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North Central Region Staff

Offices

NCR-SARE Main Office
120 BAE, University of Minnesota
1390 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-626-3113
Fax: 612-626-3132
Main Email: ncrsare@umn.edu

NCR-SARE Missouri Office
Lincoln University
South Campus Bldg
Room 101
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: 573-681-5545
Email: ncrsare@umn.edu

Staff

Beth Nelson, Ph.D. Regional Coordinator (Chapter 1) and Director of Research and Education Programs 120 BAE, University of Minnesota 1390 Eckles Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 Phone: 612-626-4436 Fax: 612-626-3132 Schre002@umn.edu	Beth Bedell Associate Administrator NCR-SARE 120 BAE, University of Minnesota 1390 Eckles Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 Phone: 612-626-3134 Fax: 612-626-3132 Email: bbedell@umn.edu
Rob Myers, Ph.D. Regional Coordinator (Chapter 3) and Director of Professional Development (Extension) Programs University of Missouri 238 Ag Engineering Bldg. Columbia, MO 65211 Office phone: 573-882-1547 Fax: 573-884-5650 Email: myersrob@missouri.edu	Marie Flanagan Communications Specialist NCR-SARE 120 BAE, University of Minnesota 1390 Eckles Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 Phone: 612-625-7027 Fax: 612-626-3132 Email: mart1817@umn.edu
Vance Morey Past Interim Regional Coordinator NCR-SARE 120 BAE, University of Minnesota 1390 Eckles Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 Phone: 612-625-8775 Fax: 612-626-3132 Email: rvmorey@umn.edu	Jean Andreasen Executive Office and Administrative Specialist NCR-SARE 120 BioAgEng 1390 Eckles Ave St Paul, MN 55108 Phone: 612-626-3113 Fax: 612-626-3132 Email: jandreas@umn.edu
Joan Benjamin Farmer Rancher Grant Program Coordinator and Associate Regional Coordinator NCR-SARE Lincoln University in Missouri Lorenzo J. Greene Hall 900 Leslie Blvd, Room 101 Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: 573-681-5545 Tollfree: 800-529-1342 E-mail: BenjaminJ@lincolnu.edu

North Central Region State Coordinators

Illinois

Richard A. Weinzierl
Professor and Extension Entomologist
S-334 Turner Hall
MC 046
1102 S Goodwin Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-2126
Email: weinzier@illinois.edu

Indiana

Roy Ballard
Extension Educator Agriculture and Natural Resources
Purdue Cooperative Extension Service
Hancock County Office
802 North Apple Street
Greenfield, IN 46140
Phone: 317-462-1113
Fax: 317-462-2424 fax
Email: rballard@purdue.edu

Iowa

Andrew Larson
Small Farm Sustainability
Iowa State University
Extension & Outreach
2013 Agronomy Hall
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: 515.294.5875
Email: smallfarms@iastate.edu, allarso1@iastate.edu

Kansas

Kerri Ebert
Coordinator, Kansas AgrAbility Project
Seaton 153
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-2976
Email: kebert@ksu.edu

Michigan

Dale R. Mutch
MSU Extension Cover Crop/IPM Specialist
Michigan State University Extension/W. K. Kellogg Biological Station
Agriculture Agribusiness Institute (AABI)
612 E. Main Street
Centreville, MI 49032
Phone: (269) 467-5645
Fax: (269) 467-5641
Email: mutch@anr.msu.edu
www.misare.msu.edu

Dean Baas
Visiting Research Associate
Michigan State University Extension/W. K. Kellogg Biological Station
612 E. Main Street
Centreville, MI 49032
Phone: (269) 467-5646
Fax: (269) 467-5641
Email: baasdean@anr.msu.edu
www.misare.msu.edu

Minnesota

Kate Seager
University of Minnesota
411 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
Saint Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-625-8235
Fax: 612-625-1268
Email: kseager@umn.edu

Betsy Wieland
University of Minnesota
411 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
Saint Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-596-1175
Fax: 612-625-1268
Email: eliza003@umn.edu

Missouri

Debi Kelly
Extension Associate
University of Missouri
234 Ag Engineering Building
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573.882.1905
Email: kellyd@missouri.edu

K. B. Paul
Lincoln University
PO Box 29
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0029
Phone: 573.681.5584
Fax: 573.681.5546
Email: paulK@lincolnu.edu

Nebraska

Gary Lesoing
Nemaha County Extension Office
1824 North Street, Suite 102
Auburn, Nebraska 68305-2395
Phone: 402.274.4755
Email: glesoing2@unl.edu

North Dakota

Karl Hoppe
NDSU Carrington Research
and Extension Center 
663 Hwy. 281 NE PO Box 219 
Carrington, ND 58421 
Phone: (701) 652-2951
Mobile: (701) 650-8810
Email: Karl.Hoppe@ndsu.edu

Bill Hodous
Ramsey County Courthouse
524 4th Ave. NE#5
Devils Lake, ND 58301-2486
Phone: (701) 662-7030
Email: bill.hodous@ndsu.edu

Ohio

Mike Hogan
Ohio State University Extension
831 College Ave Ste D
Lancaster, OH 43130
Phone:740-653-5419
Fax: 740-687-7010
Email: Hogan.1@osu.edu

Alan Sundermeier
Ohio State University Extension – Wood County
639 Dunbridge Road, Suite 1
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Phone: 419.354.9050
Fax: 419.352.7413
Email: sundermeier.5@osu.edu

South Dakota

Dr. Peter Sexton
South Dakota State University
Plant Science-Box 2207A
Brookings, SD 57007
Phone: 605-688-6179
Email: Peter.Sexton@sdstate.edu

Wisconsin

Diane Mayerfeld
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ctr. for Integrated Ag. Systems
1535 Observatory Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608.262.8188
Fax: 608.265.3020
Email: dbmayerfeld@wisc.edu

Andrew Bernhardt
Wisconsin SARE Co-State Coordinator
UW-Cooperative Extension
Agricultural and Natural Resources
Food Systems Program
Phone: (608) 890-0097
Email: andrew.bernhardt@ces.uwex.edu

Other SARE Offices Nationwide

SARE has six offices serving different functions. The National Office manages the program nationally, SARE's four regions administer the grants and set policy priorities, and SARE Outreach produces practical information.