Staff


	Janet Smith Regional Director jansmith@iastate.edu 319.385.8126
	Lee Ann Shaffer-Smith Program Coordinator 319-835-5116
	Whitney Weisinger Office Assistant/ Interim County Youth Coordinator weisinge@iastate.edu 319-835-5116 K-12 Youth Outreach, 4-H Programming
	Lori Meierotto Bookkeeper lorimeie@iastate.edu (319) 835-5116
	Joanne Varley Buy, Eat, Live Healthy Coordinator jvarley@iastate.edu 319-201-0135
	Dawn Johnson Parent Educator dawnj@iastate.edu 319-835-5116 The Family Connection Parent Education Program
	Shannon Tackes Parent Educator stackes@iastate.edu 319-835-5116 The Family Connection Parent Education Program
	Shelley Oltmans Community Development Specialist, Executive Director of the Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce shelleyo@iastate.edu 319-524-5055
	Cherry Sandeen 4-H Youth Program Specialist csandeen@iastate.edu 319-385-8126
	Greg Brenneman Ag Engineering Field Specialist gregb@iastate.edu (319) 337-2145 Ag Engineering
	Charles Brown Farm Management Specialist crbrown@iastate.edu 641-673-5841
	Dawn Dunnegan Human Sciences Specialist, Family Life dunnegan@iastate.edu 319-385-8126
	Himar Hernandez Communities Field Specialist himarh@iastate.edu 641-682-5491 Communities
	Karen Lathrop Advancement Specialist klathrop@iastate.edu 319.930.9744 Advancement Specialist in Marketing, Public Relations and Organizational Advancement for ISU Extension & Outreach.
	Tom Miller Swine Field Specialist tmiller@iastate.edu (319) 653-4811 Swine
	Patrick O'Malley Commerical Horticulture Program Specialist omall@iastate.edu 319.337.2145 Fruit and Nut Trees as well as the Horticulture issues including vegetable gardens.
	Virgil Schmitt Field Agronomist vschmitt@iastate.edu 563.263.5701 or Toll Free at 800.992.0894 Corn, Soybean, Small Grains, Forages, Soils
	Patty Steiner Human Sciences Specialist, Nutrition and Wellness psteiner@iastate.edu 319-394-9433 Nutrition and Wellness
	Larry Tranel Dairy Field Specialist tranel@iastate.edu 563-583-6496 Dairy Production, Dairy Facilities, Dairy Grazing, Dairy Financial Management, International Dairy Development and Personnel Management
	Glenn Volkman CIRAS Account Manager gvolkman@iastate.edu 515-205-3786 Center for Industrial Research and Service
	Patrick Wall Beef Specialist patwall@iastate.edu 641-842-2014
	Mary Weinand Human Sciences Specialist, Family Finance mweinand@iastate.edu 319.931.5087 Family Finance