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Heidi LeBlanc

Extension Home and Community Director | Create Better Health Utah (SNAP-Ed) Director

Extension Home and Community

Phone: (435) 797-3923

Email: heidi.leblanc@usu.edu

Office Location: NFS 207 / USU Campus

Dave Francis

Extension Professor | Extension Youth Development Director | Positive Youth Development

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (435) 760-4109

Email: dave.francis@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 129

Karin Allen

Food Quality & Entrepreneurship Specialist

NDFS Dept

Phone: (435) 797-1768

Email: karin.allen@usu.edu

Office Location: NFS 328A / USU Campus

Diane Alston

Entomology Specialist

Biology Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2516

Email: Diane.Alston@usu.edu

David Anderson

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Specialist

LAEP Dept

Phone: 435-797-1984

Email: david.anderson@usu.edu

Brent Black

Fruit Specialist

Plants, Soils and Climate

Phone: (435) 797-2174

Email: brent.black@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 330 / USU Campus

Naomi Brower

Extension Professor | Couple and Family Relationships | Weber County Director

Home and Community Department

Phone: (801) 399-8206

Email: naomi.brower@usu.edu

Office Location: Weber County

JoLene Bunnell

Extension Professor | Family Consumer Science & State Ambassadors

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: 385-268-6536

Email: jolene.bunnell@usu.edu

Office Location: Orem, Utah | Utah County Office

Beth Burritt

Rangeland Resource Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: (435) 797-3576

Email: beth.burritt@usu.edu

Office Location: BNR 273A / USU Campus

Grant Cardon

Soils Specialist

PSC Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2278

Email: grant.cardon@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 322 / USU Campus

Michael Caron

Extension Assistant Professor | Horticulture | Thanksgiving Point

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (385) 268-6530

Email: michael.caron@usu.edu

Office Location: Thanksgiving Point

Amanda Christensen

Extension Professor | Finance | Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC) |Morgan County Director

Home and Community Department

Phone: (801) 829-3472

Email: amanda.christensen@usu.edu

Office Location: Morgan County Extension

Darlene Christensen

Extension Associate Professor | Finance | Tooele County

Home and Community Department

Phone: (435) 277-2406

Email: darlene.christensen@usu.edu

Office Location: Tooele County

Earl Creech

Agronomy Specialist

PSC Dept

Email: earl.creech@usu.edu

Shannon Cromwell

Extension Associate Professor | Sanpete County

Home and Community Department

Phone: (435)-283-3472

Email: shannon.cromwell@usu.edu

Office Location: Sanpete County Extension

Kynda Curtis

Agriculture & Food Marketing Specialist

APEC Dept

Phone: (435) 797-0444

Email: kynda.curtis@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 222 / USU Campus

David Dahlgren

Wildlife and Rangeland Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: 435-881-1910

Email: dave.dahlgren@usu.edu

Josh Dallin

USU Bastian Agricultural Center Director

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: 801-253-5185

Email: joshua.dallin@usu.edu

Office Location: South Jordan

Craig Dart

Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Extension Assistant Director Youth Programs | 4-H Club Operations & Professional Development

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (435) 797-0208

Email: craig.dart@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 124

Daniel Drost

Vegetable Specialist

PSC Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2258

Email: dan.drost@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 329 / USU Campus

Carrie Durward

Nutrition Specialist

NDFS Dept

Phone: (435) 797-5843

Email: carrie.durward@usu.edu

Office Location: NFS 113 / USU Campus

Jenna Dyckman

Extension Assistant Professor | Cache County

Home and Community Department

Phone: 435-752-6263

Email: jenna.dyckman@usu.edu

Office Location: Cache County

Joanna Endter-Wada

Professor, Natural Resource Policy and Social Science

Environment and Society

Phone: 435-797-2487

Email: joanna.endter-wada@usu.edu

Office Location: BNR 270A, USU Logan Campus

David Evans

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Specialist

LAEP Dept

Phone: 435-797-0508

Email: david.evans@usu.edu

Dillon Feuz

Commodity Marketing Specialist

APEC Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2296

Email: dillon.feuz@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 220B / USU Campus

David Frame

Poultry Specialist

ADVS Dept

Phone: (435) 283-7586

Email: david.frame@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 248 / USU Campus

Nicki Frey

Wildlife Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: (435) 586-1924

Email: nicki.frey@usu.edu

Office Location: Southern Utah University

Jody Gale

Extension Associate Professor | Agriculture Economic Development | Sevier County

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 893-0470

Email: jody.gale@usu.edu

Office Location: Sevier County

Matthew Garcia

Beef Specialist

ADVS Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2144

Email: matthew.garcia@usu.edu

Jerry Goodspeed

Extension Professor | USU Botanical Center Director | Davis County

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: 435-919-1276

Email: jerry.goodspeed@usu.edu

Office Location: USU Botanical Center

Linden Greenhalgh

Extension Professor | Agriculture, Natural Resources, 4-H | Tooele County Director

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 277-2407

Email: linden.greenhalgh@usu.edu

Office Location: Tooele County Extension

JayDee Gunnell

Extension Professor | Horticulture | Cache County Director

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435)-752-6263

Email: jaydee.gunnell@usu.edu

Office Location: Cache County

Jessie Hadfield

Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Agriculture & Animal Science

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (435) 797-8442

Email: jessie.hadfield@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 125

Kelsey Hall

Associate Professor Agricultural Communication / Extension Local Food Marketing State Specialist

ASTE Dept

Phone: 435-797-3289

Email: kelsey.hall@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan, Utah

Sheriden Hansen

Extension Assistant Professor | Horticulture | Davis County

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 919-1335

Email: sheriden.hansen@usu.edu

Office Location: Davis County

Rick Heflebower

Extension Professor | Horticulture | Washington County

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 634-2690

Email: rick.h@usu.edu

Office Location: Washington County

Paul Hill

Extension Professor | Rural Online Initiative | Washington County Director

Phone: (435) 634-5706

Email: paul.hill@usu.edu

Office Location: Washington County

Mark Holmes

Small Business Development Center Specialist

SBDC Vernal

Phone: (435) 797-2277

Email: mark.holmes@usu.edu

Office Location: Uintah Basin SBDC

Karl Hoopes

Equine Specialist

ADVS Dept

Phone: 435-535-5140

Email: karl.hoopes@usu.edu

Deborah Ivie

Extension Assistant Professor | 4-H STEAM Programs, Afterschool

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (801) 300-5680

Email: deborah.ivie@usu.edu

Office Location: Thanksgiving Point (Extension)

Cindy Jenkins

Extension Assistant Professor | Utah County

Home and Community Department

Phone: (385)-268-6538

Email: cindy.jenkins@usu.edu

Office Location: Utah County

Christine Jensen

Extension Associate Professor | FCS | 4-H | Emery County Director

Home and Community Department

Phone: (435) 381-3535

Email: christine.jensen@usu.edu

Office Location: Emery County

Justin Jenson

Dairy Youth Specialist

ADVS Dept

Phone: (435) 245-6067

Email: justin.jenson@usu.edu

Melanie Jewkes

Extension Professor | Family & Consumer Sciences | Salt Lake County

Home and Community Department

Phone: 385-468-4838

Email: melanie.jewkes@usu.edu

Office Location: Salt Lake County

LaCee Jimenez

Evaluation and Social Marketing Coordinator | Create Better Health | Kane County

Phone: (435) 644-4917

Email: lacee.jimenez@usu.edu

Office Location: Kane County Extension

Kelly Kopp

Professor | Water Conservation and Turfgrass Specialist | CWEL Director

Plants, Soils and Climate

Phone: (435) 797-1523

Email: kelly.kopp@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 334, USU Logan Campus

Michael Kuhns

Forestry Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: (435) 797-4056

Email: mike.kuhns@usu.edu

Office Location: NR 206A / USU

Ryan Larsen

Agribusiness Specialist

APEC Dept

Phone: 435-797-0784

Email: ryan.larsen@usu.edu

Stacey MacArthur

Extension Professor | Kinesiology & Health Science

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2202

Email: stacey.macarthur@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 127

Susan Madsen

Founder and Director, Utah Women & Leadership Project and Inaugural Karen Haight Huntsman Endowed Professor of Leadership

Marketing and Strategy

Phone: 435-797-0873

Email: susan.madsen@usu.edu

Office Location: Eccles Business Building 318L

Patricia Mathis

Extension Educator | Sewing and Textiles | Wasatch County Director

Home and Community Department

Phone: (435)-657-3234

Email: patricia.mathis@usu.edu

Darren McAvoy

Forestry and Wildland Resources Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: 435-797-0560

Email: darren.mcavoy@usu.edu

Roslynn McCann

Sustainable Communities Specialist

Environment and Society Dept

Phone: 435-797-5116

Email: roslynn.mccann@usu.edu

Office Location: USU Moab

Cris Meier

Community Resource and Economic Development Specialist

Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology Dept

Email: cris.meier@usu.edu

Terry Messmer

Wildlife Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: (453) 797-3975

Email: terry.messmer@usu.edu

Office Location: BNR 279 / USU Campus

Rhonda Miller

Agricultural Environmental Quality Specialist

ASTE Dept

Phone: (435) 797-3772

Email: rhonda.miller@usu.edu

Office Location: ASTE 109 /USU Campus

Helen Muntz

Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Horticulture | Weber & Morgan Counties

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (801)-399-8204

Email: helen.muntz@usu.edu

Office Location: Weber and Morgan Counties

Marion (Mair) Murray

IPM Specialist | Professional Practice Extension Associate Professor

Biology Dept

Phone: (435) 797-0776

Email: mair.murray@usu.edu

Office Location: BNR 129G, Logan Campus

Lendel Narine

Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Extension Evaluation & Reporting

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (435) 797-3221

Email: lendel.narine@usu.edu

Cindy Nelson

Extension Associate Professor | Health and Wellness | 4-H and Youth | Beaver County

Home and Community Department

Phone: 435-438-6452

Email: cindy.nelson@usu.edu

Office Location: Beaver County Extension Office

Mark Nelson

Extension Professor | Agriculture & 4-H | Beaver Co. Director

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 438-6451

Email: mark.nelson@usu.edu

Office Location: Beaver County

Claudia Nischwitz

Plant Pathology Specialist

Biology Dept

Phone: (435) 797-7569

Email: claudia.nischwitz@usu.edu

Office Location: BNR 203 / USU Campus

Mike Pace

Extension Professor | Horticulture & Agronomy | Box Elder County Director

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 695-2541

Email: mike.pace@usu.edu

Office Location: Box Elder County

Matt Palmer

Extension Associate Professor | Agriculture, Natural Resources, 4-H | Sanpete County

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 283-3472

Email: matt.palmer@usu.edu

Office Location: Sanpete County

Vernon Parent

Extension Professor | Leadership & Civic Engagement

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (385) 468-4832

Email: vernon.parent@usu.edu

Office Location: Salt Lake County

Emma Parkhurst

Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Health and Wellness | Davis County

Home and Community Department

Phone: (435) 919-1334

Email: emma.parkhurst@usu.edu

Office Location: Davis County

Shital Poudyal

Assistant Professor | Ornamental Horticulture Specialist

Plants, Soils and Climate

Phone: 435-797-1295

Email: shital.poudyal@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 337, USU Logan Campus

Jake Powell

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Specialist

LAEP Dept

Phone: 435-797-4293

Email: jake.powell@usu.edu

Suzanne Prevedel

Extension Associate Professor | Duchesne & Uintah Counties

Home and Community Department

Phone: (435) 738-1140

Email: Suzanne.Prevedel@usu.edu

Office Location: Duchesne and Uintah Counties

David Price

Equine Extension Specialist

Phone: (435) 797-2162

Email: david.price@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS / USU Campus Office Phone: (435) 797-2162

Ricardo Ramirez

Entomology Specialist

Biology Dept

Phone: 435-797-8088

Email: ricardo.ramirez@usu.edu

Corey Ransom

Weed Specialist

PSC Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2242

Email: corey.ransom@usu.edu

Stephen Reed

Director Of Operations

Phone: (435) 797-3789

Email: stephen.reed@usu.edu

Office Location: EL 162 / USU Campus

Kathleen Riggs

Extension Professor | Food Preservation | 4-H | Iron County Director

Home and Community Department

Phone: (435) 267-1753

Email: kathleen.riggs@usu.edu

Office Location: Iron County

Erin Rivers

Assistant Professor and Water Quality Extension Specialist

Quinney College of Natural Resourcs

Email: erin.rivers@usu.edu

Office Location: BNR 175

Kelsey Romney

Professional Practice Extension Associate Professor | College & Career Readiness, Youth Entrepreneurship

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (801) 502-4423

Email: kelsey.romney@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 131

Kerry Rood

Extension Veterinarian

ADVS Dept

Phone: 435-797-1882

Email: kerry.rood@usu.edu

Jessica Schad

Rural Communities & Natural Resources Specialist

Sociology & Anthropology Department

Email: jessica.schad@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 216C

Andrea Schmutz

Extension Assistant Professor | Washington County

Home & Community Department

Phone: (435) 634-5706

Email: andrea.schmutz@usu.edu

Office Location: 339 South 5500 West Hurricane UT 84737

David Schramm

Family Life Specialist

Human Development & Family Studies Dept

Phone: 435-797-8183

Email: david.schramm@usu.edu

Paula Scott

Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) | State Director

Phone: 435-919-1328

Email: paula.scott@usu.edu

Office Location: Davis County Extension

Benjamin Scow

Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Agriculture & 4H | Washington County

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 634-5706

Email: benjamin.scow@usu.edu

Office Location: Washington County

Jordan Smith

Environment and Society Specialist

Environment and Society Dept

Phone: 435-797-9174

Email: jordan.smith@usu.edu

Lori Spears

Entomology, Agriculture, Horticulture Specialist

Biology Dept

Phone: 435-797-0354

Email: lori.spears@usu.edu

Denise Stewardson

Utah Agriculture in the Classroom Director

ASTE Dept

Phone: 435-797-1592

Email: denise.stewardson@usu.edu

Melanie Stock

Urban and Small Farms Specialist

PSC Dept

Phone: (435)-797-0248

Email: melanie.stock@usu.edu

Kalen Taylor

Extension Assistant Professor | Agriculture | Millard County

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: Delta 435-864-1480 Fillmore 435-743-5412

Email: kalen.taylor@usu.edu

Eric Thacker

Range Management Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: 435-770-6156

Email: eric.thacker@usu.edu

Office Location: NR 144 / USU Campus

Katie Wagner

Extension Associate Professor | Horticulture | Salt Lake County

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (385) 468-4826

Email: katie.wagner@usu.edu

Office Location: Salt Lake County

Ruby Ward

Agricultural Entrepreneurship Specialist

APEC Dept

Phone: 435-797-2323

Email: ruby.ward@usu.edu

Trenton Wilde

Extension Associate Professor | Agriculture & Natural Resources | Piute and Wayne County Director

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: 435-836-1314

Email: trenton.wilde@usu.edu

Office Location: Piute and Wayne County

Celina Wille

Latino Programs Specialist | Assistant Professor

ASTE Dept

Phone: (435) 752-6263

Email: celina.wille@usu.edu

David Wilson

Dairy Extension Veterinarian

ADVS Dept

Phone: 435-760-3731

Email: David.Wilson@usu.edu

Victoria Xiong

Extension Assistant Professor | Horticulture + Small Farm Ag. | Kane County

Phone: 435-644-4918

Email: victoria.xiong@usu.edu

Jason Yerka

SBDC Associate State Director

APEC Dept

Phone: (435) 919-1235

Email: jason.yerka@usu.edu

Office Location: USU Brigham City Campus

Matt Yost

Agroclimate Specialist

PSC Dept

Phone: 435-797-4210

Email: matt.yost@usu.edu

Mike Young

Small Business Development Center Specialist

SBDC Logan

Phone: (435) 797-3303

Email: smike.young@usu.edu