Extension Specialists

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Heidi LeBlanc

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

Extension Home and Community

Phone: (435) 760-0925

Email: heidi.leblanc@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 129

Justen Smith

Director Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Department | Extension Professor

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: 435-919-1331

Email: justen.smith@usu.edu

Office Location: Davis County

Andreé Walker Bravo

Director of County Operations | Salt Lake County Director

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (385)-468-4825

Email: andree.walker@usu.edu

Office Location: Salt Lake County

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

David Anderson

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Specialist

LAEP Dept

Phone: 435-797-1984

Email: david.anderson@usu.edu

Burdette Barker

Irrigation Specialist

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Phone: 435-797-3926

Email: Burdette.Barker@usu.edu

Office Location: ENGR 227, UWRL 240

Brent Black

Fruit Specialist

Plants, Soils and Climate

Phone: (435) 797-2174

Email: brent.black@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 330 / USU Campus

JoLene Bunnell

Extension Professor | Family Consumer Science & State Ambassadors

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (801) 318-4603

Email: jolene.bunnell@usu.edu

Office Location: Orem, Utah | Utah County Office

Grant Cardon

Soils Specialist

PSC Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2278

Email: grant.cardon@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 322 / USU Campus

Earl Creech

Agronomy Specialist

PSC Dept

Email: earl.creech@usu.edu

Kynda Curtis

Food Systems Specialist

APEC Dept

Phone: (435) 797-0444

Email: kynda.curtis@usu.edu

Office Location: FL207A / USU Campus

David Dahlgren

Wildlife and Rangeland Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: 435-881-1910

Email: dave.dahlgren@usu.edu

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

Carrie Durward

Nutrition Specialist

NDFS Dept

Phone: (435) 797-5843

Email: carrie.durward@usu.edu

Office Location: NFS 113 / USU 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

Michael Finnerty

SBDC State Director

APEC Dept

Email: mike.finnerty@usu.edu

Nicki Frey

Wildlife Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: 435-559-0360

Email: nicki.frey@usu.edu

Office Location: Southern Utah University

Palak Gupta

Extension Specialist- Hunger Solutions; Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

Phone: 435-919-1333

Email: palak.gupta@usu.edu

Office Location: Davis County 122L

Jessie Hadfield

Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Agriculture & Animal Science

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (435) 623-3450

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

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

Scott Hotaling

Assistant Professor | Climate Resiliency Specialist

Watershed Sciences

Phone: (828) 507-9950

Email: scott.hotaling@usu.edu

Office Location: USU Logan Campus

Aaron Hunt

Extension Assistant Professor | Health and Wellness | Logan

KHS

Phone: 605-530-6900

Email: aaron.hunt@usu.edu

Office Location: HPER 143

Deborah Ivie

Extension Assistant Professor | 4-H STEAM Programs, Afterschool

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (801) 300-5680

Email: deborah.ivie@usu.edu

Office Location: Bastian Agricultural Center

Justin Jenson

Dairy Youth Specialist

ADVS Dept

Phone: (435) 245-6067

Email: justin.jenson@usu.edu

Kelly Kopp

Professor | Water Conservation and Turfgrass Specialist | CWEL Director

Plants, Soils and Climate

Phone: (435) 757-6650

Email: kelly.kopp@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 334, USU Logan Campus

Ryan Larsen

Agribusiness Specialist

APEC Dept

Phone: 435-797-0784

Email: ryan.larsen@usu.edu

Stacey MacArthur

Extension Professor | 4-H & Youth | Youth Health & Wellness

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

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

Social Work

Email: cris.meier@usu.edu

Rhonda Miller

Agricultural Environmental Quality Specialist

ASTE Dept

Phone: (435) 797-3772

Email: rhonda.miller@usu.edu

Office Location: ASTE 109 /USU Campus

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

Extension Associate Professor | Extension Evaluation & Reporting

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (435) 797-3221

Email: lendel.narine@usu.edu

Claudia Nischwitz

Plant Pathology Specialist

Biology Dept

Phone: (435) 797-7569

Email: claudia.nischwitz@usu.edu

Office Location: LSB 330 / USU Campus

Chad Page

Sheep and Goat Specialist

Animal Dairy & Veterinary Sciences

Phone: 435-797-2154

Email: chad.page@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 234

Vernon Parent

Extension Professor | Leadership & Civic Engagement

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (385) 468-4832

Email: vernon.parent@usu.edu

Office Location: Salt Lake 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

Corey Ransom

Weed Specialist

PSC Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2242

Email: corey.ransom@usu.edu

Bruce Richards

Extension Specialist | Dairy

ADVS

Phone: 435-797-3763

Email: bruce.richards@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 236

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

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

Jordan Smith

Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Specialist

Environment and Society Dept

Phone: 435-797-9174

Email: jordan.smith@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

Jeffrey Taylor

Professional Practice Assistant Professor | USU Extension | Center for Anticipatory Intelligence

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: 435-797-1610

Email: jeffrey.taylor@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan, Ut

Eric Thacker

Range Management Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: 435-770-6156

Email: eric.thacker@usu.edu

Office Location: NR 144 / USU Campus

Ruby Ward

Agricultural Entrepreneurship Specialist

APEC Dept

Phone: 435-797-2323

Email: ruby.ward@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 224

Bradley Washa

Assistant Professor of Wildland Fire Science

Wildland Resources

Phone: 435-729-0040

Email: brad.washa@usu.edu

Office Location: Park City and Logan Campus

Michael Wierda

Extension Assistant Professor | Pesticide Safety Education | Davis County

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 919-1270

Email: michael.wierda@usu.edu

Office Location: Davis County

Celina Wille

Latino Programs Specialist | Assistant Professor

ASTE Dept

Phone: (435) 602-2871

Email: celina.wille@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