Nebraska State 4-H Office Faculty/Staff

The Nebraska State 4-H Office faculty and staff, located in Agricultural Hall on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus, works closely with UNL Extension staff located in all 93 counties, to deliver the 4-H Youth Development Program in Nebraska.

Information about 4-H in your community can be obtained from your local UNL Extension Office. Information about statewide 4-H programs is available from the Nebraska State 4-H Office.

State 4-H Office Contact Information
UNL Extension
4-H Youth Development
114 Agricultural Hall, PO Box 830700
Lincoln, NE 68583-0700

PH: (402) 472-2805
FX: (402) 472-9024
E-Mail: nebraska4h@unl.edu

Nebraska State 4-H Office Faculty/Staff
Photo	Contact Information	Work
	Kathleen Lodl 4-H Program Administrator klodl1@unl.edu 211 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0703 Phone: (402) 472-2966	Program Leadership Personnel Budget Military Project State Fair Board 4-H Foundation Support

	Bradley (Brad) Barker Science and Technology Specialist bbarker1@unl.edu 4-H Youth Development 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-9008	Science Signature Outcome Team 4-H Robotics 4-H Science and Technology Program Development NSF ITEST Scale-Up Grant NASA SOI Program

	Jessie Bauman Evaluation Coordinator 4-H Youth Development 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 jbauman4@unl.edu Phone: (402) 472-2854	Program Evaluation 4-H Science Evaluation (National 4-H Council)

	Heather Borck 4-H Program Coordinator hborck2@unl.edu WCREC 402 West State Farm Road North Platte, NE 69101 Phone: (308) 696-6784	Club Management Older 4-H Youth Engagement

	Lindsay Chichester Saunders County Assistant Extension Educator lchichester2@unl.edu Southeast Research & Extension Center UNL Extension Falls City, NE 68355 Phone: (402) 245-4324	Quality Assurance

	Lena Cottle Equine Extension Specialist lcottle2@unl.edu C204 Animal Sciences Lincoln, NE 68583-0908 Phone: (402) 472-9098	District and State Horse Shows 4-H Horse Stampede Horse Show Judges' Training Horse Project Advancement Levels Program Horse Advisory Committee Horse Education and Events

	Cherry de Guzman Child, Youth & Family Studies mguzman2@unl.edu Phone: (402) 472-9154	4-H Youth Development Action Team Co-leader Adolescent Development Positive Youth Development

	Sinda Dux Nebraska 4-H Foundation Administrative Support Associate sdux2@unl.edu P.O. Box 830719 Lincoln, NE 68583-0719 Phone: (402) 472-1178	Administrative Secretary Scholarships Awards and Recognition State Fair Premium Awards Accounting Services

	Connie Cox Director, State 4-H Camp ccox5@unl.edu State 4-H Camp, PO Box 87 Halsey, NE 69142 Phone: (308) 533-2224 Fax: (308) 533-2228

	Patricia Fairchild Curriculum Design and Youth Entrepreneur Specialist pfairchild2@unl.edu 4-H Youth Development 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-4067	4-H Curriculum Development Curriculum Training Curriculum Website Youth Cirriculum Committee

	Saundra Frerichs 4-H Science Education Specialist sfrerichs3@unl.edu 4-H Youth Development 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-2718	Science Signature Outcome Team 4-H Science & Technology Professional Development & Curriculum 4-H Robotics NASA SOI Program NSF ITEST Scale-Up Grant

	Annette Haas 4-H Program Coordinator ahaas5@unl.edu PHREC 4502 Ave I Scottsbluff, NE 69341 Phone: (308) 632-1480	Judges' Training Club Management, Financial

	Jeff Hart Extension Educator, Special Projects jhart4@unl.edu 204 Mussehl Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0714 Phone: (402) 472-4743	Leadership & Team Development, Youth-Adult Partnerships Tribes & Tribal College Partnerships; UNL-PI, Tribal Extension Native Foods Research, Tribal College Extension MBTI & Type Interpretation, Teaching for UNL students/faculty Diversity Education; NCEA Diversity Committee

	Peggy Jeffries Administrative Support Associate pjeffries1@unl.edu 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-9017	State Fair 4-H Plus! Statistical Support Volunteer Screening Big Red Summer Camps 4-H Accounting

	Catherine (Cathy) Johnston Extension Educator cjohnston1@unl.edu 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-1762	Citizenship/Leadership Signature Outcome Team Professional Development for Staff Volunteer Development Citizenship Washington Focus Citizenship Mandate State Public Speaking Program Chaperone Training

	Lisa Karr-Lilienthal Extension Companion Animal Specialist lkarr-lilienthal2@unl.edu C204 Animal Sciences Lincoln, NE 68583-0908 Phone: (402) 472-6458	4-H Dog, Rabbit, and Companion Animal Programs Youth Companion Animal Career Programs

	Lisa Kaslon 4-H Program Coordinator lkaslon2@unl.edu Extension 2610 14 St Columbus, NE 68601 Phone: (402) 563-4901	4-H Youth Development Action Team Co-Leader Policy Handbook 4-H Council Management

	Michelle Krehbiel Youth Development Specialist mkrehbiel2@unl.edu 4-H Youth Development 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-9020	Healthy Lifestyles Signature Outcome Team Youth Development After School Programs Life Challenge CYFAR TEAMS Grant 4-H Mentoring Grant Healthy Lifestyles Mandate

	Katelyn (Katie) Pleskac 4-H Extension Educator katelyn.pleskac@unl.edu 451 N. 5th St. David City, NE 68632-1666 Phone: (402) 472-9092	Access 4-H State Fair Data Management

	Robert (Bob) Meduna 4-H Program Coordinator rmeduna1@unl.edu UNL Southeast Research and Extension Center 1071 County Road G, Room D Ithaca, NE 68033-2234 Phone: (402) 624-8064	Ag Literacy Signature Outcome Team Animal Science New Employee Orientation Unicameral Youth Legislature National 4-H Conference 4-H Congress Awards and Recognition ATV Safety

	Jenny Nixon Panhandle Research & Extension Center Sioux County Extension jnixon1@unl.edu PO Box 277 Harrison, NE 69346-0277 Phone: (308) 668-2428	Database Management (enrollment and State Fair) Access 4-H Fair Plus

	Jared Parker Director, Eastern Nebraska 4-H Center jparker5@unl.edu Eastern Nebraska 4-H Center 21520 West Highway 31 Gretna, NE 68028 Phone: (402) 332-4496 Fax: (402) 332-2580

	Megan Patent-Nygren Instructional Designer mpatentnygren2@unl.edu 4-H Youth Development 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-7523	SET Curriculum

	Kim Pickering Extension Educator kpickering2@unl.edu 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-1577	Entrepreneurship Education

	Lyndsey Pohlmeier Project Coordinator lyndsey.pohlmeier@unl.edu 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-2754	Health Rocks

	Shane Potter 4-H Extension Educator spotter3@unl.edu 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-9026	Career Development Signature Outcome Team Big Red Camps Tobacco Education - Health Rocks! State Fair Superintendent Advocacy 4-H Ambassadors

	Katherine (Kathy) Potthoff Extension Educator kpotthoff1@unl.edu 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-9021	Animal Science Signature Outcome Team 4-H Companion Animal 4-H Equine Cultural Competence

	Tracy Pracheil Extension Educator tpracheil2@unl.edu 4-H Youth Development 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-9016	4-H Youth Development Action Team Co-Leader Integrated Multimedia Learning On-line Learning Marketing and Promotions Communication and Expressive Arts Use of the 4-H Name and Emblem

	Steve Pritchard Northeast Research & Extension Center spritchard1@unl.edu Boone/Nance Counties Extension 222 S 4th St Albion, NE 68620-1247 Phone: (402) 395-2158 - Boone Co. Phone: (308) 536-2691 - Nance Co.	Shooting Sports

	Michael Riese Extension Marketplace Coordinator mriese3@unl.edu 211 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0703 Phone: (402) 472-9053	Curriculum Question Router UNL Market Place

	Lindsay Shearer 4-H Camp Operations Coordinator lshearer2@unl.edu 4-H Youth Development 114 Ag Hall Lincoln NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-2846	Camp Operations Coordinator South Central 4-H Center, Director

	Stuart Shepherd Nebraska 4-H Foundation Executive Director sshepherd3@unl.edu P.O. Box 830719 Lincoln, NE 68583-0719 Phone: (402) 472-9019	Nebraska 4-H Foundation Marketing

	Kristine (Kris) Spath 4-H Program Manager kspath3@unl.edu 4-H Youth Development 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-9023	State Fair Programs PASE/Life Challenge Animal Science Programming

	Lisa Spilker Staff Assistant lspilker2@unl.edu 114 Ag Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-9018	Shooting Sports South Central Camp Support Special Projects Work Study Supervisor 4-H Alerts Club Charters

	Desirae TePoel Nebraska 4-H Foundation Foundation Relations Coordinator dtepoel2@unl.edu P.O. Box 830719 Lincoln, NE 68583-0719 Phone: (402) 472-7688	Annual Campaigns Special Events Marketing and Communication 4-H Ambassadors

	Brandy Wagner 4-H Science Coordinator bwagner5@unl.edu 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-9092	GEAR Tech 21 OJJDP Mentoring Project

	Jill Walahoski Extension Educator jwalahoski2@unl.edu 4-H Youth Development 114 Ag Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0700 Phone: (402) 472-1710	4-H Youth Development Action Team Co-Leader Program Evaluation Program Planning-Logic Model Camp Operations 4-H Science Evaluation (National 4-H Council) School Enrichment

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