Branch County Office Staff
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Tamra Bildner
Office Manager
bildnert@msu.edu
517-279-4311 ext. 0
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Angie Gradiz
Agriculture Water Use Efficiency and Irrigation Educator
gradizme@msu.edu
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Kendra Shannon
Southwest MI Supervisor and Staff Development Educator
shann129@msu.edu
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Megan Wilczynski
4-H Program Coordinator
bildnerm@msu.edu
Meet Your District Director
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Julie Pioch
District 13 Director
piochj@msu.edu
269-370-7878
Contact Us
Email: msue.branch@county.msu.edu
Phone: 517-279-4311
Fax: 517-278-5064
Directions
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Serving Branch County
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Eric Anderson
Soybean Educator
eander32@msu.edu
269-467-5511
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Tyler Augst, MS
Government & Community Vitality Educator
augsttyl@msu.edu
269-657-8213
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Debra Barrett
Senior Extension Educator
smithde6@msu.edu
517-355-3855
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Roger Betz
Farm Business Management Educator
betz@msu.edu
517-230-0110
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Tamra Bildner
Office Manager
bildnert@msu.edu
517-279-4311 ext. 0
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Heather Borden
Michigan Produce Safety Logistics Coordinator
bordenhe@msu.edu
517-768-2038
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Mariel Borgman
Community Food Systems
mborgm@msu.edu
989-506-3922
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Lisa Bottomley
Children & Youth Institute Co-Director
lbottoml@msu.edu
517-432-7622
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Janis Brinn
Youth Leadership, Civic and Cultural Engagement Educator
brinn@msu.edu
269-673-0370
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Daniel Buskirk
Professor / Beef Extension Specialist
buskirk@msu.edu
517-432-0400
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Christine Charles
Extension Educator
charl122@msu.edu
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Autumn Converse
Extension Educator - 4-H Livestock and Veterinary Science
conver20@msu.edu
(517) 432-1626
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Christina Curell
Cover Crop and Soil Health Educator
curellc@msu.edu
231-745-2732
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Francine Czerniawski
Specialist - Poultry Outreach
czerni10@msu.edu
517-432-5402
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Tracy D'Augustino
Science Literacy and Place-Based Education
daugustt@msu.edu
989-724-6478
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Ruth Dorando Marcy
Foundations of Gardening Program Assistant
marcyrut@msu.edu
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Deanna East, Ed.D.
Associate Director
eastd@msu.edu
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Erick Elgin
Water Resource Educator
elgineri@msu.edu
231-928-1053
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Audrey Etzin-Gagner
MSU Extension Community, Food and Environment Communications Manager
gagnerau@msu.edu
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Elizabeth Ferry
Swine Educator
franzeli@msu.edu
269-927-5674
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Julie Ford
District 13 Secretary III
fordjul2@msu.edu
248-764-5284
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Kevin Frank, Ph.D.
Professor and Turf Extension Specialist
frankk@msu.edu
517-353-0147
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Imelda Galdamez
Culture, Access and Belonging Specialist
galdamez@msu.edu
517-355-0314
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Lindsey Gardner
Extension Specialist- Assoc Director GLLA
lgardner@msu.edu
313-506-3626
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Ehsan Ghane
Drainage Extension Specialist
ghane@msu.edu
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M. Charles Gould
Renewable Energy
gouldm@msu.edu
616-994-4547
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Angie Gradiz
Agriculture Water Use Efficiency and Irrigation Educator
gradizme@msu.edu
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Wrifton Graham
Southwest Extension Master Gardener Coordinator
grahamw9@msu.edu
269-888-3649
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Thomas Guthrie
Statewide Equine Educator
guthri19@msu.edu
517-788-4292
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Ryan Hamilton
Professional Aide
hamil486@msu.edu
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Joseph Hammontree
Community Nutrition Instructor / Health and Nutrition Institute Volunteer Engagement Liaison
hammont2@msu.edu
989-743-2253
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Ana Heck
Apiculture Extension Educator
heckanar@msu.edu
517-884-7976
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Rebecca Henne
State SNAP-Ed Coordinator
henner@msu.edu
810-667-0341
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Eliza Hensel
Compost Systems Educator
hensele1@msu.edu
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Christine Heverly
Volunteer Excellence and Support Educator
sisungch@msu.edu
989-227-6454
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Erin Hill, Ph.D.
Weed Science Diagnostician
hiller12@msu.edu
517-432-9693
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Jerad Jaborek
Beef Feedlot Educator
jaborekj@msu.edu
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Melissa Jacobsen
Master Gardener Program Assistant
haugmeli@msu.edu
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Kellie Jordan
Food Safety Educator
jorda136@msu.edu
269-781-0784
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Jeremy Jubenville
Floriculture Educator
jubenvi3@msu.edu
269-384-8010
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Philip Kaatz
Forage Educator
kaatz@msu.edu
810-667-0341
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Lyndon Kelley
Water Management and Irrigation Educator
kelleyl@msu.edu
269-467-5511
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Kara Kelly
Program Coordinator
kellyk16@msu.edu
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Lori King
Mental Health Program Instructor
kinglor2@msu.edu
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Kate King
4-H Military Liaison
kingka26@msu.edu
231-779-9480
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Jonathan LaPorte
Farm Business Management Educator - Southwest Michigan
laportej@msu.edu
269-467-5511
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Jo Latimore, Ph.D.
Senior Specialist - Lakes, Streams, and Watersheds
latimor1@msu.edu
517-432-1491
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Gary Libretti, Jr.
Extension Specialist
libretti@msu.edu
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Bill Lindberg
Christmas Tree Educator
lindbe35@msu.edu
616-438-2738
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David Lindsay
4-H Equine Educator
lindsa75@msu.edu
(517) 353-1748
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Caitlin Lorenc
Food Access and Older Adult Nutrition Educator
lorencca@msu.edu
231-882-9671 ext. 514
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Norma Lundeen
Planning and Reporting Project Manager, Data Analyst II
nlundeen@msu.edu
517-432-7691
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Robin McGuire
Youth Science Educator
rmcguire@msu.edu
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Michael Metzger
Small Ruminant Educator
metzgerm@msu.edu
517-788-4292
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Kendra Moyses
Manager, MSU Extension Education Materials Team and Event Services Team
kmoyses@msu.edu
517-432-7654
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Michelle Neff
4-H Supervision Educator - Club Development
hydemich@msu.edu
989-539-7805
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Brad Neumann, MS, AICP
Advanced/Specialized Land Use Planning & Zoning
neuman36@msu.edu
906-475-5731
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Kea Norrell-Aitch
Healthy Living Educator, Youth and Teen Mental Health First Aid Coordinator
kea@msu.edu
586-469-6264
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Katie Ockert, MPA
Chronic Wasting Disease Educator
ockertka@msu.edu
616-527-8219
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Misty Oebel
Health and Farm Stress Extension Educator
oebelmis@msu.edu
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Dennis Pennington, M.S.
Wheat Systems Specialist
pennin34@msu.edu
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Benjamin Phillips
Vegetable Crops Educator
benp@msu.edu
269-944-1477 x 207
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Emily Proctor
Tribal Educator: Tribal Governance and Leadership and Community Engagement
proctor8@msu.edu
231-439-8927
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Bethany Prykucki
Government and Public Policy
prykucki@msu.edu
231-258-3320
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Dave Radloff
4-H Career Exploration and Workforce Preparation Educator
radloff@msu.edu
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Sarah Rautio
MSU Extension Master Gardener State Leader
rautio@msu.edu
517-432-5270
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Laurie Rivetto
4-H Educator
rivettol@msu.edu
734-727-7234
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Erika Rosebrook
Director, Center for Local Government Finance & Policy
rosebroo@msu.edu
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Carly Sandoval, MPH, CHES
Mental Health Program Educator
glunzcar@msu.edu
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Jodi Schulz
Children & Youth Institute Co-Director
schulzj@msu.edu
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Jeannine Schweihofer, PhD
Agriculture & Agribusiness Institute Associate Director
grobbelj@msu.edu
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Kendra Shannon
Southwest MI Supervisor and Staff Development Educator
shann129@msu.edu
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Gwyn Shelle
MSU Extension Specialist
heyboerg@msu.edu
517-432-5131
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Rob Sirrine
Statewide leadership for hops education, outreach and research
sirrine@msu.edu
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Christine Skelly
Equine Education
skellych@msu.edu
810-338-8200
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Janelle Stewart
Extension Educator
stewa191@msu.edu
517-264-5307
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Jacob Stieg
4-H Goat Project contact person
stieg@msu.edu
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Rochelle Sturtevant
Great Lakes Fisheries Education and Management - Sea Grant
sturtev1@msu.edu
734-741-2287
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Angela Tenney, M.S.
Nematode Diagnostician
millera3@msu.edu
517-353-8563
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Marilyn Thelen, MS
Former Associate Director, Agriculture & Agribusiness
thelen22@msu.edu
517-432-2695
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Kable Thurlow
Beef & Grazing Educator
thurlowk@msu.edu
989-426-7741 ext 203
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Phillip Tocco
Food Safety Educator
tocco@msu.edu
517-788-4292
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Heather Triezenberg, Ph.D.
Michigan Sea Grant Extension Associate Director and Program Leader
vanden64@msu.edu
517-355-5508
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Roxanne Turner
Extension Educator
turnerr@msu.edu
517-546-3950
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Joanna Urban
Community Nutrition Instructor
Urbanjoa@msu.edu
989-831-7506
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Kendra Van Order
Extension Educator - 4-H Dairy Science
vanorde4@msu.edu
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Kat VanDouser
4-H Dog Project contact person
krollkat@msu.edu
517-546-3950
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Christine Venema
Food Safety
venema@msu.edu
810-667-0341
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Andrea Villanueva
4-H Educator
villan17@msu.edu
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Eric Walcott
State Specialist
walcott3@msu.edu
616-914-7124
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Nathaniel Walton
Consumer Horticulture Educator
waltonn2@msu.edu
231-256-9888
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Scott Warner
Conservation Associate
warner91@msu.edu
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Jennifer Weichel
Volunteer Development, Volunteer Excellence and Support Team
weichel@msu.edu
517-432-7606
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Glenda Weiss
4-H Rabbit & Cavy contact person
weissgle@msu.edu
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Amy Wellington
ArtShare
wellin23@msu.edu
517-676-7929
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Brian Wibby
Youth Leadership, Civic and Cultural Engagement
wibby@msu.edu
906-439-5065
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Megan Wilczynski
4-H Program Coordinator
bildnerm@msu.edu
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Diane Wilson
ArtShare
wilsondi@msu.edu
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Samantha Wolfe
Agricultural Occupational Health Educator
wolfesa4@msu.edu
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Sarah Zeiler
Environmental Management Educator
froncza3@msu.edu
517-439-9301 ext. 455