Staff


	Mandy Maher County Program Coordinator mmaher@iastate.edu (712) 374-2351 Program planning Program implementation Staff supervision and support
	Heidi Lowthorp Parent Educator with Growing Strong Families hlowtho@iastate.edu (712) 374-2351 Child development Community Resources
	Lynda Marshall Office Assistant lyndam@iastate.edu 712-374-2351 Bookkeeping Pesticide Applicator's Training Liason
	Logan Doty Fremont County Youth Coordinator lcdoty@iastate.edu (712) 374-2351
	Julie Hering Kent Regional Extension Education Director jkent@iastate.edu (712) 240-0005 Administration
	Rhesa Leiding 4-H Youth Program Specialist rleiding@iastate.edu 712-350-1175 4-H Youth Development focuses on empowering youth to reach their full potential through youth-adult partnerships and research-based experiences in STEM, Healthy Living, Leadership and Civic Engagement, and Communication and the Arts. Education is provided through 4-H clubs, camps, workshops, afterschool and school enrichment programs, and volunteer development.
	Lynn Adams Community Development Specialist adamsml@iastate.edu (712) 309-2132 Community Development Civic Engagement & Equity Data & Technology Local Economies Local Government Housing
	Tim Christensen Farm Management Program Specialist tsc@iastate.edu 515-493-8232 Farm Business Management
	Barb Fuller Human Sciences Specialist, Nutrition and Wellness bfuller@iastate.edu (712) 789-2449 Healthy People have been an interest for Barb Fuller throughout her professional career. From food safety concerns to making healthy food choices, Barb is able to bring nutrition expertise to a wide range of audiences. A growing awareness of local foods and regional food systems is an emerging area of emphasis for her work. Delivering unbiased, research-based health and nutrition information to people at the community level is Barb's mission, creating healthy life-style choices, her goal.
	Joe Hannan Horticulture Specialist jmhannan@iastate.edu (515) 993-4281 commercial horticulture; fruit; high tunnels; small fruit; tree fruit; vegetables
	Patrick Hatting Farm Management Specialist hatting@iastate.edu 515-337-9935
	Julie Hlas Advancement Specialist hlas@iastate.edu 712-389-0129
	Colin Johnson Swine Specialist colinj@iastate.edu (515) 291-9287 swine production, environment, economic and social sustainability, facilities, reproduction, pork quality, management software and spreadsheets, biosecurity, caretaker training, ultrasound, international agriculture, community assessment model
	Erika Lundy Beef Field Specialist ellundy@iastate.edu 641-745-5902
	Sandra McKinnon Human Sciences Specialist, Family Finance sandram@iastate.edu (712) 366-7070 Family Finance
	Aaron Saeugling Field Agronomist clonz5@iastate.edu (712) 769-2650 Educational programs in crop production and protection
	Shawn Shouse Program Specialist sshouse@iastate.edu (712) 769-2650 energy conservation; environmental water quality; farm safety; grain storage and drying; household septic systems; indoor air quality; livestock facility and feedlot design; manure management; mold; radon; soil and water conservation; water and fencing for grazing systems; Well water quality