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Niel Allen

Irrigation Specialist

Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept

Phone: 435-797-3926

Email: n.allen@usu.edu

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

Martha Archuleta

Nutrition, Health & Wellness Specialist

NDFS Dept

Phone: 435-797-4230

Email: martha.archuleta@usu.edu

Richard Beard

Agricultural Engineering Specialist

ASTE Dept

Phone: (435) 797-0573

Email: Richard.Beard@usu.edu

Office Location: ASTE 101D / USU Campus

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

4-H FCS Faculty & State Ambassadors

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: 385-268-6536

Email: jolene.bunnell@usu.edu

Office Location: Orem, Utah | Utah County Office

Steven Burge

Extension Assistant Professor | Summit County

Home and Community Department

Phone: (435)-336-3218

Email: steven.burge@usu.edu

Office Location: Summit County

Beth Burritt

Rangeland Resource Specialist

Wildland Resources Dept

Phone: (435) 797-3576

Email: beth.burritt@usu.edu

Office Location: BNR 273A / USU Campus

David Call

Produce Safety Specialist

NDFS Dept

Phone: (435) 797-0184

Email: david.call@usu.edu

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: (801) 768-4919

Email: michael.caron@usu.edu

Office Location: Thanksgiving Point

C. Kim Chapman

Extension Professor | Animal Science | Sevier County Director

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 893-0474

Email: kim.chapman@usu.edu

Office Location: Sevier County Extension

Amanda Christensen

Extension Associate Professor | Finance | 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

Troy Cooper

Extension Associate Professor | Agriculture & 4H | Duchesne Co. Director

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 738-1140

Email: troy.cooper@usu.edu

Office Location: Duchesne 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

Extension Assistant Professor | Agriculture & Range | Box Elder County

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435)-695-2545

Email: joshua.dallin@usu.edu

Office Location: Box Elder County

Craig Dart

Assistant Director | 4-H Operations Specialist

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

Water Quality Specialist

Environment and Society Dept

Phone: 435-797-2487

Email: joanna.endter-wada@usu.edu

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

Courtney Flint

Community Development Specialist

Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology Dept

Phone: 435-797-8635

Email: Courtney.Flint@usu.edu

David Frame

Poultry Specialist

ADVS Dept

Phone: (435) 283-7586

Email: david.frame@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 248 / USU Campus

Dave Francis

Extension Youth Development Director

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (435) 760-4109

Email: dave.francis@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan

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

Zuri Garcia

Mental Health, Military Families, Diversity & Inclusion Specialist

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: 435 -919-1333

Email: zuri.garcia@usu.edu

Office Location: Davis County Extension

Matthew Garcia

Beef Specialist

ADVS Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2144

Email: matthew.garcia@usu.edu

Jerry Goodspeed

Extension Professor | Director USU Botanical Center

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, 4H | Tooele County Director

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 277-2407

Email: linden.greenhalgh@usu.edu

Office Location: Tooele County Extension

Jessie Hadfield

Agriculture and Animal Science Specialist

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

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

Teresa Hunsaker

Extension Educator / Emergency Preparedness / Food Preservation / Weber County

Home and Community Department

Phone: (801) 399-8200

Email: teresa.hunsaker@usu.edu

Office Location: Weber County

Deborah Ivie

STEM and Junior Master Gardener Specialist

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (801) 300-5680

Email: writetheivies@gmail.com

Paul Jakus

Natural Resource and Regional Economics Specialist

APEC Dept

Phone: 435-797-2309

Email: paul.jakus@usu.edu

Cindy Jenkins

Extension Assistant Professor | Utah County

Home and Community Department

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 Associate 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

Extension FCS 4-H Youth Agent

Phone: (435) 644-4917

Email: lacee.jimenez@usu.edu

Office Location: Kane County Extension

Michael Johnson

Extension Associate Professor | Agriculture and Horticulture, FCS, 4H | Grand County Director

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 259-7558

Email: mike.johnson@usu.edu

Office Location: Grand County Extension

Boyd Kitchen

Extension Associate Professor | Agriculture, Natural Resources, 4H | Uintah County Director

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 781-5452

Email: boyd.kitchen@usu.edu

Office Location: Uintah County

Kelly Kopp

Water Conservation and Turfgrass Specialist

PSC Dept

Phone: (435) 797-1523

Email: kelly.kopp@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 334, USU 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

Heidi LeBlanc

Create Better Health Utah (SNAP-Ed) Director

NDFS Dept

Phone: (435) 797-3923

Email: heidi.leblanc@usu.edu

Office Location: NFS 207 / USU Campus

Stacey MacArthur

Health and Wellness Specialist

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

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

Cris Meier

Community Resource and Economic Development Specialist

Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology Dept

Email: cris.meier@usu.edu

Margie Memmott

Director of Home & Community Department

Home & Community

Phone: 435-623-3451

Email: margie.memmott@usu.edu

Office Location: Juab County

Nancy Mesner

Water Quality Specialist

Biology Dept

Phone: (435) 797-7541

Email: nancy.mesner@usu.edu

Office Location: Utah State University

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

Dean Miner

Extension Professor | Agriculture and Consumer Finance | Utah County

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (801) 851-8460

Email: dean.miner@usu.edu

Office Location: Utah County Extension

Mair Murray

Integrated Pest Management Specialist

Biology Dept

Phone: (435) 797-0776

Email: mair.murray@usu.edu

Office Location: USU Campus, Logan

Lendel Narine

Evaluation Specialist

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (435) 797-3221

Email: lendel.narine@usu.edu

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

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

Claudia Nischwitz

Plant Pathology Specialist

Biology Dept

Phone: (435) 797-7569

Email: claudia.nischwitz@usu.edu

Office Location: BNR 203 / USU Campus

Brian Nummer

Food Safety Specialist

NDFS Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2116

Email: brian.nummer@usu.edu

Office Location: NFS 321 / 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, 4H | Sanpete County

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 283-3472

Email: matt.palmer@usu.edu

Office Location: Sanpete County

Vernon Parent

Leadership and Civics Specialist

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

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, Equine Center Director

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

Career Readiness Specialist

Youth Programs Dept

Phone: (435) 797-2250

Email: kelsey.romney@usu.edu

Office Location: AGRS 131

Kerry Rood

Extension Veterinarian

ADVS Dept

Phone: 435-797-1882

Email: kerry.rood@usu.edu

Teryl Roper

Fruit Crop Specialist

PSC Dept

Phone: 435-797-8698

Email: teryl.roper@usu.edu

Candace Schaible

Extension Practice Assistant Professor | Horticulture & Waterwise Landscape | Iron County

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: 435-267-1755

Email: candace.schaible@usu.edu

Office Location: Iron County

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

Zach Schumm

Arthropod Diagnostician and Urban IPM Associate

Phone: (435)-797-2435

Email: zach.schumm@usu.edu

Office Location: BNR 203 / USU Logan Campus

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

Allan Sulser

Extension Associate Professor | Agriculture, Natural Resource, and 4H | Wasatch County Director

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Phone: (435) 657-3236

Email: allan.sulser@usu.edu

Office Location: Wasatch County

Sandy Sulzer

Health and Wellness Specialist

Kinesiology and Health Science Dept

Phone: 435-797-2925

Email: sandra.sulzer@usu.edu

Kalen Taylor

Assistant Professor | Agriculture

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: 435-797-3796

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

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

Paige Wray

Extension Assistant Professor / Food Preservation / Health and Wellness / San Juan County Director

Home and Community Department

Phone: (435) 587-3239

Email: paige.wray@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

Allen Young

Extension Dairy Specialist

ADVS Dept

Phone: 435-797-3763

Email: allen.young@usu.edu

Mike Young

Small Business Development Center Specialist

SBDC Logan

Phone: (435) 797-3303

Email: smike.young@usu.edu