Gogebic County Office Staff
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Anita Carter
Disease Prevention & Social Emotional Health Program Instructor
carte356@msu.edu
906-663-1622
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Laurie Celeski
Community Nutrition Instructor
celeskil@msu.edu
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Ashley Dennis
4-H Program Coordinator
hampston@msu.edu
906-663-4045 ext 625
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Erin Ross
4H Supervision
rantae@msu.edu
906-663-4045 ext 624
Meet Your District Director
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Paul Putnam
District 1 Director
putnampa@msu.edu
Contact Us
Email: msue.gogebic@county.msu.edu
Phone: 906-663-4045
Fax: 906-663-4058
Directions
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Serving Gogebic County
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John Amrhein
Public Policy Education
amrhein@msu.edu
231-922-4627
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Dean Baas
Sustainable Agriculture Educator
baasdean@msu.edu
269-467-5646
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Debra Barrett
Senior Extension Educator
smithde6@msu.edu
269-927-5674, ext. 4018
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Heather Borden
Michigan Produce Safety Logistics Coordinator
bordenhe@msu.edu
517-768-2038
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Lisa Bottomley
Children & Youth Institute Interim Associate Director
lbottoml@msu.edu
517-432-7622
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Katie Brandt
Educational Programs Manager
brandtk7@msu.edu
616-885-7776
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Janis Brinn
Youth Leadership, Civic and Cultural Engagement Educator
brinn@msu.edu
269-673-0370
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Daniel Buskirk, PhD
Professor / Beef Extension Specialist
buskirk@msu.edu
517-432-0400
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Anita Carter
Disease Prevention & Social Emotional Health Program Instructor
carte356@msu.edu
906-663-1622
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Laurie Celeski
Community Nutrition Instructor
celeskil@msu.edu
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Gina Centeno
Committee Member - Staff
centeno@msu.edu
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Julie Chapin
Children and Youth Institute Director
chapin@msu.edu
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Hannah Choe
Marketing Officer
choehan1@msu.edu
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Autumn Converse
Extension Educator - 4-H Livestock and Veterinary Science
conver20@msu.edu
(517) 432-1626
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Christina Curell
Cover Crop and Soil Health Educator
curellc@msu.edu
231-745-2732
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Tracy D'Augustino
Science Literacy and Place-Based Education
daugustt@msu.edu
989-724-6478
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Ashley Dennis
4-H Program Coordinator
hampston@msu.edu
906-663-4045 ext 625
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Christina DiFonzo
Professor & Field Crops Entomologist
difonzo@msu.edu
517-353-5328
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Deanna East
Associate Director
eastd@msu.edu
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Erick Elgin
Water Resource Educator
elgineri@msu.edu
231-928-1053
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Elizabeth Ferry
Swine Educator
franzeli@msu.edu
269-927-5674
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Kevin Frank, Ph.D.
Professor and Turf Extension Specialist
frankk@msu.edu
517-353-0147
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Sarah Fronczak
Environmental Management Educator
froncza3@msu.edu
517-439-9301 ext. 455
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Imelda Galdamez
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Specialist
galdamez@msu.edu
517-355-0314
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Lindsey Gardner
Extension Specialist- Assoc Director GLLA
lgardner@msu.edu
313-506-3626
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Jean Genaw
4-H Program Coordinator
genawjea@msu.edu
734-240-3188
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Ehsan Ghane
Drainage Extension Specialist
ghane@msu.edu
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Rachael Gillespie
Community Nutrition Instructor
gille170@msu.edu
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M. Charles Gould
Renewable Energy
gouldm@msu.edu
616-994-4547
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Thomas Guthrie
Statewide Equine Educator
guthri19@msu.edu
517-788-4292
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Elizabeth Haber
Conservation Associate
habereli@msu.edu
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Ryan Hamilton
Professional Aide
hamil486@msu.edu
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Joseph Hammontree
Community Nutrition Instructor / Health and Nutrition Institute Volunteer Engagement Liaison
hammont2@msu.edu
989-743-2253
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Melissa Haug
Extension Master Gardener Program Assistant
haugmeli@msu.edu
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Ana Heck
Apiculture Extension Educator
heckanar@msu.edu
517-884-7976
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Rebecca Henne
State SNAP-Ed Coordinator
henner@msu.edu
810-667-0341
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Christine Heverly
Volunteer Excellence and Support Educator
sisungch@msu.edu
989-227-6454
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Erin Hill, Ph.D.
Weed Science Diagnostician
hiller12@msu.edu
517-432-9693
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Jaquar Hodges
Accounting Clerk II- Transaction Assistant
hodges23@msu.edu
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Brian Horgan, Ph.D.
Ex-Officio Member - Department Chair
horganb@msu.edu
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Jerad Jaborek
Beef Feedlot Educator
jaborekj@msu.edu
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Monica Jean
Field Crops Educator
atkinmon@msu.edu
989-224-5240
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Lauren Jescovitch, Ph.D
Extension Educator
jescovit@msu.edu
(906) 487-2974
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Philip Kaatz
Forage Educator
kaatz@msu.edu
810-667-0341
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Lyndon Kelley
Water Management and Irrigation Educator
kelleyl@msu.edu
269-467-5511
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Kara Kelly
Program Coordinator
kellyk16@msu.edu
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Lori King
Mental Health Program Instructor
kinglor2@msu.edu
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Rebecca Krans
Consumer Horticulture Educator
kransr@msu.edu
906-875-0606
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Jo Latimore, Ph.D.
Senior Specialist - Lakes, Streams, and Watersheds
latimor1@msu.edu
517-432-1491
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Bill Lindberg
Christmas Tree Educator
lindbe35@msu.edu
616-438-2738
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Heidi Lindberg
West Michigan Greenhouse and Nursery Education & Research
wollaege@msu.edu
616-994-4701
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David Lindsay
4-H Equine Educator
lindsa75@msu.edu
(517) 353-1748
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Norma Lundeen
Planning and Reporting Project Manager
nlundeen@msu.edu
517-432-7691
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Olivia Mckeever
Fundraising
mckeev20@msu.edu
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Michael Metzger
Small Ruminant Educator
metzgerm@msu.edu
517-788-4292
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Sarah Monte
U.P. Food Exchange
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Debra Morgan
4-H State Horse Show Point of Contact
morga194@msu.edu
248-347-3860, ext. 279
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Vicki Morrone
Academic Specialist
sorrone@msu.edu
517-353-3542
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Kendra Moyses
Manager, MSU Extension Education Materials Team and Event Services Team
kmoyses@msu.edu
517-432-7654
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Esmaeil Nasrollahiazar
Viticulture Extension Educator
nasroll2@msu.edu
231-256-9888
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Michelle Neff
4-H Supervision Educator - Club Development
hydemich@msu.edu
989-539-7805
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Brad Neumann, MS, AICP
Land Use Planning
neuman36@msu.edu
906-475-5731
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Kea Norrell-Aitch
Healthy Living Educator, Youth and Teen Mental Health First Aid Coordinator
kea@msu.edu
586-469-6264
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Katie Ockert, MPA
Chronic Wasting Disease Educator
ockertka@msu.edu
616-527-8219
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Misty Oebel
Health and Farm Stress Extension Educator
oebelmis@msu.edu
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Stephanie Ostrenga Sprague
Educator
ostrenga@msu.edu
906-786-3032 ext. 3
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Abbey Palmer
MSU Extension Educator
palmerab@msu.edu
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Dennis Pennington, M.S.
Wheat Systems Specialist
pennin34@msu.edu
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Emily Proctor
Tribal Educator: Tribal Governance and Leadership and Community Engagement
proctor8@msu.edu
231-439-8927
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Bethany Prykucki
Government and Public Policy
prykucki@msu.edu
231-258-3320
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Paul Putnam
District 1 Director
putnampa@msu.edu
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Dave Radloff
4-H Career Exploration and Workforce Preparation Educator
radloff@msu.edu
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Laurie Rivetto
4-H Educator
rivettol@msu.edu
734-727-7234
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Erin Ross
Academic Success
rantae@msu.edu
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Nikki Rothwell
Environmental quality
rothwel3@msu.edu
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Clarence Rudat
Innovation Counselor/FARM Incubator Manager
rudatcla@msu.edu
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Steven Safferman
Associate Professor
steves@msu.edu
517-432-0812
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Carly Sandoval, MPH, CHES
Mental Health Program Educator
glunzcar@msu.edu
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Jodi Schulz
Children & Youth Institute Interim Associate Director
schulzj@msu.edu
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Jeannine Schweihofer, PhD
Agriculture & Agribusiness Institute Associate Director
grobbelj@msu.edu
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Eric Scorsone
Director, MSU Extension Center for Local Government Finance and Policy
scorsone@msu.edu
517-353-9460
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Rob Sirrine
Statewide leadership for hops education, outreach and research
sirrine@msu.edu
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Christine Skelly
Equine Education
skellych@msu.edu
810-338-8200
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Liz Slajus
Upper Peninsula Extension Master Gardener Coordinator
slajusel@msu.edu
906-875-0606
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Christy Sprague, Ph.D.
Professor, Crops and Soils Sciences Program Director and Extension Specialist
sprague1@msu.edu
517-353-0224
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Michael Staton
Soybean Educator
staton@msu.edu
269-673-0370 ext 2562
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Janelle Stewart
Extension Educator
stewa191@msu.edu
517-264-5307
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Jacob Stieg
4-H Poultry Project contact person
stieg@msu.edu
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Rochelle Sturtevant
Great Lakes Fisheries Education and Management - Sea Grant
sturtev1@msu.edu
734-741-2287
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Angela Tenney, M.S.
Nematode Diagnostician
millera3@msu.edu
517-353-8563
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Brian Teppen, Ph.D.
Committee Member - Faculty
teppen@msu.edu
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Marilyn Thelen, MS
Former Associate Director, Agriculture & Agribusiness
thelen22@msu.edu
517-432-2695
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Kable Thurlow
Beef & Grazing Educator
thurlowk@msu.edu
989-426-7741 ext 203
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Phillip Tocco
Food Safety Educator
tocco@msu.edu
517-788-4292
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Heather Triezenberg, Ph.D.
Michigan Sea Grant Extension Associate Director and Program Leader
vanden64@msu.edu
517-355-5508
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Roxanne Turner
Extension Educator
turnerr@msu.edu
517-546-3950
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Christine Venema
Food Safety
venema@msu.edu
810-667-0341
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Eric Walcott
State Specialist
walcott3@msu.edu
616-914-7124
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Frank Wardynski
Business Management
wardynsk@msu.edu
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Scott Warner
Conservation Associate
warner91@msu.edu
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Jennifer Weichel
Volunteer Development, Volunteer Excellence and Support Team
weichel@msu.edu
517-432-7606
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Glenda Weiss
4-H Rabbit & Cavy contact person
weissgle@msu.edu
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Amy Wellington
ArtShare
wellin23@msu.edu
517-676-7929
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Brian Wibby
Youth Leadership, Civic and Cultural Engagement
wibby@msu.edu
906-439-5065
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Diane Wilson
ArtShare
wilsondi@msu.edu
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Casey Zangaro
Swine Extension Educator
zangaroc@msu.edu
989-875-5292
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Madison Zimmer
Committee Member - Undergraduate Student