Kansas 4-H Youth Development
Faculty & Staff Assignments/Program Contacts
Department of 4-H Youth Development
201 Umberger
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-3404
785-532-5800
Fax: 785-532-5981

 
 
Dr. Pat McNally
Assistant Director & State Program Leader,
4-H Youth Development
pmcnally@ksu.edu
785-532-5800

Responsibilities:

  • Department Head, 4-H Youth Development
  • Assistant Director, 4-H Youth Development
  • State 4-H Program Leader
  • Youth Development Program Focus Team, Administrative Adviser
  • State 4-H Youth Development Advisory Committee
  • Kansas 4-H Foundation
  • KSRE Risk Management Committee
  • Horse Action Team
  • Livestock Advisory Committee
  • Venturers Action Team
  • 4-H Family Nutrition Program
Jim Adams
Associate Professor,
4-H Youth Development
jadams@ksu.edu
785-532-5800

Responsibilities:

  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • Curriculum Action Team
  • Kansas Foundation for Ag in the Classroom
  • National/Regional Competitive Events
  • Dairy Cattle Action Team
  • Dog Care and Training Action Team
  • Geology Action Team
  • Meats Judging Contest Liaison
  • Policy and Best management Practice
Dr. Gary Gerhard
Professor,
4-H Youth Development
ggerhard@ksu.edu
785-532-5800

Responsibilities:

  • Science, Engineering, and Technology
  • Advanced Staff Development
  • New Agent Orientation Training
  • Youth Development Applied Research
  • CHARACTER COUNTS!
  • Evaluation and Accountability
  • Shooting Sports Action Team
  • 4-H Recognition System
  • National 4-H Congress
  • Project Medals
  • State Project Awards
  • State Scholarships
  • 4-H Family Nutrition Program
Pam Van Horn
Extension Specialist,
4-H Youth Development
pvanhorn@ksu.edu

785-532-5800

Responsibilities:

  • Learning Experience - Youth Development
  • Club Support
  • Cloverbuds
  • 4-H AfterSchool Team State Liaison
  • Camp Action Team
  • Camp Chairs Coordinator
  • Rock Springs Advisory Committee
  • 4-H Family Nutrition Program
Justin Wiebers
Associate Extension Specialist,
4-H Events Coordinator,
4-H Youth Development
jwiebers@ksu.edu

785-532-5800

Responsibilities:

  • Youth Enrollment Data Systems
  • Citizenship in Action
  • Citizenship Washington Focus
  • Collegiate 4-H Liaison
  • Discovery Days Action Team
  • Kansas 4-H Website
  • Kansas City 4-H Global Conference
  • Kansas State Fair - Coordinator
  • Kansas Youth Leadership Council (with Beth Hinshaw)
  • Kansas Youth Leadership Forum (with Beth Hinshaw)
  • National 4-H Conference
Rod Buchele
Extension Specialist, Southwest Area
4-H Youth Development
rbuchele@ksu.edu

620-275-9164

Responsibilities:

  • Volunteer Development Programs
  • Photography Action Team
  • Kansas Association of 4-H Volunteers
  • VIP Online
  • State Volunteer Forum
  • State Photo Judging Contest
  • State Photo Adventure Camp
  • 4-H Family Nutrition Program
  • Co-Chair Volunteer Development Program Focus Team
Beth Hinshaw
Extension Specialist, Southeast Area
4-H Youth Development

bhinshaw@ksu.edu
620-669-3888

Responsibilities:

  • Staff Development
  • 4-H Basic Operations / Training
  • Kansas 4-H Youth Council (with Justin Wiebers)
  • Kansas Youth Leadership Forum (with Justin Wiebers)
  • Campference
  • Horticulture Judging Contest
  • Wichita Garden Show Horticulture Contest
  • KSRE Risk Management Committee
  • 4-H Family Nutrition Program
Diane Mack
Extension Specialist, Northeast Area
4-H Youth Development

dmack@ksu.edu
785-532-2278

Responsibilities:

  • Staff Development
  • 4-H Basic Operations I Training - Coordinator
  • New Agent Professional Development Committee
  • Military 4-H Youth Development Project, State Liaison
  • Operation Military Kids Grant -Co PF
  • Marketing Action Team
  • 4-H Family Nutrition Program
Deryl Waldren
Extension Specialist, Northwest Area
4-H Youth Development
dwaldren@ksu.edu
785-462-6281

Responsibilities:

  • Communications arts
  • World Citizenship Programs
  • 4-H International Program Liaison
  • Japanese Exchange Program Liaison
  • Ambassador Action Team
  • Ambassador Training
  • Space Tech Action Team
  • Space Tech Educators Workshop
  • 4-H Wheat Show Program
  • 4-H Wheat Variety Trials
  • KSRE Diversity Catalyst Team
  • 4-H Family Nutrition Program
Dr. Carol Fink
Extension Specialist
cfink@ksu.edu
785-532-5800

Responsibilities:

  • 4-H Family Nutrition Program School-Aged Youth Audiences
  • Physically Active Lifestyles for Youth (New Communities Project)
  • Family & Consumer Sciences Action Team
  • Healthy Lifestyles
Evelyn Neier
Associate Extension Specialist
Coordinator, 4-H/FNP
eneier@ksu.edu
316-722-0932

Responsibilities:

  • 4-H Family Nutrition Program Youth Gardening
  • Horticulture Judging Contest 
Stephanie Niess,
Administrative Specialist
niess72@ksu.edu

785-532-5800

Responsibilities:

  • Administrative Assistant to Pat McNally
  • Office Manager
  • Personnel Manager
  • Department Accountant
  • Technical Support
Mary Gehrt
Senior Administrative Assistant
mlgehrt@ksu.edu
785-532-5800

Responsibilities:

  • Administrative Assistant to Gary Gerhard and Jim Adams
  • 4-H Foundation Accounting
  • 4-H Awards Support
  • Dairy Program Support
  • Dog Program Support
  • Horse Program Support
  • Shooting Sports Program Support
  • World Citizenship Program Support
Yong Kwon
Technology Support Technician I
ykwon@ksu.edu
785-532-5800

Responsibilities:

  • Blue Ribbon Youth Enrollment
  • Kansas 4-H Website Maintenance
  • KSFAIR Entry System
  • Kansas State Fair Support
  • Technical Support
  • On-Line Event Registration
Robin Curry
Senior Administrative Assistant
rcurry@ksu.edu
785-532-5800

Responsibilities:

  • Administrative Assistant to Justin Wiebers and Pam Van Horn
  • Coordinator of Department Communications
  • On-Line Event Registration Support
  • 4-H Club Charter Program
  • Content Management System Support
  • Learning Environments Support
Mary Beth Strong
Kansas 4-H Shooting Sports Coordinator
mestrong@ksu.edu
620-218-3957
  • Kansas 4-H Instructor Workshops
  • Kansas 4-H Shooting Sports State Matches
  • Shooting Sports "On Target..." Newsletter
  • Assist with Shooting Sports Action Team
  • Assist the Shooting Sports State Volunteer Coordinator
  Heather Baumberger
Discovery Days Coordinator
  Tess Ludwick
Youth Council Director
Alyssa Kirchhoff
Student Worker
Janna Cullop
Student Worker
Program Contacts Sharon Dobesh
Collegiate 4-H Advisor
sdobesh@ksu.edu

785-532-4748

Ann Domsch
Operation Military Kids (OMK) Project Coordinator
adomsch@oznet.ksu.edu
785-532-2276

Dr. Elaine Johannes
Extension Specialist, Youth Development
ejohanne@ksu.edu
785-532-7720

  • 4-H Strategic Plan Evaluation and Benchmarking
  • Youth Health Programming
  • 4-H AfterSchool (with Pam Van Horn)
  • Healthy Lifestyles
  • USDA/CYFAR Liaison
  • Operation Military Kids Grant -Co PF (with Diane Mack)
  • Youth Development Program Focus Team

Charles Lee
Extension Specialist, Animal Science and Industry
clee@ksu.edu
785-532-5734

  • Hunting, Fishing, and Fur Harvesting School
  • Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Contest
  • Wildlife Project

Mary Kay Munson
Kansas International 4-H Youth Exchange(1FYE)
munsonm@nqks.com

785-238-3631

Rose Scott
4-H Japan Inbound Exchange Coordinator
rose@threeriversinc.org
785-388-2009