LGU Communicator Contact List 2021 07 19 (Excel file)

Region State Name LGU Title Phone Email
1890s Delaware Troy Darden Delaware State Information Coordinator, Office of 1890 Land-Grant Communication 302-857-6437 tdarden@desu.edu
1890s Maryland Suzanne Street University of Maryland Eastern Shore Agriculture Communication Specialist 410-651-6084 sstreet@umes.edu
1890s West Virginia Stacy Herrick West Virginia State Assistant Director of Communications, Research and Public Service 304-204-4008 sherrick1@wvstateu.edu
1890s West Virginia Matt Browning West Virginia State Director of Communications 304-204-4002 Mbrowning1@wvstateu.edu 
1890s North Carolina Albert Essel Association of Extension Administrators Executive Administrator 336-965-2270 aeessel@ncat.edu
1890s Virginia Ray McKinnie Virginia State University Dean/1890 Administrator 804-524-5961 mmckinnie@vsu.edu
1890s Florida Vonda Richardson Florida A&M University Associate Director, Extension 850-599-3546 vonda.richardson@famu.edu
1890s Alabama Karen Craig Tuskeegee University Information & Technology Director 334-724-4856 kcraig@tuskegee.edu
1890s Alabama Debra Daniel Alabama A&M University Communications Specialist / Social Media 256-372-4767 debra.daniel@aamu.edu
1890s Alabama Shannon Schoenweiss Auburn University Technology Media Coordinator 256-372-4950 sms0133@auburn.edu
1890s Alabama Wendi Williams Alabama A&M University Communications and Marketing Coordinator 256-372-4953 williw1@aces.edu
1890s Arkansas Will Hehemann University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Extension Specialist, Communications hehemannw@uapb.edu
1890s Arkansas Brad Mayhugh University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Extension Specialist, Graphic Artist 870-575-8209 mayhughb@uapb.edu
1890s Arkansas Debbie Archer University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Extension Associate, Communications archerd@uapb.edu
1890s Florida Amelia Davis Florida A&M University Coordinator, Publication/Information Service 850-412-5253 amelia.davis@famu.edu
1890s Florida Cynthia Portalatin Florida A&M University Land-Grant Communications Coordinator cynthia.portalatin@famu.edu
1890s Georgia ChaNae Bradley Fort Valley State University Senior Communications Specialist 478-825-6345 bradleyc@fvsu.edu
1890s Georgia Latasha Ford Fort Valley State University Research Communications Specialist 478-825-4307 fordl@fvsu.edu
1890s Georgia Terrence Wolfork Fort Valley State University Assistant Extension Administrator for Communications, Conferencing, and Technology 478-825-6053 wolforkt@fvsu.edu
1890s Kentucky Ashley Bates Kentucky State University Media and Communications Manager 502-597-6974 ashley.bates@kysu.edu
1890s Kentucky Dennis Thomas Kentucky State University Production Coordinator 502-597-6800 dennis.thomas@kysu.edu
1890s Kentucky Wyvette Williams Kentucky State University Senior Graphic Designer 502-597-6956 wyvette.williams@kysu.edu
1890s Louisiana Lakeeshia Giddens Lusk Southern University Agriculture Center Communications Coordinator lakeeshia_giddens@suagcenter.com
1890s Louisiana Christopher Rogers Southern University Agriculture Center Director of Communications and Technology 225-771-5669 chris_rogers@suagcenter.com
1890s Mississippi Renita Lacy Alcorn State University Staff Writer 601-877-2385 rlacy@alcorn.edu
1890s Mississippi Dmitry Mylnikov Alcorn State University Information Management Specialist 601-877-2304 dmylnikov@alcorn.edu
1890s Missouri Cindy Thompson Lincoln University of Missouri Administrative Assistant 573-681-5557 thompsonc@lincolnu.edu
1890s North Carolina Joshua Loftin North Carolina A&T State University Graphic Artist, College of Agriculture jaloftin@ncat.edu
1890s North Carolina Daniel Nonte North Carolina A&T State University Interim Director 336-285-4709 dmnonte@ncat.edu
1890s North Carolina James Parker North Carolina A&T State University Photographer, College of Agriculture 336-285-4713 jfparker@ncat.edu
1890s North Carolina Kelsey Armstrong North Carolina A&T State University Public Communications Specialist kamerrit@ncat.edu
1890s North Carolina Alton Thompson ARD/North Carolina A&T State University Executive Director 336-285-2955 athompson1@ncat.edu
1890s Ohio Lena Fields-Arnold Central State University Communication Coordinator 937-376-6677 lfields-arnold@centralstate.edu
1890s Oklahoma Sonya Moore-Davis Langston University Media and Communication Coordinator sydavis@langston.edu
1890s South Carolina Elizabeth Moseley-Hawkins South Carolina State University Director of Marketing and Communications, College of Agriculture 803-516-4625 emosley@scsu.edu
1890s Tennessee Joan Kite Tennessee State University Communications & Media Relations Specialist 615-963-5708 jkite1@tnstate.edu
1890s Texas Christi Landry Prairie View A&M University Assistant Director calandry@pvamu.edu
1890s Texas Tucker Wilson Prairie View A&M University Media and Publications Coordinator 936-261-5116 tuwilson@pvamu.edu
1890s Virginia Lorraine Blackwell Virginia State University Content Manager/Writer 804-524-6966 lblackwell@vsu.edu
1890s Virginia Mark Klingman Virginia State University Marketing Assistant 804-524-5493 mjklingman@vsu.edu
1890s Virginia Michelle Olgers Virginia State University Director of Marketing and Communications 804-524-6964 molgers@vsu.edu
North Central Illinois Jodi Silotto University of Illinois Director of Academic Communications jsilotto@illinois.edu
North Central Illinois Laura Mabry University of Illinois Director of Marketing and Communications lmabry@illinois.edu
North Central Illinois Samantha Koon University of Illinois Director of Communications, Cooperative Extension 217-300-5443 skoon@illinois.edu
North Central Indiana Maureen Manier Indiana – Purdue University Department Head, Agricutural Communicaitons Service mmanier@purdue.edu
North Central Iowa Whitney Baxter Iowa State University Communications Specialist 515-294-2314 wjsager@iastate.edu
North Central Kansas Susan Schiff Kansas State University Marketing Officer – Communication and Ag Education 785-532-1001 susanschiff@ksu.edu 
North Central Michigan Beth Stuever Michigan State University Extension Director of Public Affairs stuever@msu.edu
North Central Michigan Eileen Gianiodis Michigan State University Director of ANR Communications and Marketing 517-884-7087 gianiod1@msu.edu
North Central Minnesota Becky Beyers University of Minnesota Director of Communications and Public Relations 612-625-1759 bbeyers@umn.edu 
North Central Missouri Kristen Smarr University of Missouri Deputy Chief Marketing and Communications Officer 573-882-5443 smarrke@missouri.edu
North Central Missouri Megan Silvey University of Missouri Cooperative Extension Director, Extension Communications and Marketing 573-882-3875 silveyml@missouri.edu
North Central Nebraska Cara Pesek University of Nebraska-Lincoln Communications Director 402-472-4398 cpesek2@unl.edu 
North Central North Dakota Kristin Harner North Dakota State University Director, Ag Communications kristin.harner@ndsu.edu
North Central Ohio Bryan Harding Ohio State University Executive Director, Strategic Marketing Integration 614-292-0824 harding.101@osu.edu
North Central South Dakota Lora Berg South Dakota State University Director, Marketing and Communications 605-688-6579 Lora.Berg@sdstate.edu
North Central Wisconsin Heidi Zoerb University of Wisconsin Associate Dean 608-262-4849 hezoerb@wisc.edu   
Northeast Connecticut Stacy Stearns University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Agricultural Communications Specialist 860-486-9228 stacey.stearns@uconn.edu
Northeast Connecticut Sara Putnam University of Connecticut CAHNR Agricultural Communications Specialist 860-486-1076 sara.putnam@uconn.edu
Northeast Connecticut Jessica McBride University of Connecticut CAHNR Director of Communications 860-486-3336 cahnrcomm@uconn.edu
Northeast Connecticut Vickie Bomba-Lewandoski Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Information Officer 203-974-8447 Vickie.Bomba-Lewandoski@ct.gov
Northeast Connecticut Ali Mitchell Dunigan NEED Executive Director 401-682-7297 Amitchell@northeastextension.org
Northeast Delaware Dante LaPenta University of Delaware Director of Communications 302-831-1355 dlapenta@udel.edu
Northeast District of Columbia Caroline  Henney APLU/Cooperative Extension/ECOP Executive Director  202-478-6029 carolinecrocoll@extension.org 
Northeast Maine Erin Miller University of Maine Communications Specialist 207-581-3204 erin.miller@maine.edu
Northeast Maryland Graham Binder University of Maryland Director of Communications 301-405-9235 binderg@umd.edu
Northeast Massachusetts Shiera Goff University of Massachusetts Associate Director 413-545-0444 sdgoff@umass.edu
Northeast Massachusetts Joe Shoenfeld University of Massachusetts Associate Director 413-545-5309 shoenfeld@cns.umass.edu
Northeast New Hampshire Sarah Schaier University of New Hampshire Communication Manager 603-862-2713 Sarah.Schaier@unh.edu 
Northeast New Hampshire Lori Gula University of New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Communication Manager 603-862-1452 lori.gula@unh.edu
Northeast New Hampshire Dave Kellam University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Communications Manager 603-862-1520 dave.kellam@unh.edu
Northeast New Jersey Mike Green Rutgers University Director, Office of Communications and Marketing 848-932-4201 mike.green@rutgers.edu 
Northeast New York Samara Sit New York – Cornell Associate Dean, Office of Marketing and Communications 607-255-7651 samara.sit@cornell.edu 
Northeast New York Anja Timm New York – Cornell Communications Coordinator 607-255-3174 ait4@cornell.edu
Northeast Pennsylvania Mary Wirth Penn State University Dir of College Relations and Communications 814-863-2822 mfw10@psu.edu 
Northeast Pennsylvania Greta Tritch Roman Penn State University Research Initiatives Associate 814-865-3379 gst118@psu.edu
Northeast Pennsylvania Jillian Stevenson Penn State University Assoc. Director of Communications 814-863-7278 jstevenson@psu.edu
Northeast Rhode Island Linda A. Acciardo University of Rhode Island Director of Marketing and Communications 401-874-2116 lindaa@uri.edu
Northeast Rhode Island David Leibovitz NERA/University of Rhode Island Coordinator 401-874-4801 david_leibovitz@uri.edu 
Northeast Vermont Rachel Leslie The University of Vermont Communications Manager 802-656-3374 Rachel.Leslie@uvm.edu 
Northeast Vermont Cathy Yandow The University of Vermont Communication Manager 802-656-0319 cathy.yandow@uvm.edu
Northeast West Virginia Lindsay Willey West Virginia University Director of Marketing and Communications 304-293-2381 Lindsay.Willey@mail.wvu.edu  
Northeast West Virginia Tara Curtis West Virginia University Cooperative Extension Director of Marketing and Communications 304-293-7996 Tara.Curtis@mail.wvu.edu
South Alabama Emery Tschetter Alabama Cooperative Extension System Director of Communications & Marketing 334-844-5690 ejt0010@aces.edu
South Alabama Josh Woods Auburn University Director of College Communications 334.844.5887 Jlw0067@auburn.edu
South Arkansas Tracy Courage University of Arkansas Director – Communications Services – CES 501-658-2044 tcourage@uada.edu
South Arkansas Nick Kordsmeir University of Arkansas Interim Asst. Dir. Communications 479-575-6368 nkordsme@uada.edu
South Arkansas Cindy Morley agInnovation South/University of Arkansas Departmental Administrative Manager 479-502-9545 cmorley@uark.edu 
South Arkansas Gary Thompson agInnovation South/University of Arkansas Executive Director 479-502-9707 gat009@uark.edu
South Florida Chris Vivian University of Florida Associate Vice President 352-392-2411 cvivian@ufl.edu
South Florida Brad Buck University of Florida Public Relations Specialist 352-294-3303 bradbuck@ufl.edu
South Florida Ruth Borger University of Florida Assistant Vice President 352-392-2411 rborger@ufl.edu
South Georgia Maria Lameiras University of Georgia Managing Editor, OCCS, UGA Extension 706-542-3646 maria.lameiras@uga.edu
South Georgia Cassie Ann Kiggen University of Georgia Chief Communications Officer 706-542-6190 cakiggen@uga.edu
South Georgia Erin Yates University of Georgia Interim Director of Comm. (until Mar 17) 706-542-8981 erjeya@uga.edu
South Kentucky Laura Skillman University of Kentucky Director of Communications 859-323-4761 laura.skillman@uky.edu
South Kentucky Hayley Pierce University of Kentucky Associate for Strategic Communications 502-569-2344 Hayley.pierce@uky.edu
South Louisiana Tobie Blanchard LSU AgCenter Director and Professor 225-578-5649 Tblanchard@agcenter.lsu.edu
South Louisiana Frankie Gould LSU AgCenter Director and Professor 225-578-5679 Fgould@agcenter.lsu.edu
South Mississippi Elizabeth Gregory North Mississippi State University Communications and Marketing Director 662-325-1716 Elizabeth.north@msstate.edu
South Mississippi Karen Brasher Mississippi State University Marketing Coord – Forest/Wildlife Research 662-325-8530 karen.brasher@msstate.edu
South Mississippi Ron Brown ASRED/Mississippi State University Executive Director 662-325-0644 rab2@msstate.edu
South North Carolina Richard Campbell North Carolina State Chief Communications Officer 919-513-3128 rtcampbe@ncsu.edu 
South Oklahoma Lyndall Stout Oklahoma State University Director of Communications 405-744-4061 lyndall.stout@okstate.edu
South South Carolina Tricia Petty Clemson University Executive Director of Marketing and Communications 864-656-4153 triciap@clemson.edu
South Tennessee Lisa Stearns University of Tennessee Vice Chancelor, Marketing & Communications 865-974-7368 LStearns@tennessee.edu
South Texas Tamara Garza Texas A & M University Marketing Strategy Coordinator-Extension 979-803-1236 tamara.garza@ag.tamu.edu
South Texas Holly Shive Texas A & M University Assistant Vice Chancellor, Marketing and Communication 979-845-6597 holly.shive@ag.tamu.edu
South Virgin Islands Tamika Thomas Williams University of the Virgin Islands Public Relations Specialist 340-693-1056 tamika.thomaswilliams@live.uvi.edu 
South Virgin Islands Marthious Clavier University of the Virgin Islands Assistant Director, Communications, Technology and Online/Distance Learning 340-692-4090 mclavie@uvi.edu
South Virginia Zeke Barlow Virginia Tech Director of Communications & Marketing 540-231-5349 zekebarlow@vt.edu
South Puerto Rico Anibal Ruiz Lugo University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Assistant Dean, Agric. Extension Service 787-225-4078 anibalii.ruiz@upr.edu
South Puerto Rico Yolanda Toro Adorno University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Director of Educational Media, Agr. Ext. Service yolanda.toro2@upr.edu
West Alaska Juella Sparks University of Alaska Director of Communications & Outreach 907-474-7115 juella.sparks@alaska.edu
West Alaska Julie Stricker University of Alaska Public Information Officer, UAF CES 907-474-5406 jestricker2@alaska.edu
West American Samoa Daniel Helsham American Samoa Community College Media Specialist 684-699-1575 d.helsham2@amsamoa.edu
West Arizona Bethany Rutledge University of Arizona Director of Administration and Communication 520-621-7198 rutledge@cals.arizona.edu
West California Linda Forbes University of California Director of Strategic Communications 530-750-1204 lforbes@ucanr.edu
West California Pam Kan-Rice University of California Assistant Director, News & Information (530) 750-1221 pam.kanrice@ucanr.edu
West Colorado Julee Stephenson Colorado State University Extension Director of Communications 970-491-4640 julee.stephenson@colostate.edu
West Colorado Anna Gerber Colorado State University Director of College Communications (970) 491-6444  anna.gerber@colostate.edu
West Guam Olympia Terral University of Guam Media Team Leader (671) 735-2092 olympiat@triton.uog.edu
West Hawaii Mark Berthold University of Hawaii Director, Office of Communication Services (808) 956-2405 markaber@hawaii.edu
West Idaho Carly Schoepflin University of Idaho Director of Communications and Strategic initiatives 208-885-4037 craska@uidaho.edu 
West Montana Sara Adlington Montana State University MSU Extension Editor and Publications Coordinator 406-994-4602 sara@montana.edu
West Montana Millie Veltkamp Montana State University ‎Communications & Technology Coordinator 406-994-4291 veltkamp@montana.edu
West Montana Reagan Colyer Montana State University Communications Specialist 406-994-4901 reagan.colyer@montana.edu
West Nevada Shauna Lemieux University of Nevada Director of Marketing & Communications 702-257-5516 lemieuxs@unr.edu
West Nevada Rob Moore University of Nevada Communication Manager 775-784-4551 rmoore@cabnr.unr.edu
West Nevada Bret Hess WAAESD/University of Nevada Executive Director 307-760-3319 bhess@unr.edu
West New Mexico Justin Bannister New Mexico State University Associate VP for University Marketing and Communications Services 575-646-5981 jbannist@nmsu.edu
West New Mexico Barbara Chamberlin New Mexico State University Educational Media Specialist 575-646-2848 bchamber@nmsu.edu
West New Mexico Claire Montoya New Mexico State University Program Manager 575-646-1123 ccortner@nmsu.edu
West Oregon Jennifer Alexander Oregon State University Director, Extension Communications 541-737-0808 jennifer.alexander@oregonstate.edu
West Oregon Chris Branam Oregon State University Public Issues Education Leader, Extension Communications 541-737-0808 chris.branam@oregonstate.edu
West Oregon Heidi Happonen Oregon State University Director of Communications, College of Agricultural Sciences 541-737-9180 Heidi.happonen@oregonstate.edu
West Utah Mike Whitesides Utah State University Executive Director of Marketing/Communications 435-797-7613 mike.whitesides@usu.edu
West Utah Lynnette Harris Utah State University CAAS and UAES editor 435-797-2189 lynnette.harris@usu.edu 
West Utah Sheri Andersen Utah State University CAAS and UAES Marketing Manager 435-631-0961 sheri.anderson@usu.edu 
West Washington Brandon Schrand Washington State University Interim Director of Communications 509-335-2843 b.schrand@wsu.edu 
West Wyoming David Keto University of Wyoming Manager, Communications and Technology 307-766-5695 dketo@uwyo.edu