food safety, workforce well-being, food preservation, and building local foods infrastructure.

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.