Regional Directors and Vice Directors Handbook
North Central Region
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Director
Teresa Steckler - 2023
Dixon Springs Ag Center
354 St. Hwy 145 N.
Simpson, IL 62985
Phone:618.695.4917
tsteckle@illinois.edu
Vice Director
Scott Gabbard - 2023
1600 E. State Rd 44, #D
Shelbyville, IN 46176-4027
Phone:317.392.6460
gabbardd@purdue.edu
North East Region
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
Director
Elizabeth Claypoole - 2023
1581 Rt. 88N
Newark, NY 14513
Phone: 315.331.8415
eac9@cornell.edu
Vice Director
Nick Polanin - 2023
310 Milltown Rd.
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Phone: 908.526.6293 Ext. 2535
polanin@njaes.rutgers.edu
Southern Region
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Director
Melody Rose - 2023
204 North Cutler Street, Suite 105
Greeneville, TN 37745-3847
Phone: 423.798.1710
Fax: 423.798.1713
mteague@utk.edu
Director
Brian Beer - 2024
107 S. French Street
Lancaster, SC 29720
Phone: 803.320.9360
bbeer@clemson.edu
Vice Director
Paula Burke - 2023
900 Newnan Road
Carrollton, GA 30117
Phone: 770.836.8546
pjburke@uga.edu
Vice Director
Sherri Sanders - 2025
2400 Old Searcy Landing Road
Searcy, AR 72143
Phone: 501.268.5394
ssanders@uada.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