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Tara Buerster

County Director
Keywords
Administration
Leadership Development
Address

Edwards County Office 7 N 5th Street Albion IL 62806

(618) 445-2934
buerste2@illinois.edu
Willene Buffett

Willene Buffett

County Director
Keywords
Administration
Leadership
Business Development
Address

8751 S. Greenwood Avenue, Suites 112-122 Chicago IL 60619

(773) 768-7779
wbuffett@illinois.edu
Travis Burke

Travis Burke

Assistant Dean, Agriculture/Agri-Business Program Leader
Keywords
Commercial Agriculture
Horticulture
Master Gardeners
Animal Science
Crops
Sustainable Agriculture
Address

111 Mumford Hall, 1301 West Gregory MC 710 Urbana IL 61801

(217) 333-1106
tbburke@illinois.edu
Aretha Burns

Aretha Burns

EFNEP Community Outreach Worker
Keywords
Nutrition
Nutrition Education
EFNEP
Address

2051 Lynch Avenue East St. Louis IL 62204

618-875-8939
arethab@illinois.edu
Margaret Burns Westmeyer

Margaret Burns Westmeyer

Horticulture Program Coordinator
Keywords
Horticulture
Master Gardeners
Community Garden
Urban Gardening
Gardening
Address

4747 Lincoln Mall Drive Suite 601 Matteson IL 60443

708-679-6889
mburnswe@illinois.edu
Chelsey Byers

Chelsey Byers

Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Specialist
Keywords
Administration
Aging
Brain Health
Caregiving
Chronic Diseases
Communication
Dementia Alzheimer’s
Elder Care
Family Life
Health
Health Care
Leadership Development
Managing Stress
Marketing
Mental Health
Mindfulness
Physical Activity
Professional Development CEU CPDU
Real Colors
Relationships
Resilience
Social-Emotional Health
Team Building
Trauma-Informed Adverse Childhood Experiences
Wellness
Workforce Development
Workplace Wellness
Address

905 S Goodwin Ave 520 Bevier Hall, Urbana IL 61801

217-300-3930
clbyers@illinois.edu