Regional Directors and Vice Directors Handbook
North Central Region
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Director Scott Gabbard - 2025
1600 E. State Rd 44, #D
Shelbyville, IN 46176-4027
Phone:317.392.6460
gabbardd@purdue.edu
Vice Director
Jennifer Bentley - 2025
2316 Sweet Parkway Road
Decorah, IA 52101-1833
Phone: 563.382.2949
jbentley@iastate.edu
North East Region
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
Vice Director
Andrew Kness - 2025
3525 Conowingo Rd. Suite 600 Street, MD 21154
Phone: 410.638.3255
akness@umd.edu
Southern Region
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Director Brian Beer - 2024
107 S. French Street
Lancaster, SC 29720
Phone: 803.320.9360
bbeer@clemson.edu
Director Paula Burke - 2025
900 Newnan Road
Carrollton, GA 30117
Phone: 770.836.8546
pjburke@uga.edu
Vice Director Sherri Sanders - 2024
2400 Old Searcy Landing Road
Searcy, AR 72143
Phone: 501.268.5394
ssanders@uada.edu
Vice Director
Jennifer Pelham - 2025
2614 SE Dixie Hwy
Stuart, FL 34996
Phone: 772.419.6964
jenjen15@ufl.edu
Western Region
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Vice Director
Aaron Esser - 2024
WSU Extension ANR 205 W. Main
Ritzville, WA 99169-1894
Phone: 509.659.3210
aarons@wsu.edu