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Engagement Zone 9

Engagement Zone Counties

Douglas
Lancaster
Sarpy

Engagement Zone Coordinator

Cindy Zluticky

Engagement Zone Coordinator, Administration

cynthia.zluticky@unl.edu

402-472-8023

Area Educators

John Porter

Horticulture, Landscape, and Environmental Systems Program Leader & Urban Agriculture Extension Educator, Administration

Program Areas:

Water and Cropping Systems
Horticulture, Landscape and Environmental Systems

jporter21@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Cindy Zluticky

Engagement Zone Coordinator, Administration

cynthia.zluticky@unl.edu

402-472-8023

Saundra FrerichsPhD

Science Education Specialist, Extension Specialist

sfrerichs3@unl.edu

402-472-2718

Tracy Anderson

4-H Urban Program Development Coordinator, Extension Educator

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

tanderson14@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Cindy BrisonRDN

Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

cbrison1@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Kaitlin Chapman

Urban Entomologist, Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Horticulture, Landscape and Environmental Systems

kchapman13@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Kayla ColgroveMS, RDN, ACSM-CPT

Food, Nutrition & Health, Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

kayla.colgrove@unl.edu

402-441-7180

John Fech

Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Horticulture, Landscape and Environmental Systems

jfech1@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Jaclynn Foged

Early Childhood Extension Educator & Project Coordinator

Program Areas:

Early Childhood

jaci.foged@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Emily Gratopp

Extension Educator EFNEP

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

emily.gratopp@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Jody GreenPhD, BCE

Urban Entomologist, Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Horticulture, Landscape and Environmental Systems

jgreen17@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Alyssa HavlovicMS, RDN, ACSM EP-C

Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

ahavlovic2@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Hayley Jackson

Early Childhood Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Early Childhood

hayley.jackson@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Katie Krause

Early Childhood Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Early Childhood

kkrause11@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Brett Kreifels

Urban Program Coordinator, 4-H Youth Development, Extension Educator

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

bkreifels3@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Audra Losey

Extension Educator Nutrition Education Program

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

alosey2@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Carrie MillerMS, RDN

Unit Leader, Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

cschneidermiller2@unl.edu

402-444-7804

John NelsonPhD

Water and Cropping Systems Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Water and Cropping Systems

jnelson158@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Linda Reddish

Co-parenting for Successful Kids Coordinator, Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Early Childhood

parenting@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Kelsey Ryan-Simkins

Food, Nutrition and Health, Extension Educator

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

kelsey.ryan-simkins@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Tiffany Sessions

STEM, 4-H Extension Educator

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

tiffany.sessions@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Stephanie Thorson

4-H Extension Educator

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

stephanie.thorson@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Vanessa WielengaMS, RD

Extension Educator - Healthy Food Access

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

vwielenga2@unl.edu

402-472-3716

Karen Wobig

Unit Leader, Extension Educator

kwobig2@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Courtney Eitzmann

EFNEP Assistant, Extension Assistant

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

ceitzmann@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Scott EvansMAg

Horticulture Program Coordinator, Extension Associate

Program Areas:

Horticulture, Landscape and Environmental Systems

scott.evans@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Hannah Fitzsimmons

Extension Asst NEP, Extension Assistant

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

hfitzsimmons2@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Dana Freeman

Horticulture Program Coordinator, Extension Assistant

Program Areas:

Horticulture, Landscape and Environmental Systems

dana.freeman@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Mary Jane Frogge

Horticulture Extension Associate

Program Areas:

Horticulture, Landscape and Environmental Systems

mfrogge2@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Kenyon Gaar

Extension Assistant NEP

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

kgaar3@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Kristin Geisert

4-H Extension Associate

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

kristin.geisert@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Martha HernandezB.S. Public Health

NEP Extension Assistant

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

mhernandez16@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Sam Isaacson

Extension Assistant NEP

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

sam.isaacson@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Vicki Jedlicka

Media and Publications, Extension Assistant

vjedlicka2@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Alaina Kauffman

4-H Extension Assistant

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

alaina.kauffman@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Meredith Kuca

Extension Assistant, Nutrition Education Program | SNAP-Ed

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

mkuca@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Lisa Larkin

Extension Associate

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

llarkin2@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Ericka Murray

Extension Asst 4-H, Extension Assistant

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

emurray6@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Jazmin Phares

4-H Extension Assistant

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

jphares2@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Kate PulecMS

4-H Extension Associate

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

kpulec3@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Irvin Ramirez-Benavides

Extension Assistant NEP

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

iramirez-benavides2@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Becky Schuerman

Domestic Water, Wastewater Management, Extension Associate

Program Areas:

Horticulture, Landscape and Environmental Systems

bschuerman3@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Kat Sundgren

Extension Asst 4-H, Extension Assistant

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

ksundgren2@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Elizabeth Thiltges

4-H Extension Assistant

Program Areas:

4-H Youth Development

ethiltges2@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Nancy Urbanec

Extension Associate

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

nurbanec1@unl.edu

402-444-3668

Alyssa Wessling

Extension Assistant SNAP-Ed and NEP

Program Areas:

Food, Nutrition & Health

aeller2@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Jim Wies

Extension Associate, Computer and Technology Support

jwies1@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Rachel Wright

Extension Assistant

rwright4@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Jennifer DeBuhr

County Exten Staff, Office Manager

jdebuhr2@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Tom Brison

Support Staff

tom.brison@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Deanna Covault

Support Staff

dcovault2@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Mary Dierks

4-H Administrative Assistant, Support Staff

mdierks2@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Cheryl Gresham

Office Asst, Support Staff

cheryl.gresham@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Erin Lais

County Exten Staff, Support Staff

elais2@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Debra Little

Office Asst, Support Staff

dlittle5@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Curtis McLey

Office Associate, Support Staff

cmcley2@unl.edu

402-444-7804

Chris Rosenthal

Support Staff

crosenthal2@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Barbara Sullivan

Support Staff

barbara.sullivan@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Karen Wedding

Support Staff

kwedding2@unl.edu

402-441-7180

Mike Williams

Office Associate, Support Staff

mike.williams@unl.edu

402-444-7804

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