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
Resilience
Workforce Development
(217) 300-0886
Agriculture, Horticulture & Natural Resources
Emily Swihart
Horticulture Educator
Keywords
Horticulture
Trees
Gardening
Master Gardeners
Landscape Design
Landscape Architecture
Forestry
Vegetable Gardening
(217) 333-1677
Tracy Jo Mulliken
Program Coordinator, Horticulture and Agriculture
Keywords
Horticulture
Gardening
Agriculture
Master Gardeners
Master Naturalist
309-756-9978
Teresa Kirwan
Program Coordinator, Mercer County Ag Education
Keywords
4-H Foundation
Youth Development
Agriculture
309-871-5034
Nicole Haverback
Watershed Outreach Associate
Keywords
Water
Sustainable Agriculture
Conservation
Environment
Agriculture
Water Quality
(309) 932-3447
Nutrition & Wellness
Kristin Bogdonas
Extension Educator, Nutrition and Wellness
Keywords
Nutrition Education
Food Preservation
Food Safety
Chronic Diseases
Diabetes
Healthy Cooking
Healthy Eating
Herbs
Disaster Preparedness
217-244-5274
4-H
Elaine Kaple
Rock Island County Metro Youth Development Educator
Keywords
4-H
Youth Development
(217) 265-8150
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
