County Director
Jenny Garner
County Extension Director
Keywords
Administration
Business development
Communication
Marketing
217-300-9130
Community and Economic Development
Russell Medley
Community and Economic Development Educator
Keywords
Business development
Business retention and expansion
Civic engagement
Community development
Community planning
Community resiliency
Consumer economics
Disaster preparedness
Economic development
EDEN Ready Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership development
Local government
Poverty simulation
Resilience
Workforce development
(217) 300-0886
Agriculture, Horticulture & Natural Resources
Rachel Curry
Agriculture and Agribusiness Educator 1
Keywords
Water
Environment
Energy conservation
Commercial agriculture
217-265-0851
Emily Swihart
Horticulture Educator
Keywords
Horticulture
Master Gardeners
Landscape design
Landscape architecture
(309) 756-9978
Tracy Jo Mulliken
Program Coordinator, Horticulture and Agriculture
Keywords
Horticulture
Gardening
Agriculture
Master Gardeners
309-756-9978
Teresa Kirwan
Program Coordinator, Mercer County Ag Education
Keywords
4-H Foundation
Youth development
Agriculture
309-871-5034
Nutrition & Wellness
Kristin Bogdonas
Extension Educator, Nutrition and Wellness
Keywords
Nutrition education
Food safety
Diabetes
Herbs
Obesity prevention
Food Preservation
Chronic diseases
217-244-5274
4-H
Elaine Kaple
Rock Island County Metro Youth Development Educator
Keywords
4-H
Youth development
(309) 756-9978
Tracy Fowler-Pestle
4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator
Keywords
4-H Foundation
Youth development
217-300-9116
Kristen VanDeVelde
Henry/Stark Youth Development Program Coordinator
Keywords
Youth development
309-932-3447
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance-SNAP
Tayler Wheatley Louscher
Educator, SNAP-Ed
Keywords
Consumer economics
SNAP-Ed
Nutrition education
217-244-8264
Marketing & Development
Becky Buckrop
Marketing and Local Fund Development Program Coordinator
Keywords
Marketing
Communication
217-300-8663
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