Leadership
Michigan State University Extension Administration
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Patrick CudneyActing Director
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MSU Extension Director’s Office: 446 W. Circle Drive, Room 409 Agriculture Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-3704
Phone: 517-355-2308
View Organizational Chart for MSU Extension
View organizational structure for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
MSU Extension Directors - Past and Present
District Directors
MSU Extension is structured into 14 districts. Programming and staffing occurs across district lines as dictated by community needs. The districts simply provide a mechanism for organizing and reporting on our relationships with community-based partners.
View a larger map of the new 14 districts for MSU Extension.
More information about MSU Extension Districts and Directors
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Jennifer Berkey
District 3 Director
berkeyj@msu.edu
231-922-4821
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Erin Daines
District 2 Director
edaines@msu.edu
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Julia Darnton
District 4 Director
darntonj@msu.edu
810-922-6483
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William Hendrian
District 8 Director
hendria2@msu.edu
616-527-5358
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Jerry Johnson
District 10 Director
johnjer@msu.edu
810-989-6935
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James Kelly
District 5 Director
kellyj56@msu.edu
231-724-6361
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Adam Koivisto
District 14 Director
koivist4@msu.edu
231-237-4775
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Erin Moore
District 7 Director
mooree16@msu.edu
616-632-7887
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Julie Pioch
District 13 Director
piochj@msu.edu
269-370-7878
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Paul Putnam
District 1 Director
putnampa@msu.edu
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Mark Rankin
District 9 Director
rankinm1@msu.edu
989-907-6500
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Edward Scott
District Director for Macomb and Oakland counties
escott3@msu.edu
248-858-0905
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Matthew Shane
District 12 Director
shanemat@msu.edu
517-403-1024
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Shari Spoelman
District 6 Director
spoelma4@msu.edu
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Richard Wooten
District 11 Director, Wayne County
wooten@msu.edu
734-727-7435
Institute Directors
MSU Extension institute directors oversee the educational outreach efforts of staff throughout the state organized in four main programming focus areas -- Agriculture & Agribusiness; Children & Youth; Community, Food & Environment; and Health & Nutrition.
Administrative Support
Agriculture & Agribusiness; Community, Food & Environment
Lori Martin: email: martinl@msu.edu Phone: 517-355-4631
Children & Youth
Nick Adkins: email: adkinsn1@msu.edu Phone: 517-432-7619
Health & Nutrition
Marie Garcia: email: garci434@msu.edu Phone: 517-353-2922
Agriculture & Agribusiness
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Ron Bates
Agriculture and Agribusiness Institute Director
batesr@msu.edu
517-432-7693
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Marilyn Thelen, MS
Associate Director, Agriculture and Agribusiness
thelen22@msu.edu
517-432-2695
Children & Youth
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Jacob DeDecker
State Leader, Michigan 4-H Youth Development and Children & Youth Institute Associate Director
dedecke4@msu.edu
517-884-5966
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Brian Johnson, Ph.D.
Children & Youth Institute Associate Director
john3582@msu.edu
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Erica Tobe
Children & Youth Institute Director
tobee@msu.edu
517-432-7612
Community, Food & Environment
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Josh Gunn
Associate Director for Community, Food & Environment Institute
gunnjosh@msu.edu
517-355-2361
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Dave Ivan
Community, Food & Environment Institute Director
ivand@msu.edu
517-432-7602
Health & Nutrition
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Deanna East
Health & Nutrition Associate Director
eastd@msu.edu
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Cheryl Eschbach
Health and Nutrition Institute Director
cheryl@msu.edu
517-353-1898