Our People
Find an educator or specialist
Extension educators and 4-H coordinators are located at 42 county offices and three tribal communities in Idaho and are experts on issues in your local community. Extension specialists are located at our 10 research and Extension centers across the state and conduct applied research on topics important to Idaho. Explore our list of experts or visit our list of county and reservation offices.
Community development
Lorie Higgins
Professor and Extension Specialist in Sociology
Paul Lewin
Executive Director of Western Rural Development Center; Professor and Extension Specialist in Sociology
Colette DePhelps
Area Extension Educator in Community Food Systems
David Callister
Extension Educator in Community Development and Butte County Chair
Melissa Hamilton
Extension Educator in Community Development and Agriculture
Katie Hoffman-McFarland
Extension Educator in Family and Consumer Sciences
Kathee Tifft
Extension Educator in Community Development, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Nez Perce County Chair
Jennifer Werlin
Extension Educator in Community Food Systems
Food production systems
Crops
Albert Adjesiwor
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Weed Science
Lide Chen
Professor and Extension Specialist in Waste Management Engineering
Courtney Cosdon
Soil Health Extension Instructor
Xi Liang
Associate Professor
Nora Olsen
Professor and Extension Specialist in Potato and Horticulture
Timothy Prather
Professor and Senior Associate Director of Rangeland Center
Jianli Chen
Professor
Kasia Duellman
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Plant Pathology
Juliet Marshall
Associate Director of Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station, Professor and Extension Specialist in Cereals
Kurtis Schroeder
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Cropping Systems Agronomist
Jared Spackman
Idaho Barley Commission Endowed Barley Agronomist, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
James Woodhall
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Plant Pathology
Emily Bedwell
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Irrigation Technology
Pramod Acharya
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Forage Agronomy
Kamal Khadka
Assistant Professor and Lead for Brassica Breeding and Research Program
Gustavo Teixeira
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Potato Postharvest Physiologist
Douglas Finkelnburg
Area Extension Educator in Cropping Systems
Farm and ranch management
Xiaoxue "Rita" Du
Associate Professor
Patrick Hatzenbuehler
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Agricultural Economics
Hernan Tejeda
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Agricultural Economics
Brett Wilder
Assistant Professor and Area Extension Educator in Agricultural Economics
Colby Field
Assistant Professor and Area Extension Educator in Agricultural Economics
Jessica Windh
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Rangeland and Natural Resource Economics
Food and beverage manufacturing
Janna Hamlett
Clinical Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Food Processing
Livestock
Phil Bass
Associate Professor
Mireille Chahine
Professor
Joseph Dalton
Professor and Extension Specialist in Dairy Cattle
Melinda Ellison
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Range Livestock and Sheep
Benton Glaze
Interim Department Head and Professor of Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences; and Extension Specialist in Beef Cattle
John Hall
Professor, Extension Specialist in Beef Cattle and Lead at Rinker Rock Creek Ranch
Jim Sprinkle
Professor and Extension Specialist in Beef Cattle
Jacob W. Bledsoe
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Aquaculture
Gilbert Miito
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Air Quality
Izabelle Teixeira
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Dairy Cattle
Hernan Tejeda
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Agricultural Economics
Health and wellbeing
Joey Peutz
Director of University of Idaho Extension, Southern District
Annie Roe
Associate Professor, Extension Specialist in Nutrition Education and Director of Eat Smart Idaho
Luke Erickson
Professor and Extension Specialist in Personal Finance
Leslee Blanch
Extension Educator in Family and Consumer Sciences
Surine Greenway
Extension Educator in Family and Consumer Sciences
Lance Hansen
Extension Educator in Family Finance and Madison County Chair
Katie Hoffman-McFarland
Extension Educator in Family and Consumer Sciences
Kirstin Jensen
Extension Educator in Health, Fitness and Nutrition
Shelly Johnson
Extension Educator in Family and Consumer Sciences and Administrator for Eat Smart Idaho (northern district)
Siew Guan Lee
Extension Educator in Family and Consumer Sciences
Gretchen Manker
Extension Educator in Family and Consumer Sciences
Bridget Morrisroe
Extension Educator in Family and Consumer Sciences
Karen Richel
Extension Educator in Financial Literacy
Amy Robertson
Extension Educator in Family and Consumer Sciences and 4-H
Laura Sant
Extension Educator in Health and Nutrition, Food Safety and 4-H
Kathee Tifft
Extension Educator in Community Development, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Nez Perce County Chair
Kari Ure
Extension Educator in Family and Consumer Sciences and 4-H
Grace Wittman
Extension Educator in Family and Consumer Sciences
Adrianne Griebel-Thompson
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Maternal and Infant Nutrition
Horticulture and small farms
Ariel Agenbroad
Area Extension Educator
Colette DePhelps
Area Extension Educator in Community Food Systems
Reed Findlay
Extension Educator in Crops and Horticulture
Melissa Hamilton
Extension Educator in Community Development and Agriculture
Patrick Hatzenbuehler
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Agricultural Economics
Bracken Henderson
Extension Educator in Horticulture, Agriculture and 4-H
Jennifer Jensen
Extension Educator in Sustainable Farms, Horticulture and Nursery Crops
Grant Loomis
Extension Educator
Iris Mayes
Extension Educator in Horticulture and Small Farms
Rebecca Mills
Extension Educator in Livestock and 4-H
Ron Patterson
Extension Educator in Horticulture and Agriculture
Brad Stokes
Extension Educator in Horticulture
Jason Thomas
Extension Educator in Entomology
Jennifer Werlin
Extension Educator in Community Food Systems
Andres “Andy” West
Extension Educator in Horticulture
James Woodhall
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Plant Pathology
Natural resources
Chris Schnepf
Area Extension Educator in Applied Forestry Ecology and Silviculture
Randall Brooks
Professor and Extension Specialist in Forestry
Audra Cochran
Extension Educator in Natural Resources
Jim Ekins
Area Extension Educator in Water Education
Melinda Ellison
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Range Livestock and Sheep
Timothy Prather
Professor and Senior Associate Director of Rangeland Center
Ryer Becker
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Forest Operations and Forest Products Manufacturing
Jim Sprinkle
Professor and Extension Specialist in Beef Cattle
Lauren King
Extension Educator in Agriculture, Natural Resources and 4-H
Water
Jim Ekins
Area Extension Educator in Water Education
Lide Chen
Professor and Extension Specialist in Waste Management Engineering
Mario De Haro-Martí
Extension Educator in Dairy and Livestock Environmental Education
Patrick Hatzenbuehler
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Agricultural Economics
Christa Howarth
Extension Instructor in Water Education
Russell Qualls
Associate Professor and Idaho State Climatologist
Kendra Kaiser
Director of Idaho Water Resources Research Institute and Assistant Professor
Emily Bedwell
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Irrigation Technology
4-H
Nancy Shelstad
Interim Director of University of Idaho Extension 4-H Youth Development
Janis Steffens
Administrative Specialist III
Robin Baumgartner
Program Coordinator
Matt Fisher
Area Extension Educator in 4-H
Tami Goetz
Area Extension Educator in 4-H
Mike Knutz
Area Extension Educator for 4-H
Scott Nash
Area Extension Educator in 4-H
Judith Schoenfelder
4-H Program Specialist
Claire Sponseller
Area Extension Educator in 4-H
Mandy Strey
Area Extension Educator for 4-H
Natasha Tienhaara
4-H AmeriCorps Program Coordinator
Teresa Tverdy
4-H Program Specialist
Administrative team
Contact our leadership team with any statewide questions.
Barbara Petty
Associate Dean and Director of University of Idaho Extension
Bridger Feuz
Associate Director of University of Idaho Extension
MJ Fisher
Director of University of Idaho Extension, Central District
Rusty Gosz
Director of University of Idaho Extension, Northern District
Joey Peutz
Director of University of Idaho Extension, Southern District
Marnie Spencer
Director of University of Idaho Extension, Eastern District
Nancy Shelstad
Interim Director of University of Idaho Extension 4-H Youth Development
Nicole Wright
Assistant to Associate Deans and Directors for Extension and Research
Nora Kent
Business Specialist III
Carrie Reese
Business Specialist III
Diane Isaak
Management Assistant
Janis Steffens
Administrative Specialist III