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SDSU Extension Leadership

Barry H. Dunn, Ph.D., South Dakota Corn Utilization Council Endowed Dean, SDSU Extension Director
Karla Trautman, SDSU Extension Associate Director
Dan Oedekoven, West River Ag Center Director
Shawn Burke, Native American Program Director
Peter Nielson, 4-H Youth Development Program Director
Donna Bittiker, 4-H Field Operations Associate
Rosie Nold, Ph.D., Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Director
David Olson, Ph.D., Community Development Program Director
Suzanne Stluka, Food & Families Program Director

iGrow

Berg Agricultural Hall (SAG) 219, SDSU, Box 2207, Brookings, SD 57007 | 605.688.4163

Emery Tschetter, SDSU Extension Director of Communications & Marketing
Lindsey Gerard, iGrow Technology Coordinator
John Green, Information Officer
Matt Knippling, Information Officer

SDSU West River Ag Center

1905 Plaza Blvd.,  Rapid City, SD 57702 | 605.394.2236

Dan Oedekoven, West River Ag Center Director
Amanda Blair, Assistant Professor
Shawn Burke, Native American Program Director
Rhoda Burrows, Professor & Horticulture Specialist
Roger Gates, Professor & Rangeland Management Specialist
Shannon Hamm, Accounting Assistant
Janna Kincheloe, Research Associate II
Cynthia Lanham, Program Assistant I
Ken Olson, Associate Professor & Beef Specialist
Kathryn Reeves, 4-H Science Field Specialist
Sheila Snyder, Operation Military Kids Coordinator

SDSU Extension Regional Centers

Aberdeen Regional Center
13 Second Ave. SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401 | 605.626.2870

Regional Center Support Staff: Jessica Ness

Laura Edwards, Climate Field Specialist
Roger Ellis, Beef Feedlot Field Specialist
Karelyn Farrand, 4-H Youth Character Education Field Specialist
Mark Rosenberg, Agronomy - Weeds Field Specialist
Karen Slunecka, Family Resource Management Field Specialist
Marjorie Zastrow, Nutrition Field Specialist

Lemmon Regional Center
408 Eighth St. W., Lemmon, SD 57638 | 605.374.4177

Regional Center Support Staff: Jocelyn Barnes

Robin Salverson, Cow/Calf Field Specialist
Paul Thares, Community Development Field Specialist

Mitchell Regional Center
821 North Capital St., P.O. Box 610, Mitchell, SD 57301 | 605.995.7378

Regional Center Support Staff: Sara Jorgensen

Jack Davis, Economics Field Specialist
Helen Geppert, 4-H State Fair & Event Management Coordinator
Jim Krantz, Cow/Calf Field Specialist
Megan Nielson, Youth Livestock Field Specialist
Kenneth Sherin, Community Development Field Specialist

Pierre Regional Center
412 W. Missouri Ave.,  Pierre, SD 57501 | 605.773.8120

Regional Center Support Staff: Aletha Scott

Amanda Bachmann, Consumer Horticulture Field Specialist
Ruth Beck, Agronomy Field Specialist
Suzy Geppert, 4-H Youth Partnerships Field Specialist
Andrea Klein, 4-H Youth Development & Resiliency Field Specialist

Rapid City Regional Center
1530 Samco Road, Rapid City, SD 57702 | 605.394.1722

Regional Center Support Staff: Paulette Morse

Leacey E. Brown, Gerontology Field Specialist
Sharon Guthmiller, Food Safety Field Specialist
Adele Harty, Cow/Calf Field Specialist
Mindy Hubert, Small Acreage Field Specialist
Dave Ollila, Sheep Field Specialist
Mary Roduner, Commercial Horticulture Field Specialist
Shannon Sand, Livestock Business Management Field Specialist
Peggy Schlechter, Community Development Field Specialist

Sioux Falls Regional Center
2001 E. Eighth St., Sioux Falls, SD 57103 | 605.782.3290

Senior Secretary: Heidi Roers
Senior Secretary: Christina Van Ruler

Ashley Gelderman, Swine Field Specialist
Heather Gessner, Livestock Business Management Field Specialist
B. Lynn Gordon, Cow/Calf Field Specialist
Lavonne Meyer, Food Safety Field Specialist
Geoffrey Njue, Specialty Crops Field Specialist
Megan Sexton, Nutrition Field Specialist
Connie Strunk, Plant Pathology Field Specialist
Larry Wagner, Agronomy Field Specialist
Chris Zdorovtsov, Community Development Field Specialist

Watertown Regional Center
1910 W. Kemp Ave., Watertown, SD 57201 | 605.882.5140

Senior Secretary, Mary Modica
Regional Center Support Staff: Jan Rounds

Pete Bauman, Range Field Specialist
Paul O. Johnson, Agronomy Crops Field Specialist
Tracey Renelt, Dairy Field Specialist
Audrey Rider, 4-H Youth Leadership Field Specialist
Warren Rusche, Cow/Calf Field Specialist
John Sanders, Gerontology Field Specialist
Nikki Van Dyke, 4-H Nutrition & Physical Health Field Specialist

Winner Regional Center
325 S. Monroe St., P.O. Box 270, Winner, SD 57580 | 605.842.1267

Regional Center Support Staff: Sharon Klein

Lucy Atteberry, EFNEP Nutrition Assistant
Bob Fanning, Plant Pathology Field Specialist
Ann Schwader, Nutrition Field Specialist
Kalyn Waters, Cow/Calf Field Specialist

Native American Programs

Cheyenne River Tribal Extension Office
BIA Education Building, P.O. Box 40, Eagle Butte, SD 57625 | 605.964.4955

Marcella Gilbert, Community Development Associate
Phillip Gullikson, 4-H Youth Program Advisor
Dawn Robinson, 4-H Youth Program Assistant

Pine Ridge Tribal Extension Office
7958 Lakota Prairie Drive, P.O. Box 656, Kyle, SD 57752 | 605.455.1299

Rhonda Bear, 4-H Youth Program Advisor
Donnette Bowman, SDSU Extension EFNEP/FNP Nutrition Assistant
Keith Ferguson, Community Development Associate
Phillip Gullikson, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Rosebud Tribal Extension Office
132 N. Main St., P.O. Box 1125, Mission, SD 57555 | 605.856.2198

Lucy Atteberry, EFNEP Nutrition Assistant
Kathi Her Many Horses, 4-H Program Assistant I
Rachel Lindvall, Community Development Field Specialist

County-Based Staff

Aurora County
401 N. Main, P.O. Box 397, Plankinton, SD 57368 | 605.942.7754

Audra Scheel, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Beadle County
333 Ninth St. SW, Huron, SD 57350 | 605.353.8436

John Madison, 4-H Youth Program Advisor
Deb Pearl, FNP Nutrition Assistant

Bennett County
501 Second Ave., Ste. A, P.O. Box M, Martin, SD 57551 | 605.685.6972

Beth Lyon, 4-H Youth Program Advisor
Kari O'Neill, Community Development Field Specialist

Bon Homme County
103 W. 18th Ave., P.O. Box 603, Tyndall, SD 57066 | 605.589.3531

Andy Jensen, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Brookings County
826 32nd Ave., Ste. 101, Brookings, SD 57006 | 605.696.8280

Sonia Mack, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Brown County
1019 First Ave. SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401 | 605.626.7120

Becca Wolff, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Brule County
300 S. Courtland St., Ste. 202, Chamberlain, SD 57325 | 605.234.4431

Misty Welter, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Butte/Lawrence County
849 Fifth Ave., Belle Fourche, SD 57717 | 605.892.3371

Betsy Burtzlaff, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Charles Mix County
400 Main St., P.O. Box 188, Lake Andes, SD 57356 | 605.487.7666

Stephanie Chambliss, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Clark County
200 N. Commercial St., P.O. Box 10, Clark, SD 57225 | 605.532.3681

Kim McGraw, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Clay County
515 High St., Vermillion, SD 57069 | 605.677.7111

Andy Jensen, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Codington County
1910 W. Kemp Ave., Watertown, SD 57201 | 605.882.6300

Darbee Fryer, FNP Nutrition Assistant
Jodi Loehrer, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Corson County
108 First St. E., P.O. Box 255, McIntosh, SD 57641 | 605.273.4368

Dawn Robinson, 4-H Youth Program Assistant

Custer County
447 Crook St., Ste. 1, Custer, SD 57730 | 605.673.4971

Brad Keizer, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Davison County
3200 W. Havens St., Mitchell, SD 57301 | 605.995.8620

Diane Bechen, FNP Nutrition Assistant
Alice Nickelson, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Day County
711 W. First St., Ste. 105, Webster, SD 57274 | 605.345.9504

Jennifer Ringkob, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Deuel County
419 Third Ave. S., P.O. Box 350, Clear Lake, SD 57226 | 605.874.2681

Davita Kittelson, 4-H Youth Program Advisor
Dawn Robinson, 4-H Youth Program Assistant

Dewey County
701 C St., P.O. Box 9, Timber Lake, SD 57656 | 605.865.3652

Dawn Robinson, 4-H Youth Program Assistant

Douglas County
706 Braddock St., P.O. Box 25, Armour, SD 57313 | 605.724.2719

Stephanie Chambliss, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Edmunds County
210 Second Ave., P.O. Box 345, Ipswich, SD 57451 | 605.426.6971

Bonnie Nehlich, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Fall River County
1031 N. River St., Hot Springs, SD 57747 | 605.745.5133

Brad Keizer, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Faulk County
110 Ninth Ave. S., P.O. Box 39, Faulkton, SD 57438 | 605.598.6221

Falyn Hogg, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Grant County
210 E. Fifth Ave., Milbank, SD 57252 | 605.432.9221

Sara Koepke, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Gregory County
221 E. Eighth, P.O. Box 437, Burke, SD 57523 | 605.775.2581

Megan Peterson, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Haakon County
140 S. Howard Ave., P.O. Box 519, Philip, SD 57567 | 605.859.2840

Carrie Weller, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Hamlin County
300 Fourth St., P.O. Box 268, Hayti, SD 57241 | 605.783.3656

Aren Field, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Hand County
415 W. First Ave., Courthouse, Miller, SD 57362 | 605.853.2738

Falyn Hogg, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Hanson County
720 Fifth St. P.O. Box 248 Alexandria SD 57311 605.239.4542

Alice Nickelson, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Hughes/Stanley/Sully County
08 E. Second Ave., P.O. Box 970, Ft. Pierre, SD 57532 | 605.223.7730

Mark Rowen, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Hutchinson County
140 Euclid, Rm 126, Olivet, SD 57052 | 605.387.4205

Deanna Gall, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Hyde County
116 W. First, P.O. Box 402, Highmore, SD 57345 | 605.852.2515

Falyn Hogg, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Jackson County
700 Main St., P.O. Box 550, Kadoka, SD 57543 | 605.837.2133

Carrie Weller, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Jerauld/Buffalo County
205 Wallace Ave. S., P.O. Box 366, Wessingon Springs, SD 57382 | 605.539.9471

Audra Scheel, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Jones County
310 Main St., P.O. Box 129, Murdo, SD 57559 | 605.669.7101

Carrie Weller, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Kingsbury County
201 Second St. SE, P.O. Box 159, DeSmet, SD 57231 | 605.854.3851

Karen Brown, FNP Nutrition Assistant
Aren Field, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Lake County
1000 S. Egan Ave., Madison, SD 57042 | 605.256.7603

Karen Brown, FNP Nutrition Assistant
Mandy Stade, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Lincoln County
104 N. Main, Ste. 30, Canton, SD 57013 | 605.764.2756

Kelley Kruger, 4-H Program Assistant
Amber Lounsbery, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Lyman County
300 S. Main, Courthouse, P.O. Box 68, Kennebec, SD 57544 | 605.869.2226

Misty Welter, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Marshall County
909 S. Main, P.O. Box 229, Britton, SD 57430 | 605.448.5171

Jennifer Ringkob, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

McCook County
130 W. Essex, P.O. Box 130, Salem, SD 57058 | 605.425.2242

Alicia Reif, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Mellette County
S. First & McKinley, P.O. Box 258, White River, SD 57579 | 605.259.3385

Carrie Weller, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Miner County
400 N. Main St., P.O. Box 219, Howard, SD 57349 | 605.772.4661

Maria Feldhaus, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Minnehaha County
220 W. Sixth St., Sioux Falls, SD 57104 | 605.367.7877

Kaycee McDaniel, 4-H Youth Program Advisor
Becky Phillips, EFNEP Nutrition Assistant

Moody County
500 First Ave. W., Flandreau, SD 57028 | 605.997.2469

Mandy Stade, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Pennington County
601 E. Centre St., Rapid City, SD 57701 | 605.394.2188

Tiffany Meyer, 4-H Youth Program Advisor
Rebecca Poelstra, 4-H Youth Program Assistant
Evonne Schumacher, EFNEP Nutrition Assistant
Tamara Studioso, EFNEP/FNP Nutrition Assistant

Potter County
300 E. Garfield, #1, Gettysburg, SD 57442 | 605.765.9414

Falyn Hogg, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Roberts County
411 Second Ave. E., Ste. 14A, Sisseton, SD 57262 | 605.698.7627

Tracey Lehrke, 4-H Youth Program Advisor
Linda Quade, EFNEP Nutrition Assistant

Sanborn County
604 W. Sixth St., P.O. Box 397, Woonsocket, SD 57385 | 605.796.4380

Audra Scheel, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Turner County
400 S. Main, P.O. Box 490, Parker SD, 57053 | 605.297.3112

Deanna Gall, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Union County
209 E. Main, Ste. 120, Elk Point, SD 57025 | 605.356.2321

Rachel Bonine, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Yankton County
901 Whiting Drive, Yankton, SD 57078 | 605.665.3387

Lauren Fosheim, 4-H Program Assistant
Andy Jensen, 4-H Youth Program Advisor

Ziebach County
501 S. Main, P.O. Box 37, Dupree, SD 57623 | 605.365.5161

Dawn Robinson, 4-H Youth Program Assistant

SDSU Extension Campus-Based Staff