Staff


	Janet Smith Regional Director (Region 27) jansmith@iastate.edu (319) 385-8126
	Erin Heaton 4-H County Youth Coordinator eheaton@iastate.edu (319) 385-8126
	Darbee Lewis Agriculture/Youth Educator dwellman@iastate.edu (319) 385-8126
	Sadie Martin Youth Program Assistant sadiemar@iastate.edu (319) 385-8126
	Kelly Waters Marketing Program Coordinator kjwaters@iastate.edu (319) 385-8126
	Stephanie Gardner Family Support Specialist sgardner@iastate.edu (319) 385-8126
	Arin Jones Henry County Community Partnerships for Protecting Children Coordinator arinj@iastate.edu (319) 385-8126
	Chris Kempker Tobacco Prevention Coordinator/Youth Development Coordinator kempkerc@iastate.edu (319) 385-8126
	Kaysee Phelps Family Support Specialist kphelps@iastate.edu (319) 385-4090
	Dawn Dunnegan Human Sciences Specialist, Family Life dunnegan@iastate.edu (319) 385-8126
	Mary Weinand Human Sciences Specialist, Family Finance mweinand@iastate.edu (319) 385-8126 Money Management
	Charles Brown Farm Management Specialist crbrown@iastate.edu (641) 673-5841
	Himar Hernandez Community Development Specialist Himarh@iastate.edu (641) 682-5491 Latino Businesses, Finances, Citizenship and Leadership
	Karen Lathrop Advancement Specialist klathrop@iastate.edu 319.930.9744 Advancement Specialist in Marketing, Public Relations and Organizational Advancement for ISU Extension & Outreach.
	Patrick OMalley Commerical Horticulture Program Specialist omall@iastate.edu (319) 337-2145
	Matt Romoser Swine Program Specialist mromoser@iastate.edu (319) 430-7533
	Virgil Schmitt Crops Field Specialist vschmitt@iastate.edu (563) 263-5701
	Sara E. Sprouse MSN, RN Human Sciences Specialists, Nutrition and Wellness sprouse@iastate.edu Office: (641) 919-3796 Cell: (641) 919-3796
	Kristina Tebockhorst Ag Engineering ktebock@iastate.edu (319) 337-2145
	Patrick Wall Beef Field Specialist patwall@iastate.edu (515) 450-7665 Specialist in production and management systems for beef producers Management areas include: facility design, genetic improvement, pasture and forage management, value-based livestock production, carcass evaluations, performance evaluations, technology application to production, ultrasound technology, genomics, breeding and selection programs.
	Larry Tranel Tranel Dairy Specialist tranel@iastate.edu (563) 583-6496 Area of Expertise: business and financial management, employee management and training, Hispanic resources, grazing/pasture systems, buildings and facilities, milking systems, grazing systems, dairy goats, small/beginning farmer, production records, forage production, feeds, forages, nutrition, dry and transition cows, lactating cows, calves and heifers, milk quality, humane animal care/euthanasia, dairy beef, dairy sheep