West Region Educator Specializations
Last modified
2006-12-21 11:25
| Extension Educators in the West Region | |||||
| County Name | Educator's LAST Name | Educator's First Name | Program Areas | Area(s) of Specialization | Focus Area(s) |
| Adventure Central | Arnett | Nathan | 4-H Youth Dev | Youth Development | Educational Design (out-of-school time programs), Partnerships & Funding, Developing Leadership Skills & Abilities |
| Allen County Ext Office | Recker | Nancy | Fam & Cons Sci | Family Life | Divorce, Co-Parenting, Stepfamilies, Humor, Marriage Issues |
| Allen County Ext Office | Young | Curtis | Agr & Nat Res & CD | Entomology | Integrated pest management, field crops & ornamental plants |
| Allen County Ext Office | Light | Mark | 4-H Youth Dev | Youth Development | Camping, Team Building, Older Youth, College Prep, and Online Communities |
| Auglaize County Ext Office | Clark | Lois | Fam & Cons Sci | Family Life & Resource Management | (Family Life) Stepfamily Education & Parenting - - (Resource Management) Financial Resource Management & Consumer Education |
| Auglaize County Ext Office | Miller | Elizabeth | 4-H Youth Dev | Older Youth | Junior Fair Board, Junior Leadership |
| Auglaize County Ext Office | Smith | John | Agr & Nat Res / CD | Dairy & Manure Management | Cow comfort |
| Butler County Ext Office | Bartels | Steven | Agr & Nat Res | Agronomic Crops & Farm Safety | (Agronomic Crops) Corn & Soybean Entomology & Corn/Soybean Fertilization - - (Farm Safety) Youth Worker Non-Traumatic Disorders |
| Butler County Ext Office | Dalzell | Julie | 4-H Youth Dev | Volunteerism | Volunteerism training & development |
| Butler County Ext Office | Jordan | James | 4-H Youth Dev | Fathering & carteens | Teen/young fathers, fathers dealing with lifelong addictions & teen driving focus groups |
| Butler County Ext Office | Remley | Daniel | Fam & Cons Sci | Family Health & Nutrition, Food Safety, Community Wellness | (Family Health & Nutrition) Dining with Diabetes, Student Wellness Activities Teams - - (Food Safety) ServSafe, Food Biotechnology - - (Community Wellness) Choice Pantry Development Healthy Living Coalition |
| Camp Palmer | Brady | Allison | 4-H Youth Dev | Youth Development | Camping |
| Champaign County Ext Office | Jasinski | James | Agr & Nat Res | IPM or Entomology | IPM & Entomology |
| Champaign County Ext Office | Sutherly | Bonnie | Fam & Cons Sci | Healthy Finances & Nutrition | Food Safety |
| Champaign County Ext Office | Watters | Harold | Agr & Nat Res | Agronomic Crops | Corn, Soybean & Wheat Production, Nitrogen Management, Disease Management, Weed Control, Alternative Crops, Biotechnology |
| Champaign County Ext Office | Brown | Talia | CED | Urban & Regional Affairs | Geographic information systems |
| Clark County Ext Office | Bennett | Pamela | Horticulture | Horticulture | Herbaceous ornamental field trials |
| Clark County Ext Office | Johnson | Jonah | Agr & Nat Res | Agronomic Crops | Corn, Soybean & Wheat Production, Nitrogen Management, Disease Management, Weed Control, Alternative Crops, Biotechnology |
| Clark County Ext Office | House | Patricia | 4-H Youth Dev | Volunteer management & Marketable skills | 4-H Club Advisor development & Marketable skill resources |
| Clark County Ext Office | Miller | Carol | Fam & Cons Sci | Family Financial Management & Food Safety | (Family Financial Management) Focusing on Budgeting, Debtor Education - - (Food Safety) Focusing on Quantity Cooking, ServSafe and Occasional Quantity Cooks |
| Clark County Ext Office | Boomershine | Beth | 4-H Youth Dev | Youth Development | Teen Leadership Programs, After School |
| Clinton County Ext Office | Holladay | Susan | Fam & Cons Sci | (FCS) Nutrition & Universal Design - - (CD) Community Health Issues | FCS - - (Nutrition & Universal Design) Housing for Limited Resource Families; CD - - (Community Health Issues) Childhood Obesity, Cancer Awareness, Teenage Pregnancy |
| Clinton County Ext Office | McDannald | Tracie | 4-H Youth Dev | Teen leadership & Volunteerism | Teen post-secondary education/college awareness & volunteer training |
| Clinton County Ext Office | Nye | Larry (Tony) | Agr & Nat Res | Animal Production & Water Quality | (Animal Production) Swine Genetics, Ventilation, Nutrition, & Production + Goat Production & Marketing; (Water Quality) Water Systems for Small Communities |
| Darke County Ext Office | Foster | Stephen | Agr & Nat Res | Livestock Production, Farm Management, & Agronomy | (Livestock Production) Environmental Issues, Animal Behavior, Mortality Composting; (Farm Management) Management Excel & FinPACK; (Agronomy) Twin-Row Corn Production, Asian Soybean Rust Early Detector |
| Darke County Ext Office | Johnson | Diane | Fam & Cons Sci | Family Resource Management & Family Life | (FRM) Budgeting, Credit, Housing - - (Family Life) Parenting after Divorce |
| Darke County Ext Office | Williams | Rhonda | 4-H Youth Dev | Adolescent development | Pre-adolescent development |
| Defiance County Ext Office | Clevenger | William (Bruce) | Agr & Nat Res | (Ag/NR) Agronomic Crops - - (CD) Community Development | Ag/NR - - (Agronomic Crops) Ag Drainage & Water Management; CD - - (Community Development) Farmers Market Organization/Management, Natural Hazard Mitigation Planning |
| Defiance County Ext Office | Johnson | Teresa | 4-H Youth Dev | Communications | Technology |
| Defiance County Ext Office | Rohrs | Barbara | Fam & Cons Sci | Nutrition thru the Life Span | Food Safety |
| Fayette County Ext Office | Brinkman | Patricia | Fam & Cons Sci & CD | (FCS) Nutrition - - (CD) Land Use | FCS - - (Nutrition) Family Nutrition Project, Family Meals, Dining w/ Diabetes, Youth & Nutrition; CD - - (Land Use) Comprehensive Land Use Planning |
| Fayette County Ext Office | Fogt | Nadine | 4-H Youth Dev | Teen leadership | Community service |
| Fayette County Ext Office | Yost | John | Agr & Nat Res / 4-H Youth Dev | Applied Research | Agronomic Crops & Forages |
| Fulton County Ext Office | Spires | Cheryl | Fam & Cons Sci | Nutrition | Children |
| Fulton County Ext Office | Labarge | Gregory | Agr & Nat Res | Agronomy | Fertility & plant pests |
| Fulton County Ext Office | Stechschulte | Jill | 4-H Youth Dev | Youth Development | Camping |
| Greene County Ext Office | Bridgeman | Beth | 4-H Youth Dev | Youth Development | Teen Money Management, Out-of-School Time, Gardening |
| Greene County Ext Office | Clements | Barbara (Jean) | Fam & Cons Sci | Money Management | Money Management for Low Income Customers, Master Money Mentor Program, Sun Safety, My Pyramid |
| Greene County Ext Office | Gracy | Dail | 4-H Youth Dev | Youth Development | Older Youth (including leadership skills, camping, Jr. Fair Boards), School Enrichment, Volunteer Training |
| Greene County Ext Office | Mahan | Gerald | Agr & Nat Res / CD | (Ag/NR) Water Quality & Horticulture - - (CD) Estate Planning & Leadership Development | Water Quality & Horticulture - - Estate Planning & Leadership Development |
| Hancock County Ext Office | Brahm | Barbara | Fam & Cons Sci / CD | (FCS) Building Family Strengths - - (CD) Leadership | FCS - - (Building Family Strengths) Parenting, Youth Asset Building; CD - - (Leadership) Collaboration, Building Dynamic Groups |
| Hancock County Ext Office | Russell | Susan | 4-H Youth Dev | Older Youth Development, Youth & Volunteer Development | (Older Youth Development) Teen Programming - - (Youth & Volunteer Development) Jr. Leaders & Camp Counselor Training, Adult Volunteer Education |
| Hancock County Ext Office | Wilson | Gary | Agr & Nat Res | Forage Management & Utilization, Agronomic Crops | (Forage Management & Utilization) Forages for Horses - - (Agronomic Crops) Conservation Tillage and Technology |
| Hardin County Ext Office | Lafontaine | Kenneth | 4-H Youth Dev / CD | Volunteerism & Boardsmanship Training | (Volunteerism) Volunteer Education & Training - - (Boardsmanship Training) Non-Profit Boards |
| Hardin County Ext Office | McCluer Jr | Gene | Agr & Nat Res | Animal Science | Dairy Management and Planning |
| Hardin County Ext Office | Oliver | Kathy | Fam & Cons Sci / CD | (FCS) Family Life - - (CD) Leadership | FCS - - (Family Life) Development Prenatal through Older Adults; CD - - (Leadership) Youth and Adult Community Leadership |
| Henry County Ext Office | Rohlf | Laura | 4-H Youth Dev | Teen leadership & Volunteerism | Leadership, Horse program |
| Henry County Ext Office | Stehulak | Nancy | Comm Dev | Leadership development | Adults, community leadership, boardsmanship |
| Logan County Ext Office | Crusey | Susan | Fam & Cons Sci | Financial Management | Limited Resource Families |
| Logan County Ext Office | Haun | G. Wesley | Agr & Nat Res | Agronomic Crops | Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition, Precision Agriculture |
| Logan County Ext Office | Davis | Andrea | 4-H Youth Dev | School enrichment | Science education |
| Lucas County Ext Office | Zies | Susan | Fam & Cons Sci | Nutrition | Healthy People, Healthy Weight Management, Health Promotion |
| Lucas County Ext Office | Lucente | Joe | CD / Sea Grant | Community Economic Development | Leadership Development, Land Use, Business Retention & Expansion, Grantsmanship, Tourism, Sustainable Development & Natural Resources |
| Madison County Ext Office | Imerman | Eric | Agr & Nat Res | (Ag/NR) Adoption & Diffusion of Technology - - (CD) Development Planning | Ag/NR - - (Adoption & Diffusion of Technology) Conservation; CD - - (Development Planning) Small Group Development |
| Madison County Ext Office | Myers | Janet | 4-H Youth Dev | School Enrichment | School Enrichment |
| Mercer County Ext Office | Mangen | Todd | 4-H Youth Dev / Ag. / NR | Agronomic Crops | Entomology |
| Mercer County Ext Office | Phares | Barbara | 4-H Youth Dev | Educational Design | 4-H Cloverbud Program, 4-H Camp Staff Development and Programming |
| Miami County Ext Office | Couser | Susan | Agr & Nat Res / CD | Agronomic Crops (ANR) - Watershed (CD) | Wheat, Corn, & Soybean Production (ANR) - Land Use Planning (CD) |
| Miami County Ext Office | Winkler | Tricia | 4-H Youth Dev / FCS | Family Life (FCS), Leadership (4-H) | (FCS) Parenting Education & Development - - (4-H) Advisor & Teen Leader Training and Development |
| Miami County Ext Office | Woods | Demetria | 4-H Youth Dev | Youth Development | Cloverbuds |
| Montgomery County Ext Office | Olinsky | Christine | Fam & Cons Sci / CD | Resource Management (Healthy Finances) | Basic Budgeting, Credit/Debt Management |
| Montgomery County Ext Office | Raison | Louis (Brian) | 4-H Youth Dev | 4-H & Community Development | Strategic Planning & Vision to Action Planning |
| Montgomery County Ext Office | Wingerter | Elizabeth | 4-H Youth Dev | Teen Leadership Development | Adult/Teen Partnerships |
| Montgomery County Ext Office | Dobbels | Tammy | Agr & Nat Res / Horticulture | Agronomic Crops & Forage Production | (Agronomic Crops) Undetermined at this time, (Forage Production) Management Intensive Grazing |
| OSU Extension at the Toledo Botanical Garden (TBG) | Stone | Amy | Horticulture | Horticulture | Exotic insects (Gypsy Moth & Emerald Ash Borer) & Master Gardener program |
| Paulding County Ext Office | Altenburger | Sylvia | Fam & Cons Sci / 4-H Youth Dev | (FCS) Food & Human Nutrition,(4-H) Youth Development | (FCS) Weight Management & Diabetes - (4-H) Youth Leadership Development |
| Paulding County Ext Office | Lopshire | Jim | Agr & Nat Res | Water Quality & Soil Conservation | (Water Quality) Pond Management - - (Soil Conservation) Manure Management |
| Preble County Ext Office | Holmes | Patricia | Fam & Cons Sci / CD | (FCS) Human Development - - (CD) Community Development | FCS (Human Development) Child Care, Parenting, Universal Design - - CD (Community Development) Building Coalitions, Workforce Development |
| Preble County Ext Office | Norris | Bonnie | Agr & Nat Res / CD | Direct marketing | Alternative agriculture |
| Preble County Ext Office | Farthing | Paula | 4-H Youth Dev | K-12 curriculum | Social studies education |
| Putnam County Ext Office | Arnold | Glen | Agr & Nat Res | (Ag/NR) Livestock Production & Farm Management (CD) Community Development | (Ag/NR) Livestock Building Management & FinPack - - (CD) Water & Air Quality |
| Putnam County Ext Office | Hedrick | Jason | 4-H Youth Dev | Youth Leadership & Development | Youth Safety & Sports Education |
| Shelby County Ext Office | Bender | Roger | Agr & Nat Res / CD | (Ag/NR) Crop Production & Livestock Production (CD) Water Quality | Ag/NR - - (Crop Production) Integrated Pest Management & Conservation Tillage (Livestock Production) Livestock Building Ventilation & Mortality Composting - - CD - - (Water Quality) Drinking Water Source Protection |
| Shelby County Ext Office | Leong | Pamela | Fam & Cons Sci | Family Life & Management Resources | (Family Life) Parenting & (Management Resources) Caring for/displaying Family Treasures |
| Union County Ext Office | Chandler | Carol | Fam & Cons Sci | Aging & Family Life | (Aging) Midlife - - (Family Life) Parenting |
| Union County Ext Office | Hixson | John | Agr & Nat Res / CD | Agronomy | Soybean production & crop disease |
| Union County Ext Office | Leeds | Christine | 4-H Youth Dev | Volunteer development & camping | Advisor education, counselor education & program development |
| Van Wert County Economic Development Office | Bowen-Ellzey | Nancy | CDE | Economic Analysis & Business Incubation | (Economic Analysis) Community Planning - - (Business Incubation) Finance |
| Van Wert County Ext Office | Homan | Gregor | 4-H Youth Dev | Youth Leadership & Development | Older Youth |
| Van Wert County Ext Office | Kleinschmidt | Andrew | Agr & Nat Res | Agronomic crop production & Horticulture | (Agronomic crop production) Emerging practices, statistical analysis - - (Horticulture) consumer horticulture |
| Van Wert County Ext Office | Trice | Carol | Fam & Cons Sci | Family Life | Parenting |
| Warren County Ext Office | Brady | Stephen | 4-H Youth Dev | Communication | Youth |
| Warren County Ext Office | Colvin | Kara | 4-H Youth Dev | Educational Design | Animal Science projects, Quality Assurance, Volunteer Club Leader Training |
| Warren County Ext Office | Meyer | Gregory | Agr & Nat Res / CD | (Ag) Livestock - - (NR) Ponds - - (CD) Land Use & Local Government | Ag - - (Livestock) Beef Cattle Production, Horse Production, Live Evaluation of Market Livestock to Estimate Carcass Value, Pasture Management; NR - - (Ponds) Aquatic Weed Control |
| Warren County Ext Office | Michelich | Kathleen | Fam & Cons Sci | Family Resource Management | Personal Money Management |
| Williams County Ext Office | Chirra | Florian | Agr & Nat Res / CD | Animal science & Consumer horticulture | (Animal science) Swine - - (Horticulture) Master Gardener Program |
| Williams County Ext Office | Dick | Jeffery | 4-H Youth Dev | Youth Development | Small Animals/Rabbits |
| Williams County Ext Office | Sachs | Marilyn | Fam & Cons Sci | Family Life & Resource Management | (Family Life) Managing roles throughout the lifespan, financial management, parenting, aging - - (Resource Mgmt.) Money throughout the life cycle |
| Wood County Ext Office | Herringshaw | Doris | Fam & Cons Sci / CD | Community Leadership | Community Health, Women in Ag, Leadership Styles & Decisionmaking |
| Wood County Ext Office | Roth | Jayne | 4-H Youth Dev | Camping & Older Youth Development | Camping Program Management & Older Teen Leadership |
| Wood County Ext Office | Sundermeier | Alan | Agr & Nat Res / CD | Agronomic Crops | Sustainable Agriculture |
| updated 12-21-06 | |||||



