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Engagement Zone 8

Engagement Zone Counties

Burt
Cuming
Dodge
Saunders
Thurston
Washington

Engagement Zone Coordinator

Angi Heller

Engagement Zone Coordinator, Administration

angi.heller@unl.edu

402-680-3121

Area Educators

Ryann Ickes

Extension Assistant NEP

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

rickes2@unl.edu

402-727-2775

Connor Biehler

Beef Assistant Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Livestock Systems

cbiehler2@unl.edu

402-624-8030

Dean CastilloPhD

4-H Youth Development, Extension Educator

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

dcastillo11@unl.edu

402-727-2775

Kathleen Cue

Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Horticulture, Landscape and Environmental Systems

kcue2@unl.edu

402-727-2775

Alfredo DiCostanzo

Beef Systems Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Livestock Systems

adicostanzo3@unl.edu

402-372-6006

Nate Dorsey

Water and Integrated Cropping Systems Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Water and Integrated Cropping Systems

nate.dorsey@unl.edu

402-727-2775

Hannah Guenther

Extension Educator - Food, Nutrition, and Health

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

hannah.guenther@unl.edu

402-372-6006

Jennifer Hansen

Extension Educator, Lead Educator

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

jhansen6@unl.edu

402-385-6041

Ted Hibbeler

Tribal Education and Engagement, Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Rural Prosperity Nebraska

thibbeler2@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Ben Jewell

Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Rural Prosperity Nebraska

bmcshane-jewell2@unl.edu

402-426-9455

Jordan LuxaMS, RD

Food, Nutrition & Health, Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

jordan.luxa@unl.edu

402-426-9455

Cole Meador

Extension Educator, Lead Educator

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

cmeador2@unl.edu

402-624-8030

Beth NackeMS, RDN

Extension Educator, Registered Dietitian

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

bnacke2@unl.edu

402-727-2775

Aaron Nygren

Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Water and Integrated Cropping Systems

anygren2@unl.edu

402-624-8030

Luan OliveiraPhD

Water and Integrated Cropping Systems Asst. Extension Educator, Lead Educator

Program Areas:

Water and Integrated Cropping Systems

luan@unl.edu

402-374-2929

Lisa Poppe

Extension Educator, Lead Educator

Program Areas:

Early Childhood

lpoppe2@unl.edu

402-727-2775

Tayler Wickham

4-H Extension Educator, Lead Educator

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

twickham3@unl.edu

402-426-9455

Vanessa WielengaMS, RD

Extension Educator - Healthy Food Access

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

vwielenga2@unl.edu

402-472-3716

Mickayla Blender

4-H Extension Assistant

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

mblender2@unl.edu

402-426-9455

Melissa Hagemeister

4-H Extension Assistant

mnordboe2@unl.edu

402-372-6006

Jenna Hanson

4-H Extension Assistant

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

jhanson19@unl.edu

402-624-8030

Morgan Heng

4-H Extension Assistant

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

mleefers2@unl.edu

402-426-9455

Stacey Keys

4-H Extension Assistant

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

stacey.keys@unl.edu

402-374-2929

Sydney Williams

4-H Extension Assistant

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

sydney.williams@unl.edu

402-385-6041

Cheyenne Chromy

Office Manager

cchromy2@unl.edu

402-624-8030

Shane Ahrens

Support Staff

shane.ahrens@unl.edu

402-727-2775

Samantha Beutler

Support Staff

sbeutler2@unl.edu

402-385-6041

Mary Larsen

Support Staff

mlarsen9@unl.edu

402-426-9455

Mary Jo Lueckenhoff

Support Staff

mlueckenhoff1@unl.edu

402-372-6006

Jaime Mayer

Office Associate, Support Staff

jmayer5@unl.edu

402-624-8037

Jennifer Peterson

Office Manager, Support Staff

jenn.peterson@unl.edu

402-374-2929

Debbie Saville

Support Staff

dsaville2@unl.edu

402-426-9455

Mary Spath

Support Staff

mspath2@unl.edu

402-727-2775

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