State Master Gardener Coordinators

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Updated August 2007

State and Provincial Master Gardener Coordinators

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USA

ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA
COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE FLORIDA GEORGIA
IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS
KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA
NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW MEXICO NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA
OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING  

Canada

Ontario Saskatchewan

 

ALABAMA

Kerry Smith
101 Funchess Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849-5630

phone: (334) 844-3036
E-mail: smithkp@auburn.edu
http://www.aces.edu/mg/

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ALASKA

Julie Riley
University of Alaska
221 E. Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 118
Anchorage, AK 99508 – 4143

Phone: (907) 786-6300
Fax: (907) 786- 6312
E mail:afjar@uaa.alaska.edu
http://www.uaf.edu/ces/michele/program.html

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ARIZONA


http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/mastergardener/index.html

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ARKANSAS

Janet Carson, Ext. Horticulturist
Univ. of Arkansas, P.O. Box 391
2301 S. University
Little Rock, AR. 72203

phone: (501) 671-2174
fax: (501) 671-2303
E-mail: jcarson@uaex.edu
http://www.arhomeandgarden.org/master_gardener.htm

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CALIFORNIA

Pamela Geisel
Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8575

Phone: (530) 754-6000
Fax: (530) 754-8540
Email: pmelam@ucdavis.edu
http://camastergardeners.ucdavis.edu/

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COLORADO

David E. Whiting
Extension Consumer Horticulturist Spec.
Department of Horticulture and LA
211 Shepardson
Colorado State Univeristy
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1173

phone: (970) 491-7030
Fax: (970) 491-7745
E-mail: david.whiting@colostate.edu
http://cmg.colostate.edu/

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CONNECTICUT

Leslie Alexander, Interim
State Master Gardener & Education Program Coordinator
UConn’s Home & Garden Education Center
1380 Storrs Road unit 4115
Storrs, CT 06269

Phone: (806) 486-6343
E mail: Leslie.Alexander@uconn.edu
http://www.canr.uconn.edu/garden/mastergardener/index.html

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DELAWARE

Susan Barton
Plant & Soil Sciences Dept
University of Delaware
152 Townsend Hall
Newark, DE 19717
Phone: 302-831-2531
Fax: 302-831-0605
E-mail: sbarton@udel.edu
http://ag.udel.edu/extension/horticulture/index.htm

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FLORIDA

Tom Wichman
Florida Master Gardener Coordinator
University of Florida/IFAS
Environmental Horticulture Department
PO Box 110675
107 Mehrhoff Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675, USA
Phone: 352-392-1831, ext. 331
Fax: 352-392-1413
Email: twichman@ifas.ufl.edu
http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/mg/

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GEORGIA

Marco T. Fonseca
Dept. of Horticulture
Georgia Experiment Station
1109 Experiment St.
Griffin, GA 30223

phone: (770) 228-7243
fax: (770) 412-4764
E-mail: mfonseca@uga.edu
http://www.caes.uga.edu/departments/hort/extension/mastergardener/

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IDAHO

Robert Tripepi
University of Idaho Campus
Ag Science Building Room 335,
Moscow, ID 83844-2339
tel: 208-885-6635
fax: 208-885-7760
btripepi@uidaho.edu
http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/mg/

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ILLINOIS

Monica David
Illinois Master Gardener Coordinator
Research Specialist in Agriculture
University of Illinois Extension Service
Illinois Master Gardener Office
1007 Plant Sciences Lab, MC-634
1201 South Dorner Drive
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Phone: (217) 265-5256
Fax: (217) 244-3469
Email: modavid@uiuc.edu
http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/mg/

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INDIANA

Rosie Lerner
Consumer Horticulture Specialist and
Master Gardener State Coordinator
Purdue University
Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
625 Agriculture Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2010
phone: 765.494.1311
fax: 765.494.0391
email: rosie@purdue.edu
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/mg/

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IOWA

James Romer
Reiman Gardens
1407 Elwood Drive
Ames, IA. 50011

phone: (515) 294-2336
fax: (515) 294-4817
E-mail: jromer@iastate.edu
http://www.mastergardener.iastate.edu/

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KANSAS

Ward Upham, Extension Associate
Kansas State Univ., Dept. HFRR
2021 Throckmorton Hall
Manhattan, KS. 66506-5507

phone: (785) 532-1438
fax: (785) 532-6949
E-mail: mailto:wupham@ksu.edu
http://www.oznet.k-state.edu/hfrr/MG/

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KENTUCKY

Rick Durham
Univ. of Kentucky
N-318 Ag. Sci. N.
Lexington KY 40546-0091

Phone: 859-257-3249
Fax: 859-257-2859
E-mail: rdurham@uky.edu

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LOUISIANA

Robert Souvestre
LSU AgCenter
239 Julian C. Miller Hall--Horticulture
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

phone: (225) 578-1030
fax: (225) 578-0773
E-mail:bsouvestre@agcenter.lsu.edu
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/master_gardener/

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MAINE

Dick Brzozowski
State Master Gardener Contact:
UMCE
PO Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300

Phone: 207-780-4205
Fax: 207-780-4382
E-mail: rbrz@umext.maine.edu
http://www.umext.maine.edu/mgmaine/welcome.htm

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MARYLAND

Jon Traunfeld
Reg. Spec./ State MG Coord.
Univ. of Maryland, 12005 Homewood Rd
Ellicott City, MD. 21042

phone: (410) 531-5572
fax: (410) 531-5567
E-mail: jont@umd.edu
http://mastergardener.umd.edu/

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MASSACHUSETTS

(no longer administered by University of Mass. Extension)

Western Massachusetts Master Gardener Association
66 Rural Lane, East Longmeadow MA 01028
phone: 413-525-6742
http://www.wmassmastergardeners.org/

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MICHIGAN

Mary C. McLellan
State Master Gardener Coordinator
Michigan State University
A422 Plant & Soil Sciences Bldg.
East Lansing, MI. 48824-1325

phone: (517) 355-5191 ext 1408
fax: (517) 355-0890
E-mail: mclella3@msu.edu
mg@msu.edu

www.msue.msu.edu/mastergardener

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MINNESOTA

Dr. Mary H. Meyer
Master Gardener State Coordinator
Univ. of Minnesota, MN. Landscape Arboretum,
3675 Arboretum Drive.
Chanhassen, MN. 55318

phone: (952) 443-1447
fax:(952) 443-2521
E-mail: meyer023@umn.edu
http://www.mg.umn.edu/

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MISSISSIPPI

Dr. Lelia Scott Kelly
Assistant Extension Professor
Area Horticulture Specialist/State Master Gardener Programs
North Mississippi Research and Extension Center
P.O. Box 1690
Verona, MS 38879

Physical Address
North Mississippi Research and Extension Center
5421 Hwy. 145 South
Verona, MS 38879
Phone 662-566-2201
Fax: 662-566-2257
Email: leliak@ext.msstate.edu
http://msucares.com/lawn/master_gardener/index.html

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MISSOURI

Mary Kroening
State Master Gardener Coordinator
Department of Horticulture
1-31 Agriculture Building.
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO. 65211

phone: (573) 882-9633
fax: (573) 882-1469
E-mail: kroeningm@missouri.edu
http://outreach.missouri.edu/mg

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MONTANA

Cheryl Moore-Gough
Extension Horticulturist
Plant Sciences Department.
PO Box 173140
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-3140
(406) 994-6523
(406) 994-1848 - Fax

mailto:hort@montana.edu
http://gardenguide.montana.edu/mastergardener/default.htm

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NEBRASKA

Anne Streich
Horticulture Educator
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture
377 Plant Science
Lincoln, NE 68583-0724

Phone: (402) 472-1640
Fax: (402) 472-8650
Email: astreich@unl.edu
http://mastergardener.unl.edu/

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NEVADA

Kerrie B. Badertscher, CPH
Western Area Specialist, Horticulture
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
5305 Mill Street
Reno, NV 89502

Phone: (775) 784-4848 ext125
Fax: (775) 784- 4881
E mail: badertscherk@unce.unr.edu

Dr. Angela O’Callaghan, Southern Area Spec.
Univ. of Nevada Cooperative Extension
2345 Red Rock Street, #100
Las Vegas, NV89102-3160

Phone: (775) 784-4848
Fax: (702) 784-4881
E mail: ocallaghana@unce.unr.edu

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

Marcy Stanton
Master Gardener Coordinator
UNH Cooperative Extension
200 Bedford Street, North Annex
Manchester, NH 03101

phone: 603-629-9494 Ext. 110
fax: 603-629-9998
E-mail: marcy.stanton@unh.edu
http://extension.unh.edu/Agric/AGMastGD.htm

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NEW MEXICO

Curtis Smith, Ext. Hort. Specialist
New Mexico State Univ.,
9301 Indian School Rd., Suite 112
Albuquerque, NM. 87112

phone: (505) 275-2576
fax: (505) 292-9815
E-mail: cwsmith@nmsu.edu
http://cahe.nmsu.edu/mastergardener/

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NEW JERSEY

Nicholas Polanin
County Agent II - Agriculture & Resource Management
State Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County
Rutgers University - NJ Agricultural Experiment Station
310 Milltown Road
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Phone: 908-526-6293
Fax: 908-704-1821
E-mail: polanin@rcre.rutgers.edu
http://njaes.rutgers.edu/mastergardeners/

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NEW YORK

Lori Bushway
Leader of Adult Outreach
Cornell Garden-based Learning Program
134b Plant Science
Department of Horticulture
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

Phone: 607-255-5918
Fax: 607-255-9998
E-mail: ljb7@cornell.edu
www.gardening.cornell.edu/education/mgprogram

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NORTH CAROLINA

Erv Evans
NC State University
Campus Box 7609
Raleigh, NC. 27695-7609

phone: (919) 515-5378
fax: (919) 515-7747
E-mail: erv_evans@ncsu.edu
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/masgar/

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North Dakota

Ron Smith
Department of Plant Sciences
Loftsgard Hall, NDSU
Fargo, ND 58105-5051

Phone: (701) 231-8161
Fax: (701) 231-8474
Email: ronald.smith@ndsu.edu
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/mg/

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OHIO

Pam Bennett
Master Gardener State Coordinator
OSU Extension, Clark Co.
4400 Gateway Blvd. Suite 104
Springfield, OH 45502

Phone: (937) 328-4607
Fax: (937) 328-4609
Email: bennett.27@osu.edu
http://mastergardener.osu.edu/

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OKLAHOMA

David Hillock
Oklahoma State Univ., Dept. of Horticulture &
Landscape Architecture, 360 Agri. Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078

phone: (405) 744-5158
fax: (405) 744-9709
E-mail: david.hillock@okstate.edu
http://home.okstate.edu/Okstate/dasnr/hort/hortlahome.nsf/toc/Mastergardener

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OREGON

Gail Langellotto
Urban and Community Horticulturist
Statewide Coordinator, Oregon Master Gardener Program
OSU-Dept. of Horticulture
4017 Ag. & Life Sciences Bldg.
Corvallis, OR 97331-7304
Ph: 541-737-5175
Fx: 541-737-3479
email: langellg@hort.oregonstate.edu
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/mg/

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PENNSYLVANIA

Ginger Pryor
State Master Gardener Coordinator
2120 Cornwall Road, Suite 1
Lebanon, PA 17042

Phone: (814) 404- 8237
E mail: gmp4@psu.edu
http://hortweb.cas.psu.edu/extension/mg/mg.html

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RHODE ISLAND

Rosanne Sherry
URI Cooperative Extension
State Master Gardener Program Coordinator
CELS Outreach Center
3 East Alumni Avenue
Kingston. RI 02881

phone: (401) 874-2929 Mon. - Thurs.
fax: (401) 874-2259
E-mail: mastergardener@uri.edu
http://www.urimga.org or http://www.uri.edu/cels/ceoc/

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SOUTH CAROLINA

Tim Davis
900 Clemson Road
Dept. Of Horticulture
Columbia, SC 29224

phone: (803) 730-7956
fax: (864) 656-4960
email: tdvs@clemson.edu
http://www.clemson.edu/sandhill/page.htm?pageId=2303

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SOUTH DAKOTA

Rhoda Burrows
Master Gardener Coordinator
Box 2140A
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD 57007

Phone: (605) 688-4731
Email: rhoda.burrows@sdstate.edu
http://hflp.sdstate.edu/mg/mgarden.htm

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TENNESSEE

Beth Babbit
Extension Area Speicalist, Urban Horticulture, and Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator
Department of Plant Sciences
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
252 Ellington Plant Science BuildingProgram Coordinator
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996

Phone: 865-974-7970
E-mail: ebabbit@utk.edu
http://mastergardeners.tennessee.edu/about_TMG/index.htm

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TEXAS

Douglas F. Welsh, Ph.D.
Texas Cooperative Extension Horticulturist
202 Horticulture/Forestry Sciences Bldg.
Texas A & M University System
College Station, TX 77843-2133

phone: (979) 845-5341
fax: (979) 845-0627
E-mail: dougwelsh@tamu.edu
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/mastergd/index.html

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UTAH

Debbie Amundsen
28 E State Street
P.O. Box 618
Farmington, UT 84025

phone: (801) 451-3405
E-mail: debbiea@ext.usu.edu
http://utahmastergardeners.usu.edu/home/homeMain.htm

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VERMONT

Nancy M. Hulett
Master Gardener State Coordinator
University of Vermont Extension
105 Carrigan Drive, Hills 4
Burlington, VT 05405-0082
Phone: 802-656-1777
Fax: 802-656-4656
Email: nancy.hulett@uvm.edu
http://www.uvm.edu/mastergardener/

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VIRGINIA

David D. Close
Department of Horticulture
407 Saunders Hall
Blacksburg, VA. 24061-0327
phone: (540) 231-2714
fax: (540) 231-3083
E-mail: dclose@vt.edu
http://www.hort.vt.edu/mastergardener/

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WASHINGTON

Master Gardener Volunteer Program
Washington State University
7612 Pioneer Way East
WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center,
Puyallup, WA, 98371-4998

phone: 253-445-4614
fax: TBA
E-mail: WSUMG@wsu.edu
http://mastergardener.wsu.edu/

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WEST VIRGINIA

Dr. John W. Jett
Ag. Science Bldg., Room 2088
P.O. Box 6108, West Virginia University.
Morgantown, WV. 26506-6108

phone: (304) 293-6131 x4224
fax: (304) 293-6954
E-mail: John.Jett@mail.wvu.edu
http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/master/

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WISCONSIN

Dr. Susan E. Rice Mahr
Department of Horticulture
1575 Linden Dr.
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Madison, WI. 53706

phone: (608) 265-4504
fax: (608) 262-4743
E-mail: semahr@facstaff.wisc.edu
http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/

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WYOMING

Karen L. Panter, Ph.D.
Extension Horticulture Specialist
Department of Plant Specialist
P.O. Box 3354
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 82071-3354

phone:(307) 766-5117
fax: (307) 766-5549
E-mail: kpanter@uwyo.edu
http://ces.uwyo.edu/MAster_Gardener_Main.asp

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Canada

Ontario

Master Gardeners Provincial Administrator
Wendy Chrystian
9 Garden Drive, Grimsby, Ontario L3M 3X8
Tel: 905-309-3959
Fax: 905-309-3960
email: bchrysti@interlynx.net

Saskatchewan

Patricia Hanbidge
310 Waterloo Cr
Saskatoon, SK
S7H 4H6
306-955-5848
patricia.hanbidge@sasktel.net

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