Staff Directory

Lisa M. Behnken, M.S.
Regional Extension Educator, Crops
Phone: 507-280-2867
Fax: 507-280-2872
lbehnken@umn.edu

Fritz R. Breitenbach, M.S.
Integrated Pest Management Specialist
Phone: 507-280-2870
Fax: 507-280-2872
breit004@umn.edu

Neil R. Broadwater, M.S.
Regional Extension Educator, Livestock
Phone: 507-536-6300
Fax: 507-280-2872
broad007@umn.edu

Samantha Grant
Regional Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development/Diversity
Phone: 507-536-6302
Fax: 507-536-6311
samgrant@umn.edu

Angela Gupta
Regional Extension Educator, Natural Resource Management and Utilization
Phone: 507-280-2869
Fax: 507-280-2872
agupta@umn.edu

Margo Herman
Extension Educator, Youth Work Institute
Phone: 507-280-2981
Fax: 507-536-6311
mherman@umn.edu

LuAnn Hiniker, Ph.D.
Campus Regional Director
Phone: 507-280-2865
Fax: 507-536-6311
luannh@umn.edu

Melissa Instenes
Executive Administrative Specialist, General
Phone: 507-280-2863
Fax: 507-280-2872
mminsten@umn.edu

Ardis M. Jenkins
Executive Administrative Specialist, 4-H
Phone: 507-529-2792
Fax: 507-536-6311
ajenkins@umn.edu

Patrick Jirik
Regional Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development
Phone: 507-536-6303
Fax: 507-536-6311
pjirik@umn.edu

Lois Kennis
Office Support Assistant
Phone: 507-536-6309
Fax: 507-536-6311
olso2074@umn.edu

Kathleen Lovett
Regional Extension Educator, Health and Nutrition
Phone: 507-280-2871
Fax: 507-536-6311
klovett@umn.edu

Doug Malchow
Regional Extension Educator, Water Resource Management and Policy
Phone: 507-280-5575
Fax: 507-280-2872
malch002@umn.edu

Erin Meier
Program Director, Experiment in Rural Cooperation
Phone: 507-536-6313
Fax: 507-536-6311
tegtm003@umn.edu

Ryan Miller
Regional Extension Educator, Crops
Phone: 507-529-2759
Fax: 507-280-2872
milli0869@umn.edu

Kathleen A. Olson, M.S.
Family Relations Specialist and Professor
Phone: 507-536-6306
Fax: 507-536-6311
kaolson@umn.edu

Phyllis A. Onstad, M.Ed.
Regional Extension Educator, Family Resource Management
Phone: 507-536-6307
Fax: 507-536-6311
onsta003@umn.edu

Nicole Pokorney
4-H Regional Extension Educator
Fillmore/Houston/Winona Counties
Phone: 507-536-6304
Fax: 507-536-6311
pokorney@umn.edu

Bruce W. Schwartau, M.S.
Regional Extension Educator, Community Economics
Phone: 507-536-6308
Fax: 507-280-2872
bwschwar@umn.edu

Chuck Schwartau, M.Ed.
Regional Extension Educator, Livestock
Phone: 507-536-6301
Fax: 507-280-2872
cschwart@umn.edu

Mary Jane Stearns
Executive Administrative Specialist, General
Phone: 507-536-6310
Fax: 507-280-2872
mstearns@umn.edu

Andrea Lorek Strauss
Regional Extension Educator, Environmental Science Education
Phone: 507-280-2868
Fax: 507-280-2872
astrauss@umn.edu

Deb Sveen
Executive Administrative Specialist, 4-H
Phone: 507-529-2791
Fax: 507-536-6311
dsveen@umn.edu

Michele Tlougan
Office Manager and Executive Administrative Specialist
Phone: 507-280-2864
Fax: 507-536-6311
mtlougan@umn.edu