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Area Program Leader, 4-H Youth Development
University of Minnesota Extension Service
Marshall Regional Center
1424 E College Drive, Suite 100
Marshall, MN 56256
Work Phone: 1-507-337-2810
FAX: 1-507-337-2802
email: brems002@umn.edu

I have been employed by the University of Minnesota Extension Service for the past 15 years. Currently as the Area Program Leader for 4-H Youth Development, my work focuses on guiding and supporting talented 4-H staff as they deliver programming. Previously, I worked as an Extension Educator in 4-H Youth Development, County Extension Director, and Interim District Director. I am excited about the opportunity to participate in this leadership program and to share the new knowledge and skills I learn with colleagues in Minnesota.

Regional Director
Univ. of MN Extension Service
Grand Rapids Regional Center
6300 CR 125 NE
Longville, MN 56655-3034
Work Phone: 218-587-8280
FAX: 218-587-8282
email: harde006@umn.edu

As an Extension employee in Minnesota since 1980, I have served in positions including County Extension Educator, Area Extension Educator and County Extension Director. In January 2004, I will begin in a new role as Regional Director at the Extension Regional Center located in Grand Rapids MN. I look forward to the leadership challenges and opportunities of this new position in Extension. My graduate and undergraduate degrees were earned at North Dakota State University at Fargo ND.

Assistant Capacity Area Leader, Community Vitality
University of Minnesota Extension Service
1420 Eckles Avenue, 405 Coffey Hall
St. Paul, MN 55108-6068
Work Phone: 612-625-8233
Fax: 612-625-1955
email: jhoeltin@umn.edu

I am enjoying my third year with Extension, after almost 20 years in the nonprofit sector. My work focuses on communications and administration for programming concerned with the economic and civic capacity of communities. I am particularly interested in rural communities which face particular challenges in this century. I am a native Nebraskan, and my bachelor's degree is from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. My masters' degree in public affairs came from the Humphrey Institute of the University of Minnesota.

Regional Director
University of Minnesota Extension Service
Extension Regional Center, Mankato
Technology Plus of Mankato,
1961 Premier Drive, Suite #148
Mankato, MN 56001-5901
Work Phone: 507-389-6714
FAX: 507-389-6787
email: kunke003@umn.edu

I have been with the University of Minnesota Extension Service for nine years. I served as a County Extension Director for Nicollet and Sibley Counties for the past 18 months. Prior to that I was an Extension Educator housed in Nicollet county, specializing in Environment and Natural Resources, home health and indoor air quality. My current role, as of January 2004, is Regional Director at the Extension Regional Center in Mankato. I have a bachelor's degree in Home Economics Food and Nutrition and a master's degree in Public Health, both from Minnesota State University, Mankato.