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Nebraska 4-H Youth Development
Staff & Job Responsibilities

The State 4-H Office is located on University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus:

Nebraska 4-H
114 Agricultural Hall
P.O. Box 830700
Lincoln, NE   68583-0700
Phone: (402) 472-2805
Fax:(402) 472-9024
nebraska4h@unl.edu

Elizabeth A. Birnstihl
4-H Program Administrator

Phone: (402) 472-2966
ebirnstihl1@unl.edu

 


Kathy Anderson
Extension Horse Specialist

C204 Animal Sciences

Lincoln, NE  68583-0908

Phone: (402) 472-6414

kanderson1@unl.edu

  • Horse Education and Events
  • District and State Horse Shows
  • Leader Training
  • 4-H Horse Stampede
  • Horse Show Judges’ Training
  • Horse Project Advancement Levels Program
  • Horse Advisory Committee
 

Brad Barker
Science and Technology Specialist

Phone: (402) 472-9008
bbarker1@unl.edu

  • 4-H Robotics
  • 4-H Science and Technology Program Development
 

Sara Ellicott
Outreach Program Associate for Camping

Phone: (402) 472-2846

sellicott2@unl.edu

  • Camp Programming & Development Coordination
 

 

Patricia Fairchild
Curriculum Design and Youth Entrepreneur Specialist

Phone: (402) 472-4067
pfairchild2@unl.edu

  • CRD Action Team
  • School Enrichment
  • Entrepreneurship
  • 4-H Cyberfair
  • 4-H Curriculum
 

Sondra Germer
4-H Coordinator
1115 West Scott Street

Beatrice, NE 68310

Phone: (402) 223-1384
sgermer2@unl.edu

  • Support Professional Development for Volunteers and Staff


 

Vickie Greve
4-H Youth Development Specialist

Northeast Research & Extension Center

Lifelong Learning Center

601 E. Benjamin Avenue, Suite 104
Norfolk, NE  68701-0812


Phone: (402) 370-4004

vgreve@unlnotes.unl.edu

  • Risk Management
  • 4-H Policy
  • Youth Protection Course
  • Healthy Lifestyles Team Co-Leader
  • CYFAR
  • On-line Leader Training
  • Celebrity All Star Event at State Fair
  • Recognition Committee/4-H Career Portfolio


Jeff Hart
Extension Educator, Special Projects

204 Mussehl Hall

Lincoln, NE  68583-0714

Phone: (402) 472-4743

jhart4@unl.edu

  • Leadership Development, MBTI
  • Professional Development, Individuals and Teams
  • Tribal Liaison, Tribal Colleges
  • Tribal and Hispanic Communities
  • Youth-Adult Partnerships, EYSC Projects
  • Grants and Grant Projects
  • Project Planning and Management
  • Partnership Development, UNL/State/National
  • Youth Workforce Development


Cathy Johnston
Panhandle District 4-H Specialist
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE  69361-4939


Phone: (308) 632-1483

cjohnston1@unl.edu

  • Citizenship Washington Focus
  • Judge’s Training
 

Kevin Kramer
Project Coordinator

Phone: (402) 472-2718
kkramer3@unl.edu

  • NSF Project Manager
  • CyberFair
  • 4-H Robotic Project
 

Brooke Levey
Environmental Educator
122 Mussehl Hall
Lincoln, NE   68583-0714

Phone: (402) 472-1478
blevey1@unl.edu

  • Project WET
  • Project Learning Tree
 

 

Kathleen Lodl
State 4-H Specialist

Phone: (402) 472-9012

klodl1@unl.edu

  • Youth and Family Programming
  • Career Development
  • Great Fans. Great Sports.™
  • State Fair
  • Big Red Summer Camps
  • Life Challenge
  • Tobacco Programs
 
 

Valerie Marino
Curriculum Specialist

Phone: (402) 472-9092
vmarino2@unl.edu

  • Robotics and GPS/GIS

 


 

Bob Meduna
4-H Program Coordinator

211 Mussehl Hall

Lincoln, NE  68583-0714

Phone: (402) 472-9582
rmeduna1@unl.edu

  • Citizenship
  • New Employee Orientation
  • Unicameral Youth Conference
  • National 4-H Conference
  • 4-H Congress
  • Wonderwise
  • Awards and Recognition


 

Rosie Nold
(TBA after 9-30-07)

Animal Science 4-H Specialist

C203 Animal Science
Lincoln, NE  68583-0908

Phone: (402) 472-6479

rnold1@unl.edu

  • Livestock Education and Shows
  • Quality Assurance
  • PASE-Premier Animal Science Events
  • Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Livestock Exposition


 

Kathy Potthoff
4-H Extension Associate

 

Phone:  (402) 472-9021
kpotthoff1@unl.edu

  • 4-H UNL/Student Recruitment Coordination for Equine and Companion Animals
  • UNL Nebraska Equine Newsletter
  • Equine Staff Development


 

Tracy Pracheil
Extension Educator

Phone: (402) 472-9016
tpracheil2@unl.edu

  • Integrated Multimedia Learning
  • Marketing and Promotions
  • Communication and Expressive Arts
  • 4-H Multimedia Team


Kris Spath
4-H Program Manager

Phone: (402) 472-2805
kspath3@unl.edu

  • State Fair Programs
  • PASE/Life Challenge
  • Member and 4-H Club Recruitment Coordinator
 

Sandra Stockall
West Central District 4-H Specialist

461 W. University Drive

North Platte, NE  69101-7756

Phone: (308) 532-3611, Ext. 153

sstockall1@unl.edu

  • 4-H Council Planning
  • Communications Programs
  • Leadership Development
  • Youth/Adult Partnerships


Doug Swanson
Extension Educator

 

Phone: (402) 472-1762

dswanson8@unl.edu

  • Professional Development for Staff
  • New Employee Orientation
  • Professional Development for Volunteers
  • Volunteer Training
  • Volunteer Focused Educators Team
  • State Fair Volunteer Recruitment
  • Co-Leader of 4-H Youth Development Action Team
  • National Learning Priorities Steering Committee
  • NAE4-HA 2011 Programs Committee Co-Chair
 

Jean Swanson
4-H Curriculum Coordinator

Phone: (402) 472-9184

jswanson8@unl.edu 

  • Curriculum Inventory Management
  • CIT Curriculum Publication & Distribution Coordination
  • Cyber Fair Coordinator for 2008
  • Website Management
  • Marketing of Nebraska Developed Curriculum
 

Jill Walahoski
Extension Educator

Phone: (402) 472-1710
jwalahoski2@unl.edu

  • Program Evaluation
  • Program Planning-Logic Model
  • Camp Operations
 

Barb Bryan
Staff Secretary III

Phone: (402) 472-3990
bbryan1@unl.edu

  • Support for Beth Birnstihl, Patricia Fairchild
  • Travel and Conference Scheduling
 

Peggy Jeffries
Staff Assistant

Phone: (402) 472-9017
pjeffries1@unl.edu

  • State Fair
  • 4-H Plus! Statistical Support
  • Volunteer Screening
  • Special Projects
  • Big Red Summer Camps
  • 4-H Accounting


Lisa Spilker
Staff Secretary lll

Phone: (402) 472-9018

lspilker2@unl.edu

  • Shooting Sports
  • South Central Camp Support
  • Special Projects
  • Work Study Supervisor
  • 4-H Alerts

Revised August 2007



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