Contact

International/National Program Office

Junior Master Gardener Program
578 John Kimbrough Blvd
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension,
Texas A&M University, Mailstop 2144
College Station, TX 77843-2144

EMAIL JMG

Lisa Whittlesey
Extension Program Specialist
Junior Master Gardener Program Coordinator

EMAIL LISA
Favorite Flower/Plant: I really love all flowers, especially enjoy what is blooming in season. Probably my favorite blooming plants are zinnias, sunflowers, and sweet peas. My favorite vegetable -by far- is tomatoes. Out of the garden no question!
Favorite Food:  Peaches, fresh from the tree
Favorite thing about JMG:  I love being a part of a program that makes a positive difference in the lives of children. Seeing the JOY in their faces when they learn new things, try a new vegetable, or teach what they have learned to someone else makes me SMILE!
Favorite Quote: “Bloom where you are planted!”

Caren Walton
Extension Project Specialist
Junior Master Gardener Program

EMAIL CAREN
Favorite Flower: Poinsettia
Favorite Food:  Mexican
Favorite thing about JMG:  Without a doubt, it is the gift of working with the group of people that I am blessed to work with each day in the JMG office.
Favorite Quotes: There are two, so it is a toss up!
This is not a quote from a specific person but is one that we have always used within our own home, as a family…..  “Show strength of mind; calm in heart; and faith in talents.”   
And the other quote that I love is:  “Be true, be smart, be humble, be clean, be involved, be grateful, be positive, be still, be prayerful.”

Randy L. Seagraves
Extension Program Specialist
Junior Master Gardener Curriculum Coordinator

EMAIL RANDY
Favorite Flower: Sunflower, because I like the size, scale, and speed that it grows. It’s my favorite garden plant for kids –  you can witness the  whole life cycle of a plant in a relatively short period of time.
Favorite Food:  Cheese enchiladas!
Favorite thing about JMG:  That we get to introduce lots of kids to a life long love of gardening.
Favorite Quote: “Be a Fountain, Not a Drain.”
 

Ally Garza
Program Coordinator
Junior Master Gardener and Texas Master Gardener

EMAIL ALLY

Favorite Flower: Sarah Bernhardt Peony

Favorite Food: Pineapples

Favorite thing about JMG: I love how gardening is utilized to empower youth by providing fun ways for them to develop their leadership skills, and apply them within and beyond the classroom. 
Favorite Quote: “‘Monster’ is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We’re just used to being the cat.” – Henry Wu (Jurassic World – 2015)

Maddisen Crook
Extension Program Coordinator
Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M

EMAIL MADDISEN
Favorite Flower: Peonies!
Favorite Food:  Mac and Cheese
Favorite thing about JMG:  I love that kids could potentially find their spark of learning and gardening by working with the land.
Favorite Quote: I have two that I love! “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all” – Oscar Wilde
And, “Without music, life would be a mistake.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
 

Amazing JMG Student Employees

Truett Marrs
Student Assistant
Junior Master Gardener Program

EMAIL TRUETT

Favorite Flower: Snapdragon

Favorite Food: Burgers

Favorite thing about JMG: My favorite thing about JMG is its ability to cultivate both creative thinking skills and a passion for leadership within youth by means of fun, engaging, and educational gardening programs.
Favorite Quote: “There are many ways of moving forward, but only one way of standing still.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
 

JMG Student Assistants & Student Interns

Miranda Skaggs
Student Assistant
Junior Master Gardener Program

EMAIL MIRANDA

Favorite Flower: Tulip

Favorite Food: Pasta

Favorite thing about JMG: I love that the Junior Master Gardener Program engages youth in hands-on curriculum that enhances their leadership skills, passion for gardening, and knowledge of agriculture.
Favorite Quote: “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney
 

JMG Student Assistants & Student Interns

Junior Master Gardener® Program International / State Programs

The Junior Master Gardener program is administered through the International Junior Master Gardener Program office and affiliated land-grant university and/or Cooperative Extension partnerships. Check out the list below to find out if your state has a state JMG coordinator.

Brenda Henson
Alabama JMG Coordinator
Assistant Manager for Programs & Education Alabama 4-H Center
892 4H Road
Columbiana, AL 35051
Phone: 334.703.7509
EMAIL BRENDA
Jodie Anderson
Curriculum Coordinator
Alaska Cooperative Extension Service
Palmer Research Center
533 East Fireweed Avenue
Palmer, AK 99645
Phone: 907.746.9461
Fax: 907.746.2677
EMAIL JODIE
Elizabeth Sparks
4-H Extension Assistant Agent/Pima County
Cooperative Extension
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The University of Arizona
4210 N. Campbell Ave
Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: 520.626.5161
EMAIL ELIZABETH
Julie Treat
Horticulture Program Associate
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service
University of Arkansas
2301 S. University Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: 501-671-2231
Fax: 501.671.2303
EMAIL JULIE
State 4-H Office
University of California
University of California
Davis One Shields Ave
ANR Building Davis
CA 95616-8575
Phone: 530.754.8518
Fax: 530.754.8541
EMAIL 4-H OFFICE
Mark J. Platten
Teller County Extension Director
Colorado State University Extension
800 Research Drive, Suite 224 Woodland Park, CO 80863
Phone: (719) 686-7961
Website: www.extension.colostate.edu/teller/
http://extension.colostate.edu/
EMAIL MARK
Sarah Bailey
Master Gardener Coordinator
Educational Outreach
UCONN Cooperative Extension System
139 Wolf Den Road
Brooklyn, CT 06234
Phone: 860.409.9053
EMAIL SARAH
Marc Cournoyer
Program Coodinator
4-H Youth Development
UCONN Cooperative Extension System
139 Wolf Den Road
Brooklyn, CT 06234
Phone: 860.774.9600 ext.18
Fax: 860.774.9480
EMAIL MARC
Wendy Wilber
Florida Master Gardener Coordinator

2140 NE Waldo Road
Gainesville Florida 3265

Phone: 352.359.298

Web: mastergardener.ifas.ufl.edu

EMAIL WENDY
Sheri Dorn
Extension Horticulturist
Consumer Ornamentals Coordinator
Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program
University of Georgia
Phone: 770.412.4766
EMAIL SHERI
Marielle Hampton
Intergenerational and Youth Development Programs
University of Hawaii at Manoa
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience
Kona Cooperative Extension Office
79-7381 Mamalahoa Hwy
Kealakekua, HI 96750

Phone: 808.322.4891

EMAIL MARIELLE
Ariel Agenbroad, MS
Area Extension Educator, Food Systems & Small Farms
UI Extension, Ada County
University of Idaho Extension, Ada County
5800 Glenwood St. Boise, ID 83714
Phone: (208) 287-5988
Fax: (208) 287-5909
Website: http://extension.uidaho.edu/ada/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IdahoSmallFarms
EMAIL ARIEL
Candice Anderson
State Master Gardener Specialist
University of Illinois Extension Service
1615 Commerce Parkway
Bloomington, IL 61704
Phone: 217-300-3198
EMAIL CANDICE
Kathryn Orvis
Associate Professor
Purdue University
Purdue University
305 Horticulture Building, 625 Ag Mall Drive
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2010
Phone: : 765-494-8432
Fax: 765.496-1152
EMAIL KATHRYN
Annie Baker
State Coordinator, Kansas Master Gardener and Junior Master Gardener Programs
K-State Research and Extension

Kansas State University
Department of Horticulture and Natural Resources
1712 Claflin Road
2021 Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
785-370-6365

EMAIL ANNIE
Ashley Osborne
Extension Specialist for 4-H Youth Development
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
450 Cooper Drive,
114 Moloney Building,
Lexington, KY 40546
Office: (859) 218-0986
EMAIL ASHLEY
Maddox Miller

Louisiana Master Gardener State Coordinator
Associate Extension Agent – Horticulture
LSU AgCenter

Mailing Address: 1010 Lafayette Street, Suite 325, Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone Number – 337-291-7090

EMAIL MADDOX
Lisa B. Murphy
4-H STEM Senior Agent Associate, UMES Extension
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension
305 Bank St, Snow Hill, MD 21862
Phone: (443) 614-6074
EMAIL LISA
Kim Pond
UMass Extension Educator
STEM & 4-H Military Liaison
7 Midstate Drive, Suite 102
Auburn, MA 01501
Phone: 413-545-1544
EMAIL KIM
Jessica Wright
Education Coordinator- 4-H Children’s Garden
1066 Bogue St.
East Lansing, Michigan 48824
Phone: (517) 353-0452
EMAIL JESSICA
Tim Kenny
State Master Gardener Program Manager
Extension Regional Center, Andover
University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
3675 Arboretum Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55318
Phone: 612.301.3482
EMAIL TIM
Warner Creekmore
MSU Extension Agent- Lee County
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi State University Extension, Lee County
5338 Cliff Gookin Blvd
Tupelo , MS 38801
Phone: 662.841.9000
Web:
EMAIL WARNER
Debi Kelly
Horticulture Specialist for MU Extension and State Extension Master Gardener Coordinator
University of Missouri Extension
University of Missouri Extension
1012 N Highway UU
Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: c. 573-340-1350 | o. 573-445-9792
Web: Missouri State JMG
EMAIL DEBI
Julie Boyle
University of Nebraska Extension
Dakota County Extension
402-987-2140
1505 Broadway
Dakota City, NE 68731
EMAIL JULIE
Nicole Hansen
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
8050 Paradise Road, Ste. 100
Las Vegas, NV 89123
Phone: 702-257-5536
EMAIL NICOLE
Tricia Braxton Perry
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
8050 Paradise Road, Ste. 100
Las Vegas, NV 89123
EMAIL TRICIA
Trent Schriefer
4-H Extension Specialist
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Moiles House
180 Main Street
Durham NH, 03824
Phone: 603.862.3085
EMAIL TRENT
Julia Steed Mawson
4-H Extension Educator
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
329 Mast Road
Goffstown, NH 03045
Phone: 603.660.6373
EMAIL JULIA
Chad Ripberger
County 4-H Agent
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
930 Spruce St.
Trenton, NJ 08648
Phone: 609.989.6833
Fax: 690.396.9573
EMAIL CHAD
Erin Humphrey
NY State Junior Master Gardener Coordinator
Cayuga County Cornell Cooperative Extension
199 Franklin St, Suite 3
Auburn, NY 13021
Phone: (315) 255-1183 ext. 2872
EMAIL ERIN
Renee Hopkins
NY State Junior Master Gardener Coordinator
CCE Livingston
3 Murray Hill Drive
Mt. Morris, NY 14510
Phone: (585) 991-5444
EMAIL RENEE
Lauren Salzman
NY State Junior Master Gardener Coordinator
Phone: (585) 764-5682
EMAIL LAUREN
Liz Driscoll
4-H Youth Extension Specialist
Crop and Soil Science, Entomology and Plant Pathology, and Horticulture Science
NC State University/ North Carolina Cooperative Ext.
168 Kilgore Hall, Box 7609
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
Office: 919.513.7346
Fax: 919.515.2505
Cell: (919) 886-3424
EMAIL LIZ
Dean Aakre
4-H Youth Specialist
4-H Youth Specialist
PO Box 6050 Dept 7280 NDSU
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Phone: 701.231.8595
EMAIL DEAN
Amy K. Stone
Extension Agent
Consumer and Urban Horticulture
Ohio State University Extension
Consumer and Urban Horticulture
Ohio State University Extension
OSU Extension @TBG
5403 Elmer Drive, Bldg. #8
Toledo, Ohio 43615
Phone: 419.578.6783
Fax: 419.578.5367
EMAIL AMY
Shelley Mitchell Ph.D.
OSU Associate Extension Specialist
Youth Programs
4H/Youth Development
Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
358 Agriculture Hall
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078
Phone: (405) 744-5755
EMAIL SHELLEY
Kelly Noack 
4-H Youth Development Faculty | After School and Day Camps | Outreach Coordinator OSU Extension Service, Marion County
1320 Capitol St NE
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 588-5301
EMAIL KELLY
Vanessa Venturini
State Program Leader, Master Gardener Program
University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension
University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension
CE Education Center
3 East Alumni Avenue
Kingston, Rhode Island 02881-2259
Phone: 401.874.7142
EMAIL VANESSA
T. Ashley Burns, PhD
Assistant Director, 4-H Youth Development
Assistant Director, 4-H Youth Development
Clemson University
2057 Barre Hall
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634
Phone: (404) 580-7984
EMAIL ASHLEY
Sydney Trio
Education Coordinator/Extension Horticulture Assistant
Education Coordinator/Extension Horticulture Assistant
McCrory Gardens Educ & Visitors Ctr
Box 2140A
Brookings, SD 57007
Phone: (605) 688-6707
EMAIL SYDNEY
Natalie Bumgarner Ph.D.
Professor and Consumer Horticulture Extension Specialist
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
301 Ag Sciences Bldg.
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: 865.974.7308
EMAIL NATALIE
Randy Seagraves
JMG Curriculum Coordinator
Texas A&M Agricultural Extension Service
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
225 Horticulture/Forestry Building
College Station, Texas 77843-2134
Phone: 979.845.8565
Fax: 979.845.8906
EMAIL RANDY
Lisa Whittlesey
National JMG Program Coordinator
Texas A&M Agricultural Extension Service
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
225 Horticulture/Forestry Building
College Station, Texas 77843-2134
Phone: 979.845.8565
Fax: 979.845.8906
EMAIL LISA
Deborah Ivie
Extension Associate Professor

3003 North Thanksgiving Way
Lehi, UT 84043
Phone: 435.760.4109

EMAIL DEBORAH
Stephanie Huckestein
Education and Outreach Coordinator
Education and Outreach Coordinator
200 Garden Lane
Virgina Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0915
Phone: 540.231.5970
EMAIL STEPHANIE
Sandy Farber Bandier
ANR Extension Agent
Horticulture
University of the District of Columbia,
Cooperative Extension Service
4200 Connecticut Ave
NW, Washington D. C. 20008
Phone: 202.274.7166
EMAIL SANDY
Tiffany Ward
JMG State Coordinator
West Virginia State University 4H
Raleigh County
201 Grey Flats Road Suite 100
Pinecrest Plaza South Building
Beckley WV 25801
Phone: 304.204.4339
EMAIL TIFFANY
Mike Maddox
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1575 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608.265.4536
EMAIL MIKE
Chris Hilgert
1000 E University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307.766.6870
EMAIL CHRIS

United States – New Extension State Partners

If you are interested in how your state cooperative Extension service can become a partner of the Junior Master Gardener Program, Contact Lisa Whittlesey, JMG Program Coordinator:

EMAIL LISA

Current & Recent International Programs

The International Junior Master Gardener program has partnered to implement programming in

  • Bolivia
  • Canada
  • Columbia
  • Dominican Republic
  • East Timor
  • England
  • Guatemala
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Mexico
  • Puerto Rico
  • South Korea
  • Portions of war regions in the Middle East to support community development

The JMG Program Office regularly works with other international organizations, such as the Peace Corps, the National Guard, Mercy Corps, and the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture.