Oakland County Office Staff
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Ghaida Batarseh Havern
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Health Educator
batarse3@msu.edu
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Bindu Bhakta
Natural Resources Educator
bhaktabi@msu.edu
248-858-5198
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Waverly Eubank
Mental Health First Aid Program Instructor
eubankwa@msu.edu
(313) 494-4905
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Iteria Finley
Community Nutrition Instructor
finleyit@msu.edu
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Kristine Hahn
Natural Resources Educator
hahnk@msu.edu
248-858-0900
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Nancy Hampton
Community Nutrition Instructor
hamptonn@msu.edu
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Cecilia Jaime Gutierrez
Extension Community Nutrition Instructor
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Lisa Mazzola
Urban 4-H Program Coordinator
mazzolal@msu.edu
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Saneya Moore
Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity
hamlersa@msu.edu
248-452-9726
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Debra Morgan
4-H Program Coordinator
morga194@msu.edu
248-347-3860, ext. 279
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Catherine Morris
Office Assistant III
morri735@msu.edu
248-858-1639
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Kelly Morris
4-H Secretary III
kemorris@msu.edu
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Janice Recinos
Secretary I
recinos1@msu.edu
248-858-0897
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Sherry Riedel
Oakland County Horticulture Assistant
riedels2@msu.edu
248-858-0880
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Amy Safaoui
Community Nutrition Instructor
safaouia@msu.edu
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Cheyenne Shields
4-H Program Coordinator
shield69@msu.edu
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Caitlin Splawski
Consumer Horticulture Educator
splawski@msu.edu
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Debra Studebaker
Program Instructor
studebad@msu.edu
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Diane Wisnewski
4-H Program Supervisor and Educator
wisnews3@msu.edu
Tollgate Farm and Education Center Staff
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Lisa Bahm
project event coordinator
bahmlisa@msu.edu
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Pat Dalter
Educational Program Leader
dalterpa@msu.edu
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Brett Dan
Agricultural Laborer
danbrett@msu.edu
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William Eisenman
Educational Program Leader
eisenm11@msu.edu
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Leanne Frost
Transaction and Event Assistant
frostle1@msu.edu
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Gary Goodridge
Educational Program Leader
goodrid1@msu.edu
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Carmen Hamilton
Volunteer Coordinator
hamil466@msu.edu
248-347-0269 ext. 239
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Steve Julin
Communications Coordinator
julinste@msu.edu
734-892-7766
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Ellen Koehler
Place-Based Extension Educator
koehle43@msu.edu
248-347-0269 ext 227
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Nobert Leppanen
Farm Manager Assistant
248-347-3860
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Debra Morgan
4-H Program Coordinator
morga194@msu.edu
248-347-3860, ext. 279
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Roy Novara
Educational Program Leader
novararo@msu.edu
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Destiny Pearson
Livestock Coordinator/Assistant Farm Manager
pears278@msu.edu
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Katie Peet
Director, Tollgate Farm
peetkati@msu.edu
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Derek Plotkowski, Ph.D.
Southeast Michigan Fruit Extension Educator
plotkow5@msu.edu
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Roy Prentice
Farm Manager
prentic1@msu.edu
248-347-3860 ext. 251
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Jason Skonieczny
Assistant Farm Manager
skoniec8@msu.edu
Meet Your District Director
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Kristi Evans
District 11 North Director
evanskr1@msu.edu
313-494-4977
Contact Us
Email: msue.oakland@county.msu.edu
Phone: 248-858-0880
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Serving Oakland County
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Dean Baas
Sustainable Agriculture Educator
baasdean@msu.edu
269-467-5646
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Lisa Bahm
project event coordinator
bahmlisa@msu.edu
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Debra Barrett
Senior Extension Educator
smithde6@msu.edu
517-355-3855
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Ghaida Batarseh Havern
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Health Educator
batarse3@msu.edu
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Bindu Bhakta
Natural Resources Educator
bhaktabi@msu.edu
248-858-5198
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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 Co-Director
lbottoml@msu.edu
517-432-7622
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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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Julie Chapin
Senior Specialist Working on Institute Transition and Special Projects
chapin@msu.edu
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Corey Clark
Farm Business Management Educator
clarkcr@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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Pat Dalter
Educational Program Leader
dalterpa@msu.edu
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Brett Dan
Agricultural Laborer
danbrett@msu.edu
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Deanna East, Ed.D.
Associate Director
eastd@msu.edu
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William Eisenman
Educational Program Leader
eisenm11@msu.edu
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Erick Elgin
Water Resource Educator
elgineri@msu.edu
231-928-1053
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Waverly Eubank
Mental Health First Aid Program Instructor
eubankwa@msu.edu
(313) 494-4905
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Elizabeth Ferry
Swine Educator
franzeli@msu.edu
269-927-5674
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Iteria Finley
Community Nutrition Instructor
finleyit@msu.edu
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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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Ehsan Ghane
Drainage Extension Specialist
ghane@msu.edu
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Terry Gibb
Water Resource Management and Education
gibb@msu.edu
586-469-6440
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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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Carmen Hamilton
Volunteer Coordinator
hamil466@msu.edu
248-347-0269 ext. 239
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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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Nancy Hampton
Community Nutrition Instructor
hamptonn@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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Eliza Hensel
Compost Systems Educator
hensele1@msu.edu
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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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Jerad Jaborek
Beef Educator
jaborekj@msu.edu
715-451-2035
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Melissa Jacobsen
Extension Master Gardener Program Assistant
haugmeli@msu.edu
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Cecilia Jaime Gutierrez
Extension Community Nutrition Instructor
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Katherine Jamieson, M.Ed.
Extension Educator-Working with Youth in Foster Care
jamies13@msu.edu
586-469-6093
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Philip Kaatz
Field Crops Educator
kaatz@msu.edu
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Lyndon Kelley
Environmental quality
kelleyl@msu.edu
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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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Katelyn King
4-H Military Liaison
kingka26@msu.edu
231-779-9480
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Ellen Koehler
Place-Based Extension Educator
koehle43@msu.edu
248-347-0269 ext 227
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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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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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Elizabeth Martinez
Educator, Housing Counselor
mart1751@msu.edu
313-494-4965
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Lisa Mazzola
Urban 4-H Program Coordinator
mazzolal@msu.edu
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Robin McGuire
Youth Science Educator
rmcguire@msu.edu
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Michael Metzger
Small Ruminant Educator
metzgerm@msu.edu
517-788-4292
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Sheryl Michilli
Administrative staff
michilli@msu.edu
313-494-4705
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Saneya Moore
Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity
hamlersa@msu.edu
248-452-9726
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Debra Morgan
4-H Program Coordinator
morga194@msu.edu
248-347-3860, ext. 279
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Kelly Morris
4-H Secretary III
kemorris@msu.edu
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Catherine Morris
Office Assistant III
morri735@msu.edu
248-858-1639
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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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Michelle Neff
4-H Supervision Educator - Club Development
hydemich@msu.edu
989-539-7805
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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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Roy Novara
Educational Program Leader
novararo@msu.edu
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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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Destiny Pearson
Livestock Coordinator/Assistant Farm Manager
pears278@msu.edu
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Katie Peet
Director, Tollgate Farm
peetkati@msu.edu
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Dennis Pennington, M.S.
Wheat Systems Specialist
pennin34@msu.edu
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Derek Plotkowski, Ph.D.
Southeast Michigan Fruit Extension Educator
plotkow5@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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Dave Radloff
4-H Career Exploration and Workforce Preparation Educator
radloff@msu.edu
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Janice Recinos
Secretary I
recinos1@msu.edu
248-858-0897
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Sherry Riedel
Oakland County Horticulture Assistant
riedels2@msu.edu
248-858-0880
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Laurie Rivetto
4-H Educator
rivettol@msu.edu
734-727-7234
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Amy Safaoui
Community Nutrition Instructor
safaouia@msu.edu
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Carly Sandoval, MPH, CHES
Mental Health Program Educator
glunzcar@msu.edu
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Angela Scapini
Michigan Sea Grant Extension educator
scapinia@msu.edu
313-912-6128
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Jodi Schulz
Children & Youth Institute Co-Director
schulzj@msu.edu
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Jeannine Schweihofer, PhD
Agriculture & Agribusiness Institute Associate Director
grobbelj@msu.edu
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Cheyenne Shields
4-H Program Coordinator
shield69@msu.edu
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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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Jason Skonieczny
Assistant Farm Manager
skoniec8@msu.edu
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Caitlin Splawski
Consumer Horticulture Educator
splawski@msu.edu
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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
Coastal Communities Development
sturtev1@msu.edu
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Lisa Tams, LMSW, ACSW
Social-Emotional Health and Wellbeing across the Life Span
tams@msu.edu
313-494-4786
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Angela Tenney, M.S.
Nematode Diagnostician
millera3@msu.edu
517-353-8563
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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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Joanna Urban
Community Nutrition Instructor
Urbanjoa@msu.edu
989-831-7506
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Kat VanDouser
4-H Dog Project contact person
krollkat@msu.edu
517-546-3950
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Kendra VanOrder
Extension Educator - 4-H Dairy Science
vanorde4@msu.edu
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Christine Venema
Food Safety
venema@msu.edu
810-667-0341
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Andrea Villanueva
4-H Educator
villan17@msu.edu
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Eric Walcott
State Specialist
walcott3@msu.edu
616-914-7124
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Eric Warman
Extension Educator
warmaner@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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Diane Wisnewski
4-H Program Supervisor and Educator
wisnews3@msu.edu
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Samantha Wolfe
Agricultural Occupational Health Educator
wolfesa4@msu.edu