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Updated 2/9/2011 Page 1 By David L. Burton
2011
EXPERT Guide
A reference guide to the expertise of
University of Missouri Extension specialists in
Southwest Missouri.
University of Missouri Extension does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or status as a Vietnam era veteran in employment or programs.
http://extension.missouri.edu
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Regional Office
3003 E. Chestnut Expressway
Suite 200
Springfield, 65802
(417) 865-0707
Fax: (417) 865-2006
Barry County Courthouse
700 Main, Suite 4
Cassville, 65625
(417) 847-3161
Fax: (417) 847-3162
Barton County 801 East 12th Street
Lamar, 64759
(417) 682-3579/682-4125
Fax: (417) 682-4125
Cedar County P.O. Box 840
Stockton, 65785
(417) 276-3313
Fax: (417) 276-8345
Christian County
105 N. Second St.
PO Box 160
Ozark, 65721
(417) 581-3558
Fax: (417) 485-4802
Dade County 8. S. Main Street
Greenfield, 65661
(417) 637-2112
Fax: (417) 637-2113
Dallas County Courthouse
P.O. Box 1070
Buffalo, 65622
(417) 345-7551
EXTENSION OFFICES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
Greene County 2400 S. Scenic Ave.
Springfield, Mo. 65807
Tel: (417) 881-8909
Fax (417) 881-8058
Greene Annex - FNEP 2160 W. Chesterfield Blvd.
Suite F200
Springfield, MO 65807
Tel: 417-886-2059
Hickory County Courthouse Annex
P.O. Box 187
Hermitage, 65668
(417) 745-6767
Fax: (417) 745-2324
Jasper County Courthouse, 302 South Main
Carthage, 64836
(417) 358-2158
Fax: (417) 358-2159
Lawrence County Courthouse
P.O. Box 388
Mt. Vernon, 65712
(417) 466-3102
McDonald County 306 Harmon Street
P.O. Box 336
Pineville, 64856
(417) 223-4775
Newton County Smith Hall
601 Laclede
Neosho, Mo. 64850
(417) 455-9500 Fax: (417) 455-9505
Polk County 451 S. Albany
Bolivar, 65613
(417) 326-4916
Fax: (417) 326-8248
Stone County 108 E 4th Street,
P.O. Box 345
Galena, 65656
(417) 357-6812
Toll free: 1-866-357-6812
Fax: (417) 357-8442
Taney County 122 Felkins Ave.
P.O. Box 598
Forsyth, MO 65653
(417) 546-4431
Toll-free: 888-504-0443
Fax: (417) 546-4457
Webster County
800 S. Marshall St.
Marshfield, 65706
(417) 859-2044
Fax: (417) 468-2086
TCRC
P.O. Box 718
Reeds Spring, 65737
(417) 272-8707 or
Toll free: 800-730-8272
Southwest Research Center
14548 Hwy. H
Mt. Vernon, 65712
(417) 466-2148
Fax: 466-2109
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Business specialists work to make Missouri‘s businesses and professionals successful by providing
information, training, counseling and seminars.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Specialists with this focus
can help with the following: customer service
product pricing
improving management of
businesses and industries
pre-business counseling
new technology applica-
tion and use
financing small businesses
feasibility studies
product diversification
new business start-up
increasing sales
advertising
sales promotion
market research
record keeping
financial statements
personnel
inventory control
purchasing
credit and collections
strategic marketing
non-verbal communica-
tions
government contracting
Missouri Small Business & Technology
Development Centers (MO SBTDC) –
Funded by the U.S. Small Business Ad-
ministration, this award is matched on the
local level by state university hosts and
private sector partners. Services include
individualized business counseling and a
wide variety of educational opportunities.
Missouri Southern State University
SBTDC
3950 E Newman Rd
Joplin, MO 64801-1595
417-625-3128
Missouri State University SBTDC
901 South National
Springfield, MO 65897
417-836-5685
Kathy Macomber and Chrystal Irons
with MU Extension both work closely
with the Missouri Small Business and
Technology Development Centers and
are profiled on page 4.
MU Extension is virtually one in the same as
the Small Business and Technology Develop-
ment Center (SBTDC). Locally, MU Extension
partners with staff on the MSU and MSSU cam-
puses to help and support small businesses in
the area.
MU Extension and the SBTDC work with small
businesses to provide counseling and low cost,
or no cost, training workshops in an effort to
support business growth and development. To-
gether they work with small businesses and aid
them in sales growth, employee growth and re-
tention, business sustainability, business
growth, and acquiring capital.
When small businesses succeed, so do Missouri
residents because small businesses with less
than 20 employees have generated over 80 per-
cent of all new jobs during the past 14 years.
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Business specialists work to make Missouri‘s businesses and professionals successful by providing
information, training, counseling and seminars.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Kathy Macomber Tel: (417) 682-3579
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
Feb. 20, 2008
Headquartered in: Lamar, Mo.
Educational background: Associate in arts from
Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minn.; bachelor‘s
in business administration and management from
Bemidji (2002); master‘s in administrative studies
from Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo.
(2005).
Relevant past employment: Treasury analyst in
finance department of Leggett & Platt, Inc. in Car-
thage. She has experience in management, budgeting,
forecasting, systems analysis and customer service.
How do you connect with SBDC? “I work closely
with the SBDC in Joplin. Our goals are the same —
to assist entrepreneurs and existing small business
owners to grow their sales, revenues and jobs.
What are some goals you have for the year? ―My
immediate goals are to raise awareness in the eight
county area I‘m assigned to serve (Jasper, Newton,
McDonald, Cedar, Dade, Lawrence, Barry and Bar-
ton counties) and to help new or prospective business
owners in those same counties.
Chrystal Irons Tel: (417) 546-4431
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
June 21, 2010
Headquarters: Forsyth
Education background: Bachelor of Arts in
accounting and a Master in Business Administra-
tion from Drury University in Springfield, Mo.
Relevant past employment: Accountant for an
accounting firm in Springfield, Mo. Chrystal and
her husband also own two businesses in Nixa: A-
1 Walls & Landscaping, Inc (full service land-
scaping, lawn maintenance, and snow removal)
and Tridenn Nursery (retail garden nursery).
Job responsibilities: Market, plan and deliver
adult educational programs in business subject
matters targeted to meet the local needs of busi-
ness and prospective business people in an eight
county region (Hickory Polk, Dallas, Greene,
Webster, Christian, Stone, and Taney).
Where are residents of southwest Missouri
most likely to see you and what will you be
doing? “Residents are most likely to see me
in my home communities of Ozark, Nixa,
Forsyth and Branson, although I plan to
bring programs to many different locations.
I will frequent chamber meetings, chamber
events, city/county events, as well as MU
Extension events. In communities I will be
teaching classes geared toward small busi-
nesses and counseling local businesses in
several communities within the area,‖ said
Irons.
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Natural resource engineering is part of Extension‘s focus area of agriculture. These specialists
work under the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.
NATURAL RESOURCE ENGINEERING
Ed Browning
Jasper County
Tel: (417) 358-2158
E-mail:
Started with Extension: No-
vember 1990
Education: Master‘s degree in agricultural
mechanization.
Relevant past employment: Grain handling, dry-
ing and storage facility sales and a farm manager.
Responsibilities: Provide educational programs
dealing with structures, housing, water quality,
environmental quality, handling animal and do-
mestic waste, soil and water conservation, secon-
dary containment, machinery management, farm
safety, disaster recovery and computer information
technology, the Master Naturalist program,.
Publications: A monthly newsletter entitled,
―Monthly Ag News and Views,‖ booklet entitled
―Design Concepts for Cattle Handling Facilities.‖
Bob Schultheis
Webster County
Tel: (417) 859-2044
E-mail: [email protected]
Started with Extension:
September 1980
Education: Bachelor‘s in agricultural mechani-
zation, Washington State University (1978) and
master‘s in agricultural engineering, University
of Missouri (1980).
Relevant past employment: Grew up on a cash-
grain and livestock farm and worked with farm
structures and equipment manufacturing.
Responsibilities: To provide education about
structures, ventilation, environmental quality,
safety, energy conservation, and information
technology through different methods.
Memberships: American Society of Agricultural
and Biological Engineers, National Assoc. of
County Agricultural Agents, Missouri Assoc. of
Extension Professionals, University of Missouri
Extension Association, and Epsilon Sigma Phi.
Publications: Guides on Septic Tank/Absorption
Field Systems and Residential Waste Lagoons.
Specialists with this focus
can help with the following: farmstead planning
farm/home planning, con-
struction and ventilation
water systems — testing,
treatment, protection and
design and quality
soil conservation
pesticide application
basics of irrigation
water management around
the home
alternative fuels
concrete on the farm
safety programs for equip-
ment
livestock-management
systems
forage and crop storage
crop drying
on-farm feed processing
farm and home safety
energy saving on the farm
and at home
indoor air quality/mold
pond construction
disaster preparedness
greenhouses
forestry programs
animal waste management
energy conservation
electrical wiring
farm computer use
household sewage systems
land application of waste
composting
aquatic plant management
radon, carbon monoxide,
dust mites and termite
management
design concepts for cattle
handling facilities
hay harvest and storage
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Agronomy is a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management.
These specialists work under the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.
AGRONOMY
Jay Chism
Barton County
(417) 682-3579
E-mail:
Started with Extension: No-
vember 2004
Education: A Bachelor‘s degree from Southwest
Missouri State University, 1984; Master‘s degree
in horticulture at University of Missouri, 2004.;
was a graduate research assistant, working with
Lewis Jett, state vegetable specialist, on warm-
season vegetable production in high tunnels.
Relevant past employment: Three years with
Precious Moments Chapel in Carthage as the
grounds supervisor/facilities manager, overseeing
a $1 million landscape operation, including on-site
greenhouses; taught greenhouse management
courses at Crowder College; assisted in develop-
ing a horticulture program at Franklin Technical
School in Joplin.
Memberships: Served on the Southwest Center
Advisory Board; was a member of the Missouri
Blueberry Council.
Key program: Individuals can sign up to receive
Jay‘s weekly ―field scouting report‖ message by
calling the Barton County Extension Center.
Specialists with this focus
can help with the following: soil-testing information
fertilizer and pesticide rec-
ommendations
soil conservation
forage production
crop production
fescue-seed production
weed-, insect- and disease-
identification and control
crop scouting
forage-testing information
nitrate tests for forages
poison plants
variety selection
fescue-fungus problems
weather-related crop prob-
lems
current crop situation
pesticide-use training
pasture management
warm-season grasses
Tim
Schnakenberg
Stone County
Tel: (417) 357-6812
E-mail:
Schnakenbergc
@missouri.edu
Started with Extension: July 1991
Education: Associate‘s degree from Crowder
College, Neosho, Mo; Bachelor‘s in agronomy
from Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo.;
Master‘s degree in agronomy and crop science
from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
Relevant past employment: Agronomy special-
ist in Morgan County for two years; agronomy
specialist and county program director in
Charleston, Mo., Mississippi County for nine
years; experience in working with the Master
Gardener program.
Responsibilities: Addressing the needs of area
residents by helping commercial and part-
time farm producers improve their income
and quality of life; helping homeowners with
their gardening needs; conducting programs
in environmental quality, land management
and rural economic development.
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Agronomy is a branch of agriculture dealing
with field-crop production and soil management.
These specialists work under the MU College of
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.
AGRONOMY
John Hobbs
McDonald County
Tel: (417) 223-4775
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
June 2003
Education: Bachelor's in ag education, Uni-
versity of Arkansas, 1972; Master's in ag edu-
cation from University of Missouri, 1981.
Relevant past employment: Taught ag edu-
cation in McDonald County Schools from
1985-2000; taught ag education in the Seneca
School District from 1977-85; the Southwest
R-5 School District from 1975-77; and the
Twin Rivers School District from 1972-74.
Responsibilities: Work with residents inter-
ested in such programs as Farming on 40
Acres, Plant Protection for the 21st Century-
Pesticide Applicator Training, Forage Produc-
tion Systems and Integrated Crop Manage-
ment; provides research-based education and
information in nutrient management systems,
individual wastewater systems and profit-
focused agriculture.
AGRICULTURE AND
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Part of MU Extension‘s focus area of agri-
culture, these specialists work under the
MU College of Agriculture, Food and
Natural Resources.
Specialists with this focus can help with: Entomology and alternative agriculture
small animals and honey production
fruit and vegetable production
general agriculture topics, forage produc-
tion
soil conservation and soil- testing infor-
mation
Brie Menjoulet
Hickory County
Tel: (417) 745-6767
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
August 2008
Education background: bachelor‘s in agriculture
and horticulture from College of the Ozarks (2003);
master‘s in soil science from the University of Ar-
kansas-Fayetteville (2007).
Relevant past employment: Substitute teacher and
homebound instructor (Warrensburg, MO), College
of the Ozarks: dairy, feed mill, and landscaping and
personal farm experience.
Job responsibilities: Menjoulet will be assisting
community members with agricultural, horticultural,
and environmental needs.
Counties served: Hickory, Dallas, Polk, Webster
and Greene.
Do you have first-hand experience with farming?
―I grew up on a small farm of 160 acres. Our pri-
mary livestock were beef cattle and horses but we
also raised hogs and chickens and harvested 3,000
small-square bales of hay a year,‖ said Menjoulet.
SOIL TESTING AVAILABLE All local county extension offices offer soil test
services. Results are reviewed by our agriculture
specialists and either landowners
or gardeners are given personal-
ized results. Contact the nearest
MU Extension Center for more
information on soil testing costs.
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Agriculture Business is part of Extension‘s focus area of agriculture. These specialists work under the
MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.
AGRICULTURE BUSINESS
Specialists with this focus
can do these programs:
Profit Focused Agricul-
ture – 18-hour course ad-
dressing agricultural risks
faced by producers and
tools producers can use to
address risk issues.
Quicken® for Farm Re-
cords – 6-hour course with
hands-on experience using
software for farm records.
Annie’s Project –10-hour
continuing education pro-
gram and support network
for farm women.
Golden Age Farming – 8-
hour comprehensive program
for farm families nearing re-
tirement addressing issues
like estate planning, passing
down the farm and hazard
assessment.
ANNUAL EVENTS
Farm/Small Business Tax
School – two-day school for
tax preparers.
Ag Lenders Seminar – one-
half-day seminar for agricul-
tural lenders providing up-
dated commodity information
and presentations on timely
issues affecting their clients.
Specialists with this focus can
help with the following:
Leases and Leasing
Rental and Custom rates
Fence laws
Enterprise budgets
Business Planning
Agricultural Marketing
Value-Added Marketing
Farm planning and policy
Land prices
Crop/livestock situation and
outlook
General farm management
Estate/Retirement planning
New Business Start-Up
Gordon Carriker Christian County
Tel: (417) 581-3558
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
September 2000
Education: Bachelors in agricul-
ture, University of Nebraska (1981); Masters in agri-
cultural economics, University of Nebraska (1984);
Doctorate in applied economics, Clemson University
(1988).
Relevant past employment: assistant research profes-
sor, Agricultural Economics, Kansas State (1988-95);
research associate at University of Nebraska's West
Central Research Center, (1998-2000).
Responsibilities: Provides consultation and educa-
tional programs in farm and agri-business manage-
ment throughout southwest Missouri.
Publications: Author or co-author of 55 journal arti-
cles, professional presentations, and research papers.
Wesley Tucker Polk County
(417) 326-4916
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
January 2001
Education: Bachelor‘s in agricultural economics,
University of Missouri, Master‘s in ag economics,
University of Missouri.
Relevant past employment: He is an active cow
and calf producer. ―These on-farm experiences are
often used to develop farm management educa-
tional programs I offer to producers,‖ said Tucker.
Responsibilities: Farm Management education
such as pasture leasing, fence laws, profitable beef
production, grazing economics, stockpiling fescue,
managed grazing, forage production, fescue toxi-
cosis, beef price forecasting, livestock marketing,
leasing beef cows, estate planning, financial state-
ments and management skills for farm women.
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These specialists work under the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. Their
emphasis on dairy places emphasis on farming that is concerned with the production of milk,
butter, and cheese as well as the farms devoted to such production.
DAIRY
Specialists with this focus
can help with the following: government dairy policy
dairy housing
milk-production practices
dairy feeds and forages
dairy-farm management
Dairy Herd Improvement
Association
new technology in dairy
economy of dairying
milking equipment
dairy price supports
biotechnology and dairy
research
computers in dairy re-
search
computers in dairy
Dr. Stacey
Hamilton
MU Southwest Center,
14548 Hwy H, Mt. Vernon
Tel: (417) 597-4412
E-mail:
Started with Extension: December 1994
Education: Bachelor‘s in animal science from
Iowa State University; Masters in dairy science
from University of Missouri; Doctorate in dairy
science (reproductive physiology) from University
of Missouri; and post-doctoral fellowship from
University of Missouri in forage additives.
Relevant past employment: Dairy technical con-
sultant for mega dairies in southeast United States.
Responsibilities: Resource for dairy information
on topic like forages, ration building, reproductive
-breeding strategies, management intensive graz-
ing, and health considerations.
Memberships: American Dairy Science Associa-
tion
Publications: Has had nearly 50 publications in
various agriculture journals and magazines on a
variety of dairy science topics.
Dr. Tony
Rickard
Barry County
Tel: (417) 847-3161
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
October 1982
Education: Bachelor‘s from Western Kentucky
University, Bowling Green (1971); Master‘s
from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
(1974) and Ph.D. from Cornell (1979).
Responsibilities: Resource for dairy information
on topic like forages, ration building, reproduc-
tive-breeding strategies, management intensive
grazing, and health considerations.
Memberships: American Dairy Science Asso-
ciation
Publications: Has had nearly 50 publications in
various agriculture journals and magazines on a
variety of dairy science topics.
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Horticulture is part of Extension‘s focus area of agriculture. These specialists work under the
MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and the Master Gardeners program.
HORTICULUTRE
Master Gardeners
The Master Gardener Program is a volunteer community-service organization. Interested area
residents volunteer to provide service to their communities in exchange for horticultural train-
ing leading to certification. Volunteer activities include work with non-profit organizations,
civic and service groups and others. The following persons can be contacted about the Master
Gardener program in their respective counties.
Charles Browning, Jasper County, (417) 358-2158
Tim Schnakenberg, Stone County, (417) 357-6812
John Hobbs, McDonald County, (417) 223-4775
Bob Schultheis, Webster County, (417) 859-2044
Gordon Carriker, Christian County, (417) 581-3558
Jay Chism, Barton County, (417) 682-4125
Patrick Byers, Greene County, (417) 881-8909
The Master Gardener Program is also a partner in The Springfield-Greene County Botanical
Center located at 2400 S. Scenic, Springfield, Mo. inside the boundaries of Nathanael Greene
and Close Parks. For over 10 years, volunteers and community groups worked to make the
dream of a Botanical Center in Springfield come true. This is the only Botanical Center be-
tween Kansas City and Little Rock, Tulsa and St. Louis.
The existence of a botanical center in Springfield adds to tourism and greatly expand educa-
tional opportunities related to horticulture. According to a 2005 story in Gardening Magazine,
Springfield has the 3rd highest per capita spending on horticulture in the United States.
Research shows that edu-
cational training actually
leads to more spending
and volunteerism related
to the area of training.
Horticulture and botanical
activity is big business in
the Springfield area and
this facility will further
encourage that type of ac-
tivity here in Springfield
and throughout southwest
Missouri.
The Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center opened in October of 2010.
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Horticulture is part of Extension‘s focus area of agriculture. These specialists work under the
MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and the Master Gardeners program.
HORTICULUTRE
Specialists with this focus
can help with the following: marketing produce
home food-production
alternative agricultural
enterprises
commercial fruit and vege-
table production
home-environment horti-
culture
lawn and garden issues,
needs and trends
Patrick Byers Greene County
Tel: (417) 881-8909
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
May 2008
Education background:
associates in horticulture
from University of Nebraska (1979); bachelors in
horticulture, University of Missouri (1983); mas-
ters in horticulture, University of Arkansas (1986).
Relevant past employment: 18 years with Mis-
souri State University‘s State Fruit Experiment
Station in Mountain Grove; three years with Uni-
versity of Arkansas Fruit Substation.
Job responsibilities: outreach educational activi-
ties in southwest Missouri focused on horticulture,
both commercial and residential; coordinating the
Master Gardener program in Greene County.
How does your work help residents of south-
west Missouri? ―My work will help residents rec-
ognize the opportunities and challenges of horti-
culture, covering the spectrum from establishing a
commercial business to planting a flower bed or
vegetable garden in the home landscape. I hope to
work in all areas of horticulture – planning, prob-
lem solving, and the sharing of information on the
diversity of plants is this region,‖ said Byers.
What do you enjoy most about working with
gardeners? “I enjoy the enthusiasm and excite-
ment that gardeners have for their chosen inter-
est,‖ said Byers.
Sarah Becker MU Southwest Center
Mt. Vernon, Mo.
Tel: (417) 461-1319
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
May 2010
Education background: Graduated from
Iowa State University with a bachelor's in
horticulture (fruits and vegetables).
Relevant past employment: Grape and
strawberry researcher at the Iowa State Re-
search Farm; greenhouse manager with
wholesale perennial producer Swift Green-
houses in Gilman, Iowa.
Job responsibilities: Educating local pro-
ducers (with a special focus on minority
groups defined under USDA's Socially Dis-
advantaged Farmer). Also serves as a re-
source for producers when it comes to pro-
duction challenges related to pest, disease
and general plant culture and conducts re-
search at the Southwest Research Center.
Will provide assistance to small to mid-size
farmers in creating sustainable farming sys-
tems that enable them to become viable.
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Livestock is part of Extension‘s focus area of agriculture. These specialists work under the MU
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.
LIVESTOCK
Eldon Cole
Lawrence County
Tel: (417) 466-3102
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
February 1964
Education: Bachelor‘s degree in agriculture
from the University of Missouri (1962); Mas-
ter‘s degree in animal husbandry from the Uni-
versity of Missouri (1963).
Relevant past employment: Worked with ex-
tension since graduating from college.
Responsibilities: Provides unbiased research-
based information and education about livestock
production through a variety of different meth-
ods.
Memberships: University of Missouri Exten-
sion Association, American Society of Animal
Science, National Association of County Agri-
cultural Agents and Epsilon Sigma Phi.
Publications: From the Lawrence County office
Eldon does a monthly ―Beef‖ newsletter and
also contributes frequently to the Southwest Re-
gion News Service.
Honors: Named an Honorary State FFA Degree
recipient at the 78th Missouri FFA Convention
(2006).
Dona Goede
Cedar County
Tel: (417) 276-3313
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
December 2000
Education: Bachelor‘s of animal science, Univer-
sity of Missouri-Columbia; Masters in reproductive
physiology from University of Kentucky
Relevant past employment: Teaching assistant at
the University of Missouri; receiving clerk at the
Cameron Livestock Auction; veterinary assistant at
Polo Veterinary Clinic.
Responsibilities: Livestock specialist in Cedar,
Barton, Jasper, Newton, McDonald Counties.
Memberships: American Society of Animal Sci-
ence, University of Missouri Ag Alumni.
Publications: Contributor to ―Ag News and Views
Newsletter‖ and ―Horseman's Advantage.‖
What is one thing about Extension you wish
Missourians in your area knew about? “We do
more than soil tests and answer questions about
trees and shrubs. Extension still has the people to
answer those ‗county agent‘ questions but we are
so much more. From business development to wa-
ter quality, we have specialists in specific areas to
help people with a variety of questions,‖ said Funk.
Specialists with this focus
can help with the following: livestock nutrition
on-farm performance
evaluation
steer feedouts
current livestock situation
livestock genetics
general livestock manage-
ment
livestock marketing
producer organizations
livestock reproduction
field trials and demonstra-
tion
grazing management
fescue toxicosis
Show-Me-Select Replace-
ment Heifer program
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Dr. Jodie
Pennington
Newton County
Tel: (417) 455-9500
E-mail: [email protected]
Started with Extension: De-
cember 2009
Job Title: Small ruminant specialist focused on
goat and sheep management, production, and
marketing.
Responsibilities: He is employed by Lincoln
University and will work in partnership with
the University of Missouri Extension with pri-
mary responsibility in Newton, McDonald, and
Barry counties.
Dr. Pennington has 17 years of experience with
the cooperative extension service working with
goats and the dairy industry. His most recent
position was as a professor of dairy and small
ruminants in the animal science section with
the University of Arkansas Cooperative Exten-
sion Service in Little Rock.
He has worked with goats for over 35 years,
primarily with dairy goats in the early years
and mostly with meat goats in the last 10 years.
He also has over 20 years of experience work-
ing with sheep.
Livestock is part of Extension‘s focus area of
agriculture. This positions focuses on sheep
and goats.
LIVESTOCK ENERGY
Dr. Patrick
Davis
Newton County
Tel: (417) 455-9500
E-mail: [email protected]
Started with Extension:
December 2010
Education Background: Bachelors in ani-
mal science from University of Missouri –
Columbia; masters in animal science
(emphasis in beef cattle reproduction) from
Oklahoma State University; doctorate phi-
losophy (emphasis on beef cattle nutrition)
from University of Missouri – Columbia.
Job Responsibilities: Promote the MAES-
TRO program in southwest Missouri either
through presentation or written forms of
communication, conduct data collections at
farms, and work with farmers to get data
passed on for analysis. Once energy savings
recommendations are given to farmers, he
then works with the farmers to get these
technologies installed and provide needed
follow-up communication.
To schedule a visit: Contact Dr. Davis at the
Newton County Extension Center to discuss
qualifications for this program.
Small Missouri farms can take steps to reduce
energy usage through a program that offers en-
ergy audits, loans and rebates to retrofit equip-
ment and improve operations. The Missouri Ag-
ricultural Energy Savings Team—A Revolution-
ary Opportunity, or MAESTRO, targets livestock
and poultry farms that are small enough to not
require a confined feeding operation permit.
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Jim Wirth
Greene County
Tel: (417) 881-8909
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
August 1997
Education: Bachelors in English and philosophy
from St. Meinrad College; master‘s of divinity
from St. Meinrad Theology (St. Meinrad, Ind.);
Master‘s in sociology and education from North-
ern Illinois University; Doctorate in sociology
(Ph.D.) from Loyola University of Chicago, 1978.
Relevant past employment: Professor of sociol-
ogy at College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO.
(1978 – 1997); instructor in sociology for three
years at four Chicago-area colleges; sixth grade
teacher for three years at Lindop School
(Broadview, Chicago suburb); and counselor at
Half-Way House for Federal Prisoners.
Responsibilities: Provides educational program-
ming in southwest Missouri that focuses on: fam-
ily, parenting, child development, aging, diversity,
career and professional development, healthy liv-
ing, and leadership development.
Honors: In 2005, honored with Extension‘s
―Reaching Diverse Audiences Award‖ for helping
employers, service providers and others in south-
west Missouri break down cultural barriers.
Renette
Wardlow Christian County
Tel: (417) 581-3558
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
January 1987
Education: Bachelor‘s and Master‘s degrees
in human development and family studies
from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Relevant past employment: Came to exten-
sion right after graduating from college.
Responsibilities: Programs related to parent-
ing, youth development, character education,
teen issues, anger and stress management,
building positive self-esteem and child devel-
opment.
Honors: Named ―Citizen of the Year‖ by the
Ozark Chamber of Commerce (2004); In 2005,
the University of Missouri Extension Human En-
vironmental Sciences Program recognized
Renette for her years of work with over 100 part-
ners to make the Christian County Family Crisis
Center a reality. She received the “Celebration
of Excellence Award for Collaboration & Net-
working – External Partnerships Award.‖
Specialists with this focus can help with the following programs: child-development education,
building strong families, tackling the tough skills, rethink: anger management, character education, chil-
dren and divorce, child care, parenting skills, stress management, sexuality, family routines and tradi-
tions, marital enrichment, communication skills, depression and suicide, character development, aging
and elderly programs, family relationships, building a positive self-esteem, sibling rivalry, conflict man-
agement, balancing work and family, family violence, teen pregnancy prevention, drug and alcohol
abuse prevention, coping with change, understanding different personalities, dealing with grief, goal set-
ting and time management, dealing with children‘s fears, coping with loneliness, job readiness, success-
ful single parenting, raising responsible children, grandparents raising grandchildren, helping children
succeed in school and developing leaders.
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Family Financial Education is part of MU Extension‘s focus of human environmental sciences.
FAMILY FINANCIAL EDUCATION
Janet LaFon
Jasper County
Tel: (417) 358-2158
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
August 1981
Education: Bachelor‘s in education (Vocational
Home Economics), Missouri State University;
Masters in Family and Consumer Economics, Uni-
versity of Missouri-Columbia.
Relevant past employment: Worked as a re-
search assistant for two years at the University of
Missouri-Columbia prior to joining Extension.
Responsibilities: Provides educational informa-
tion on topics such as money management, credit,
insurance, investments and savings, estate plan-
ning, time management, and general consumer
education/protection issues; co-coordinates the
Master Gardener program in Jasper County.
Memberships: National Extension Association of
Family and Consumer Sciences, American Asso-
ciation of Family and Consumer Sciences; Univer-
sity of Missouri Extension Association, Soropti-
mist International of Carthage and Association for
Financial Counseling and Planning Education.
Publications: Co-author of the "Money Action
Plan" curriculum and contributor to the Family
Connection and Silver Threads newsletters.
Annette
FitzGerald
Taney County
Tel: (417) 546-4431
E-mail: [email protected]
Started with Extension:
August 1974
Education: Bachelors in education from Hender-
son State University; Masters in family econom-
ics from Indiana State University
Relevant past employment: Three years as a
high school teacher at West Memphis High
School; two years teaching at Indiana State and
Hood College in Frederick, Maryland; 30 years
as extension educator at the University of Con-
necticut serving Hartford and Litchfield County
as a family and consumer science educator.
Responsibilities: Provides consumer and family
economics programs that address the needs of
citizens of southwest Missouri. Programs include
basic budgeting, money management choices,
savings and investing, retirement and estate plan-
ning, as well as consumer education issues and
concerns.
Memberships: National Association of Con-
sumer & Family Economist, Missouri Associa-
tion of Extension Educators, American Council
on Consumer Interest (ACCI) and Junior Auxil-
iary of Taney County, MO.
Publications: Author or co-authored 15 journal
articles dealing with family financial issues.
Specialists with this focus
can help with the following: consumer education
family resource manage-
ment
money management
family legal/financial af-
fairs
credit
consumer protection
family finances
buy skills
investment and savings
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Nutrition and Health Education is part of MU Extension‘s focus area of human environmental sciences.
Included is the Family Nutrition Education Program. FNEP provides programming that meets your
clients' needs considering age, culture, reading level and abilities. Lessons with hands-on activities are
designed for youth and the adults that support them, pregnant teens, and immigrant populations.
NUTRITION & HEALTH EDUCATION
Tammy Roberts
Barton County
Tel: (417) 682-3579
E-mail: [email protected]
Started with Extension:
September 1994
Education: Bachelor‘s in Education from Mis-
souri State University, Master‘s in nutrition from
Hunter College, New York, New York; also is a
registered dietitian.
Relevant past employment: Resource coordina-
tor for the Bureau of Nutrition and Child Care
Programs at the Missouri Department of Health;
previously a WIC program nutritionist for Web-
ster County and Boone County.
Responsibilities: Providing research-based infor-
mation on food and nutrition for citizens of
southwest Missouri; fields questions from the
general public and conducts numerous educa-
tional programs on nutrition related themes.
Memberships: American Dietetic Association;
Kansas City Dietetic Association; Missouri Ex-
tension Association of Family and Consumer
Sciences; National Extension Association of
Family and Consumer Sciences.
Specialists with this focus
can help with the following: diet and health
resource management
food buying and storage
reading food labels
―Stay Strong, Stay
Healthy‖ program
―Dining with Diabetes‖
food preparation
food preservation
weight control
food, nutrition and health
frauds
misleading nutritional
claims in advertising
―A New You‖
―Cooking for One or Two‖
food composition
safe food handling
Nutrition Education Pro-
gram for limited-income
families
My Pyramid
feeding infants, children
―Think Your Drink‖
―When Parents Won‘t Eat‖
Christeena
Haynes
Dallas County
Tel: (417) 345-7551
E-mail: [email protected]
Started with Extension:
January 2011
Education: Bachelor‘s and master‘s degrees in
family and consumer sciences, with an emphasis
on dietetics and nutrition, from the University of
Central Arkansas.
Relevant past experience: Completed a dietetic
internship at the University of Central Arkansas
that provided experience in food service manage-
ment, clinical settings, community nutrition and
research.
Is there a group you are targeting for your
services? ―No, my target group is anyone inter-
ested in learning more about nutrition and health
related issues. However, some educational pro-
grams may be geared more toward a certain audi-
ence than others depending on the type of pro-
gram,‖ said Haynes.
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Nutrition and Health Education is part of MU Extension‘s focus area of human environmental sciences.
Included is the Family Nutrition Education Program. FNEP provides programming that meets your
clients' needs considering age, culture, reading level and abilities. Lessons with hands-on activities are
designed for youth and the adults that support them, pregnant teens, and immigrant populations.
NUTRITION & HEALTH EDUCATION
NUTRITION SUPPORT
Cindy Edmondson
FNEP Office, Suite F200,
2160 W. Chesterfield Blvd.,
Springfield, Mo 65807
Tel: 417-886-2059
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 1990
Linda Jarvis
FNEP Office, Suite F200,
2160 W. Chesterfield Blvd.
Springfield, Mo 65807
Tel: 417-886-2059
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 1997
Brenda Shannon
FNEP Office, Suite F200,
2160 W. Chesterfield Blvd.
Springfield, Mo 65807
Tel: 417-886-2059
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2003
Teresa Deford FNEP Office, Suite F200,
2160 W. Chesterfield Blvd., Springfield,
Mo 65807
Tel: 417-886-2059
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2003
Jarvis
DeFord
Edmondson
Shannon
Pamela
Duitsman
Greene County
305 E. Walnut, Suite
111, Springfield
Tel: (417) 866-3039
Also Director of the
Family Nutrition Education Program for
southwest Missouri
E-mail: [email protected]
Started with Extension: Nov. 1, 2009
Education background: PhD and master‘s
degrees from Iowa State University.
Relevant past employment: Regional director
and director of programs for the American
Cancer Society; nutritionist for St. John‘s
Health Systems, and nutrition specialist for
MU Extension 1997-2000.
Job responsibilities: Coordinate the Family
Nutrition Education Program in the 16 counties
of southwest Missouri and provide leadership
for personnel, grant administration, financial
management, curriculum implementation, pro-
gram management, evaluation and reporting.
The Family nutrition education programs
(FNEP) touch the lives of Missourians of all
ages.
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Nutrition Educators in the Family Nutrition Education Program (FNEP) bring the latest nutrition infor-
mation to low-income Missourians. This is an important part of MU Extension. FNEP helps clients
achieve life long health and fitness. Nutrition educators work with clients individually and in groups in
schools and at agencies. Clients gain skills that pave the way for nutritional well-being and health. Pro-
grams include the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and the Family Nutrition
Program (FNP).
NUTRITION PROGRAM ASSISTANTS/ASSOCIATES
Charlene Cowan
Greene County 2400 S. Scenic Ave.
Springfield, Mo. 65807 Tel: (417) 881-8909
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2009
Marty Wood
Greene County 2400 S. Scenic Ave. Springfield, Mo. 65807
Tel: (417) 881-8909
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2000
Dina Good
FNEP Office, Suite F200,
2160 W. Chesterfield Blvd., Spring-
field, Mo 65807
Tel: 417-886-2059
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2004
Sherry Hull FNEP Office, Suite F200,
2160 W. Chesterfield Blvd., Spring-
field, Mo 65807
Tel: 417-886-2059
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2008
Becky Roark
FNEP Office, Suite F200,
2160 W. Chesterfield Blvd., Springfield, Mo 65807
Tel: 417-886-2059
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2004
Jacquie Howell Barry County Courthouse, 700 Main, Suite 4
Cassville, 65625
Phone: (417) 847-3161
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2011
Tonya Wogoman
Barry County Courthouse, 700 Main, Suite 4
Cassville, 65625
Phone: (417) 847-3161
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2009
Melissa McKarus
Barton County 801 East 12th Street
Lamar, 64759
Phone: (417) 682-3579/682-4125
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 1998
Linda Bartkoski Cedar County 113 South Street
Stockton, 65785
Phone: (417) 276-3313
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2000
Becky Mills
Christian County 105 N. Second Street, P.O. Box 160
Ozark, 65721
Phone: (417) 581-3558
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2008
Good
Hull
Roark
Cowan
Wood Wogoman
Bartkoski
Mills
McKarus
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Nutrition Educators in the Family Nutrition Education Program (FNEP) bring the latest nutrition infor-
mation to low-income Missourians. This is an important part of MU Extension. FNEP helps clients
achieve life long health and fitness. Nutrition educators work with clients individually and in groups in
schools and at agencies. Clients gain skills that pave the way for nutritional well-being and health. Pro-
grams include the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and the Family Nutrition
Program (FNP).
NUTRITION PROGRAM ASSISTANTS/ASSOCIATES
Jan Gerstlauer
Hickory & Polk Counties Courthouse Annex, P.O. Box 187
Hermitage, 65668
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2004
Gayle Fahrenbruch
Jasper County Courthouse
Carthage, 64836
Phone: (417) 358-2158
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2008
Mary Ann Pennington
Jasper County Courthouse
Carthage, 64836
Phone: (417) 358-2158
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 1997
Kenzie Pringle
Lawrence County Courthouse, P.O. Box 388
Mt. Vernon, 65712
Phone: (417) 466-3102
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2011
Linda Gill McDonald County 306 Harmon St., P.O. Box 336
Pineville, 64856
Phone: (417) 223-4775
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2001
Jennifer Howard
Newton County Smith Hall, 601 Laclede
Neosho, 64850
Phone: (417) 455-9500
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2005
Barbara Landis
Newton County Smith Hall, 601 Laclede
Neosho, 64850
Phone: (417) 223-4775
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2010
Amanda Smigiel Stone County Courthouse, Second Floor
108 East 4th Street
P.O. Box 345, Galena 65656
Phone: (417) 357-6812 E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2009
Chalys McCoy
Taney County P.O. Box 598, 122 Felkins Ave.
Forsyth, MO 65653
Phone: (417) 546-4431
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2003
Kathy Embrey
Webster County 800 S. Marshall St.
Marshfield, 65706
Phone: (417) 859-2044
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2002
Gerstlauer
Fahrenbruch
Pennington
Pringle
Gill Embry
McCoy
Smigiel
Howard
Landis
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HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Specialists with this focus can help with: sustainable building design and building
technology
downtown revitalization
affordable housing
energy and resource conservation programs
moisture problems and mold
building forensics
recycling and reuse in construction
financing energy improvements
energy bill tax credits
family energy management
home maintenance and repair
home planning
remodeling
floor-plan analysis
use of housing, home furnishings/equipment
use of color in the home
home safety information
interior design/space planning
Resource efficient home design and remodeling
HVAC systems, efficiency and comparisons
insulation, ventilation and moisture control
alternative heating and safety
earth contact design
window selection and covering
landscaping for energy control
Alternative and renewable energy
passive and active solar systems
geothermal heat pumps
wind energy
Home energy audits
weatherization
programmable thermostats
energy assistance for utility bills
low income weatherization programs
Jeff Barber
Greene County
Tel: (417) 682-3579
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
September 2005
Education: Barber earned a master of architecture
from the University of Oklahoma, with an empha-
sis in architectural building technology and sus-
tainable design. He has a Bachelor‘s in art and
architecture from Drury University.
Relevant past employment: Barber has been an
architect since 1993. Projects have included single
and multi-family dwellings, retail buildings,
churches, schools, banks, hospitals and the fire
station and storm shelter in Pearce City. He has
taught at the University of Missouri-Columbia, as
well Missouri State University, Drury University
and the University of Oklahoma.
Partners: Barber partners with Drury University,
Project Core and
the Ozarks
Greene Building
Coalition for a
majority of his
programs and
projects.
Housing and environmental design is part of Extension‘s focus on human environmental
services. Named programs include: HOME (a first-time homebuyers program); HomeWorks
(program for first time homebuyers and other homeowners about basic home repair, mainte-
nance and financial management); Healthy Indoor Air for America’s Homes (a national con-
sumer education program dealing with improved indoor air quality); Community Revitaliza-
tion and Sustainability (community participatory process and training program) and Afford-
able Housing through Community Partnership (a planned housing development process).
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4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Velynda
Cameron Greene County
Tel: (417) 881-8909
E-mail:
Stated with Extension:
June 9, 2008.
Education background: Bachelors in consumer
and family studies with an emphasis in child and
family development from Missouri State Univer-
sity; a master‘s in education with an emphasis in
reading, also from MSU.
Relevant past employment: 4-H parent volun-
teer/project leader/group leader for 10 plus years
in Hickory County; part-time youth program assis-
tant in Dallas County for one year; Director of
MSU – University Child Care Center (Laboratory
school) for seven years; Instructor at OTC in early
childhood development for 10 years.
Number of counties you will serve: Greene,
Christian and Taney
What do you enjoy most about working with
youth (or volunteers)? ―I enjoy children of all
ages (0 to 99 years). They keep me challenged and
on my toes. It makes my day to see the ‗light bulb‘
come on when a person learns something new,‖
said Cameron.
How to do you hope to grow 4-H? “I would like
to see 4-H (Clover Kids) introduced into the Head
Start programs, into the public school classrooms
and after school programs,‖ said Cameron.
Providing opportunities for youth to develop positive self-esteem, leadership skills, decision-
making skills, citizenship and practical life-skills are major objectives of the extension youth
program. Youth specialists and education assistants teach adult volunteer leaders and youth
through a variety of activities and events. Membership in 4-H is evenly distributed in Missouri
between rural areas, small towns and suburbs and the state‘s urban areas.
Specialists with this focus can help with: coordination of county 4-H program
citizenship programs
volunteer-leader training
career exploration
4-H school enrichment
4-H community clubs
youth entrepreneurship
cultural-heritage and diversity
community service
4-H Expanded Food-Nutrition Education
Program groups
leadership programs/team building
4-H fairs and shows
practical life-skills
4-H special-interest groups
environmental education
character education
International Youth Exchange
show for ―special needs‖ kids
partnerships with youth-serving agencies
decision making
self-esteem/peer pressure
camping programs
substance-abuse prevention
4-H individual participation
In Christian County …
Kathryn E. Workman
4-H youth assistant
105 North 2nd Street
Ozark, MO 65721
Phone: (417) 581-3558
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in March 2000
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Robert McNary
Jasper County
Tel: (417) 358-2158
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
December 2003
Education: Received a Master's degree in educa-
tion (1985) and a Bachelor's degree in agriculture
(1981) from the University of Missouri.
Relevant past employment: Taught agriculture
education for the Jasper R-5 School District from
1981 to 2003; former member of the Jasper
County extension council.
Responsibilities: Provides leadership for Univer-
sity of Missouri Extension's 4-H programs in Bar-
ton, Cedar and Jasper counties.
Memberships: University of Missouri Extension
Association; Missouri Association of Extension 4-
H Youth Workers and the National Association of
Extension 4-H Agents.
Jeremy Elliott-Engel
Newton County
Tel: (417) 455-9500
E-mail:
elliot-
Started with Extension:
September 2009
Education background:
master‘s in agricultural sci-
ence education from Cornell University; bache-
lor‘s in agricultural business management, State
University of New York.
Relevant past employment: New York State
FFA Leadership Foundation, Inc, Public Rela-
tions Educator; New York State Department of
Agriculture & Markets; New York State Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, Research Assistant.
Job responsibilities: Manage and provide pro-
gramming to 4-H members and volunteers from
Barry, McDonald and Newton county.
Do you have first-hand experience with 4-H? I
am a lifelong 4-H‘er and I participated in projects
ranging from gardening, woodworking, poultry,
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Sarah Thomas
4-H youth assistant
113 South St.
Stockton, Mo. 65783
Phone: (417) 276-3313
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2008
Elaine Davis 4-H youth assistant
801 East 12th Street,
Lamar, MO 64759
Phone: (417) 682-3579
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in July 1997
Lynda DuMond 4-H youth associate
Old Courthouse
Pineville, MO 64856
Phone: (417) 223-4775
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in January 1997
Becky Fay 4-H youth assistant
8 S. Main Street
Greenfield, 65661
(417) 637-2112
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in November 1988
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Karla Deaver
Lawrence County
Tel: (417) 466-3102
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
December 1989
Education: Bachelors degree in animal science
from Missouri State University; Master‘s in dairy
science from University of Missouri-Columbia.
Relevant past employment: Sales representative
with Merck & Co.; farm service director with
KWTO Radio.
Responsibilities: Providing leadership in the de-
velopment of community-focused programs that
promote positive youth development. A key focus
area is the traditional 4-H club programs in Law-
rence and Dade counties, but also working with
schools and other youth agencies on collaborative
programs.
Memberships: University of Missouri Extension
Association; Missouri Association of County Ag-
riculture Agents; Epsilon Sigma Phi; numerous
other community and professional organizations.
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Lesa King
4-H youth associate
108 E 4th Street,
Galena, MO 65656
Phone: (417) 357-6812
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2008
Pat Kirby
4-H youth assistant
451 South Albany
Bolivar, Mo. 65613
Phone: (417) 326-4916
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in 2003
Vacant 4-H youth associate
Courthouse, P.O. Box 1070
Buffalo, MO 65622
Phone: (417) 345-7551
Jeannie Ann Moreno
4-H youth assistant
800 S. Marshall St.
Marshfield, MO 65706
Phone: (417) 859-2044
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in September 1989
Angelia Ham
Polk County
Tel: (417) 326-4916
E-mail:
Started with Exten-
sion: September 2009
Education: A gradu-
ate of Bolivar High School, undergraduate (social
work major with an emphasis in family health
and child development) and master's degrees
from Missouri State University.
Relevant past employment: Has worked at the
Division of Youth Services, Cox Social Services,
for Common Ground, as a Director of Youth and
Children's Ministries, and as a Children's Ser-
vices Supervisor at Burrell Behavioral Health.
Job responsibilities: Angelia Ham will develop
and lead programs, volunteer leaders and partner-
ships that help to promote positive growth and
development for all young people.
What do you enjoy most about working with
children? "I love watching children accomplish
something they didn't think they could do.‖
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This program helps Missouri citizens and local officials better understand problems, which must
be handled on a community basis. These extension specialists provide community leaders with
educational programs that enhance the decision-making process through group action.
Wayne Dietrich
Taney County
Tel: (417) 546-4431
E-mail:
Started with Extension: May
1989
Education: Bachelor‘s from
University of Northern Iowa; Master‘s from Southern
Illinois University -Carbondale and Ph.D. work at the
University of Delaware.
Relevant past employment: Peace Corps Volunteer;
Congressional liaison for representative in Illinois;
advertising coordinator.
Responsibilities: Provide program assistance in com-
munity development to 16 counties in southwest Mis-
souri.
Memberships: Ozark Regional Alliance and Freedom
of the Road Riders
Specialists with this focus
can help with the following: assist community groups
in problem-solving tech-
niques
education on county gov-
ernment operations
development of commu-
nity resources
public-work standards for
local governments
community implementa-
tion of crime-prevention
models
economic-development
programs
comprehensive community
planning
development of commu-
nity leadership
community planning
rural development issues
assistance to local-
government officials in
public-service roles
assistance in recreation
and tourism development
accounting/budgeting for
municipalities
assistance in analyzing
economic base
zoning
COMMUNITY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Ozarks Non-profit Development Center
A joint effort between MU Extension in
Greene County and Drury University that
benefits non-profit organizations with cur-
rent research, communication plans and a
quarterly newsletter, ―Windward.‖
Ozarks Country School Association The mission of the OCSA is to foster a
deeper understanding and appreciation of
the one-room school experience in Ozarks.
The goal of the organization is to raise funds
and awareness to maintain historic one-
room school buildings left in Missouri and
to develop them as community centers.
Election Trainings
Community development specialists work
with county clerks to provide the very best
available training and training resources
for election poll workers.
Society of Professional Journalists
The southwest Missouri chap-
ter of this organization is fo-
cused on freedom of the press
issues, the Sunshine Law and
developing citizen journalists.
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SOUTHWEST REGION
NEWS SERVICE
David Burton Civic Communication
Specialist
Greene County
Tel: (417) 881-8909
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
November 2001
Education: Bachelor‘s in journalism and politi-
cal science from Drury University (1988); Mas-
ter‘s in marketing communications from Drury
University (2001).
Relevant past employment: Four years as man-
aging editor of weekly newspaper in Willard,
Mo. (1989 – 1993); alumni and development of-
fice at Missouri State University (1993-1997);
five years as public relations specialist at Associ-
ated Electric Cooperative Inc., Springfield, Mo.
(1997 – 2001).
Responsibilities: Helps the media and individu-
als gain a better understanding of local issues
through the Southwest Region News Service, a
weekly educational news service for MU Exten-
sion in southwest Missouri.
Programs: Media Ethics topics: ―You are the
Editor,‖ ―Journalism in Mayberry‖ and ―Media
Ethics in Mayberry;‖ Citizen Journalist Acad-
emy: ―Working with the News Media,‖ and
―When Media Call.‖ The goal is to develop an
organized group of citizen journalists that can
work in conjunction with community newspa-
pers. Ozarks Country School Association: histori-
cal and cultural heritage topics and programs re-
lated to one-room schools; Public Issue Forums:
―Democracy‘s Challenge—Reclaiming the Pub-
lic‘s Role,‖ ―News Media and Society: How to
Restore the Public Trust,‖ ―Money and Politics:
Restoring the Balance,‖ and ―What Should Our
Community Do About Fireworks?‖
URBAN PROGRAM
SPECIALIST
Dr. Tim Siebert Urban Program
Specialist
Greene County
Tel: (417) 881-8909
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
November 2008
Responsibility: Tim gives overall leadership to
extension programming in Greene Count. He
assists in marketing University of Missouri Ex-
tension programming locally and develops re-
sources to further enhance and expand extension
programming in Greene County.
Education background: Bachelors in business
administration (Southwest Baptist University,
Bolivar, Mo.); masters of Public Administration
(University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.); doc-
torate Higher Education (University of Arkan-
sas, Fayetteville, Ark).
Relevant Past Experience: Former college
president, former president of two K-12 private
schools, former college vice president and former
university senior director of development and
public relations.
Q: What are some of the early goals for your
new position?
A: ―I want to promote teamwork, creativity, syn-
ergy, collaboration, and continued improvement
of MU Extension locally. That means early on
I‘ll be spending lots of time developing working
relationships with the Greene County Extension
Council, extension leadership, government offi-
cials, extension specialists, and other internal and
external constituents,‖ said Dr. Siebert. ―I‘ll also
be working to further enhance community awareness
and use of extension programs and services.‖
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The Tri-Lakes Telecommunication Commu-
nity Resource Center (TCRC), Hwy. 413
South, Reeds Spring, Mo, 65737, is located at
the southwest corner of Reeds Spring High
School. The center is open to the public and
gives Missourians access to college classes
for credit and continuing education, video-
conferencing, computer classes, satellite
downlinks, multimedia computer software,
meeting facilities and Internet access. The Tri
-Lakes TCRC is focused on the development
of programs that bring advanced educational
resources to rural communities. For more in-
formation visit the TCRC‘s online resources
at http://telecenter.missouri.edu/reedsspring.
Nellie Lamers
Tri-Lakes TCRC
Tel: 1-800-730-8272
E-mail:
Started with Extension:
January 1999
Education: Bachelor‘s degree in business and
marketing, University of Missouri – Columbia;
Master's in educational technology from Univer-
sity of Missouri – Columbia (2003).
Responsibilities: Install and maintain ITV, com-
puter and satellite equipment at TCRC and teach
computer classes (everything from computer ba-
sics and Excel to more complex computer usage).
TELECOMMUNICATION
RESOURCE CENTER
Amanda
Marney Headquartered at the
Southwest Research
Center
Tel: (417) 597-4412
E-mail:
Started with Extension: 2007
Education: Marney graduated from University
of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in agricul-
tural journalism and a degree in plant science.
Relevant past employment: Marney has
worked with the MU Extension nutrient manage-
ment programs, as well as the James River Basin
Partnership and the Barry County Soil and Water
Conservation District. She has worked with a
variety of agricultural magazines and newspa-
pers. She also owned and operated her own com-
munications company – AM Communications –
where she specialized in writing, editing, photog-
raphy and graphic design projects.
Responsibilities: Marney's position is funded
through a Homeland Security Grant to the MU
Fire and Rescue Training Institute. Her primary
responsibility will be coordinating bio-security
training for the agriculture community. She will
work in the 16 counties of southwest Missouri as
well as Vernon and St. Clair counties.
AG PREPAREDNESS
& RESEARCH
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MU EXTENSION PARTNERING LOCATIONS
Southwest Research Center The University of Missouri research facility,
known as the Southwest Missouri Agricul-
tural Research Center, is located two miles
south of Mt. Vernon, Mo. It was established
in 1959. Small grains research focuses on
wheat variety testing, and alternative crops
including canola, sesame and sunflowers. An
experimental pasture-based dairy operation
focuses on grazing management and innova-
tive seasonal dairy practices. Horticultural
research focuses on production alternatives
for commercial producers and home garden-
ers interested in small fruits and vegetables,
medicinal herbs, agroforestry projects
(walnuts, pecans, hickory, pawpaws, and per-
simmons) and the growth and use of elder-
berries.
For more information, contact the Southwest Center at
Tel: (417) 466-2148
Southwest Regional office
3003 E. Chestnut Expressway
Springfield, Mo.
Tel: (417) 865-0707
REGIONAL OFFICE
Tony Delong Stone County—TCRC
Tel: (417) 337-0605
E-mail: [email protected]
Started with Extension:
November 2005
Position: University of Missouri Extension County
Council Coordinator for membership.
Responsibilities: DeLong works with the Council
Leadership Development Committee and Regional
Council Leadership Teams to enhance communica-
tion among county and regional extension councils
and to provide educational opportunities for coun-
cil members to understand and fulfill their statutory
roles. He also coordinates with the statewide coun-
cil board to facilitate communication.
COUNCIL LEADERSHIP
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERT GUIDE PLEASE CONTACT
David L. Burton, Civic Communication Specialist
University of Missouri Extension, 2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, Mo. 65807
Tel: (417) 881-8909 * E-mail: [email protected]
http://extension.missouri.edu/greene