Staff

County Director

Jenny Garner

Jenny Garner

County Extension Director

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

jsgarnr@illinois.edu

217-300-9130

Community and Economic Development

Russell Medley

Russell Medley

Community and Economic Development Educator

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

rmedley@illinois.edu

(217) 300-0886

Agriculture, Horticulture & Natural Resources

Rachel Curry

Rachel Curry

Watershed Outreach Associate

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

rccurry@illinois.edu

217-265-0851

Emily Swihart

Emily Swihart

Horticulture Educator

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

ESwihart@illinois.edu

(309) 756-9978

Tracy Jo Mulliken

Tracy Jo Mulliken

Program Coordinator, Horticulture and Agriculture

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

tmully@illinois.edu

309-756-9978

Nutrition & Wellness

Kristin Bogdonas

Kristin Bogdonas

Extension Educator, Nutrition and Wellness

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

kmbogdo@illinois.edu

217-244-5274

4-H

Jennifer Peterson

Jennifer Peterson

Youth Development Educator

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

jpetersn@illinois.edu

217-300-7348

McCala Miller

McCala Crawford

4-H Program Coordinator

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

mmmille@illinois.edu

217-300-8321

Teresa Kirwan

Teresa Kirwan

Program Coordinator, Ag Literacy & 4-H Youth Development

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

tkirwan@illinois.edu

309-871-5034

Tracy Fowler-Pestle

Tracy Fowler-Pestle

4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

fowlerpe@illinois.edu

217-300-9116

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance-SNAP

Tayler Wheatley Louscher

Tayler Wheatley Louscher

Educator, SNAP-Ed

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

twheatle@illinois.edu

217-244-8264

Mitchell Walker

Program Coordinator, SNAP-Ed

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

mcwalker@illinois.edu

(309) 756-9978

Darcy Eggimann

Darcy Eggimann

SNAP-Ed Community Worker

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

eggimann@illinois.edu

309-932-3447

Melissa Fudge

Melissa Fudge

SNAP-Ed Community Worker

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

mfudge@illinois.edu

(309) 756-9978

Araceli Garcia

Araceli Garcia

SNAP-Ed Community Worker

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

araceli2@illinois.edu

(309) 756-9978

Alyssa Klauer

Alyssa Klauer

Community Worker, SNAP-Ed

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

aklauer@illinois.edu

309-756-9978

Hannah Wright

Hannah Wright

SNAP-ED Community Worker

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

hwright3@illinois.edu

309-756-9978

Marketing & Development

Becky Buckrop

Becky Buckrop

Marketing and Local Fund Development Program Coordinator

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

bbuckrop@illinois.edu

309-756-9978

Office Support

Amy Spence

Amy Spence

Office Support Specialist

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

aspence@illinois.edu

(217) 300-1521

Teresa Frakes

Teresa Frakes

Office Support Assistant

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

tfrakes@illinois.edu

(309) 513-3100

Kristen VanDeVelde

Kristen VanDeVelde

Office Support Assistant

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

kristenv@illinois.edu

(309) 756-9978

Paula West

Paula West

Office Support Assistant

Serving Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark Counties

pawest2@illinois.edu

(309) 932-3447