International/National Program Office
Junior Master Gardener Program
225 Horticulture/Forestry Building
Texas A&M University, MS2134
College Station, TX 77843-2134
Phone: (979) 845-8565
Fax: (979) 845-8906
Contact
Lisa Whittlesey
Extension Program Specialist
Junior Master Gardener Program Coordinator
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!”
Susan Webb
Extension Assistant
Junior Master Gardener Program
Favorite Flower: Ranunculus
Favorite Food: Seafood
Favorite thing about JMG: The holistic approach to educating our children.
Caren Walton
Extension Project Specialist
Grow Eat Go Project Coordinator
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
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.”
JMG Student Assistants & Student Interns
Ray Edwards
Student Assistant
Junior Master Gardener Program
Favorite Flower: Bluebonnet
Favorite Food: Cereal
Favorite thing about JMG: The ability to influence the lives of our future generations.
Favorite Quote: “Success not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
JMG Student Assistants & Student Interns
Laura Key
Student Assistant
Junior Master Gardener Program
Favorite Flower: Lily
Favorite Food: Watermelon
Favorite thing about JMG: I love how the program shows children that it only takes one seed to create change and instills a lifelong passion for nature and conservation.
Favorite Quote: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Rachel Fuqua
Student Assistant
Master Gardener Program
Favorite Flower: Rose
Favorite Food: Mashed potatoes
Favorite thing about JMG: The ability to give children confidence through gardening
Favorite Quote: “For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” – Audrey Hepburn
Keeley Green
Student Assistant
Junior Master Gardener Program
Favorite Flower: Bluebonnets & Sunflowers
Favorite Food: Potatoes in any form
Favorite thing about JMG: Introducing kids to a hobby that gives them a sense of purpose, and teaching them how to nurture and care for something.
Favorite Quote: “Comparison is the death of joy, and the only person you need to be better than is the one you were yesterday.” – Rachel Hollis
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.
Alabama
Brenda Henson
Alabama JMG Coordinator
Assistant Manager for Programs & Education Alabama 4-H Center
892 4H Road
Columbiana, AL 35051
Phone: 334.703.7509
Alaska
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
Palmer, AK 99645
Phone: 907.746.9461
Fax: 907.746.2677
Arizona
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
Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: 520.626.5161
Arkansas
Janet B. Carson
Extension Horticulture Specialist
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
University of Arkansas
2301 S. University
P.O. Box 391
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone: 501.671.2174
Fax: 501.671.2303
P.O. Box 391
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone: 501.671.2174
Fax: 501.671.2303
California
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
ANR Building Davis
CA 95616-8575
Phone: 530.754.8518
Fax: 530.754.8541
Colorado
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/
Phone: (719) 686-7961
Website: www.extension.colostate.edu/teller/
http://extension.colostate.edu/
Connecticut
Kimberly Kelly
Master Gardener Coordinator
Educational Outreach
UCONN Cooperative Extension System
139 Wolf Den Road
Brooklyn, CT 06234
Phone: 860.774.9600 ext.25
Fax: 860.774.9480
Brooklyn, CT 06234
Phone: 860.774.9600 ext.25
Fax: 860.774.9480
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
Brooklyn, CT 06234
Phone: 860.774.9600 ext.18
Fax: 860.774.9480
Florida
Tom Wichman
Florida Master Gardener Coordinator
139 PO Box 110675107 Mehrhof Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
Phone: 352.273.4521
Fax: 860.774.9480
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
Phone: 352.273.4521
Fax: 860.774.9480
Web: mastergardener.ifas.ufl.edu
Marnie Ward
Interim Contact
Georgia
Sheri Dorn
Extension Horticulturist
Consumer Ornamentals Coordinator
Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program
University of Georgia
Phone: 770.412.4766
Hawaii
Becky Settlage
County Extension Agent
4H/Youth Development Program
University of Hawaii at Manoa
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Cooperative Extension Service
875 Komohana Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: 808.969.8213
Fax: 808.981.5211
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: 808.969.8213
Fax: 808.981.5211
Idaho
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
Dian Roberson
Horticulture Program Assistant
University of Idaho
University of Idaho, Canyon County
501 Main St. Caldwell, ID 83605
Phone: (208) 459-6003
Illinois
Monica David
Extension Specialist/State Master Gardener Coordinator
University of Illinois Extension Service
Illinois Master Gardener Office
1201 South Dorner Drive
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Phone: 217.265.5256
Fax: 217.244.3469
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Phone: 217.265.5256
Fax: 217.244.3469
Indiana
Kathryn Orvis
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist
Purdue University
Purdue University
Room 227 AGAD, 615 W. State Street
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2053
Phone: 765.494.8439
Fax: 765.496-1152
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2053
Phone: 765.494.8439
Fax: 765.496-1152
Kentucky
Ashley Osborne
Extension Specialist for 4-H Youth Department
University of Kentucky
212 Scovell Hall
Lexington, KY 40546-0064
Office: (859) 218-0986
Email: ashley.osborne@uky.edu
Lexington, KY 40546-0064
Office: (859) 218-0986
Email: ashley.osborne@uky.edu
Louisiana
State 4-H Office
4-H Youth Development
169 Knapp Hall
L.S.U. Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Office: 225.578.2196
L.S.U. Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Office: 225.578.2196
Maryland
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
Phone: (443) 614-6074
Email: lbmurphy@umes.edu
Michigan
Jessica Wright
Michigan State University
Department of Horticulture
Michigan State University
Department of Horticulture
Department of Horticulture
B102 Plant & Soil Sciences Building
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1325
Phone: (517) 353-0452
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1325
Phone: (517) 353-0452
Minnesota
Minnesota 4-H
State Master Gardener Program Manager
Extension Regional Center, Andover
Extension Regional Center
550 Bunker Lake Boulevard NW, Suite L-1
Andover, MN 55304
Phone: 763.767.3874
Toll-Free: 888.241.0719
Fax: 763.767.3885
Andover, MN 55304
Phone: 763.767.3874
Toll-Free: 888.241.0719
Fax: 763.767.3885
Mississippi
Lelia Scott Kelly
Assistant Extension Professor
State Master Gardener Programs
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi State University Extension Service
P.O. Box 1690
Verona, Mississippi 38879-9389
Phone: 662.566.2201
Fax: 662.566.2257
Web: Mississippi State JMG
Verona, Mississippi 38879-9389
Phone: 662.566.2201
Fax: 662.566.2257
Web: Mississippi State JMG
Nevada
Tricia Braxton Perry
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
8050 South Maryland Parkway, Ste. 100
Las Vegas, NV 89123
Las Vegas, NV 89123
New Hampshire
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
180 Main Street
Durham NH, 03824
Phone: 603.862.3085
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
Goffstown, NH 03045
Phone: 603.660.6373
New Jersey
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
Trenton, NJ 08648
Phone: 609.989.6833
Fax: 690.396.9573
New York
Lily Trainor
NY State Junior Master Gardener Coordinator
169 Plant Science Building, Horticulture Section
School of Integrative Plant Science
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-7351
School of Integrative Plant Science
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-7351
North Carolina
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.
218 Kilgore Hall, Box 7609
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
Office: 919.513.7346
Fax: 919.515.2505
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
Office: 919.513.7346
Fax: 919.515.2505
Cell: (919) 886-3424
Website: http://www.growforit.org/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ncfoodcorps
North Dakota
Dean Aakre
4-H Youth Specialist
4-H Youth Specialist
PO Box 6050 Dept 7280 NDSU
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Phone: 701.231.8595
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Phone: 701.231.8595
Ohio
Amy K. Stone
Extension Agent
Consumer and Urban Horticulture
Ohio State University Extension
Consumer and Urban Horticulture
Ohio State University Extension
OSU Extension @TBG
Ohio State University Extension
OSU Extension @TBG
5403 Elmer Drive, Bldg. #8
Toledo, Ohio 43615
Phone: 419.578.6783
Fax: 419.578.5367
Toledo, Ohio 43615
Phone: 419.578.6783
Fax: 419.578.5367
Oklahoma
Shelley Mitchell Ph.D.
OSU Associate Extension Specialist
Youth Programs
4H/Youth Development
Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
358 Agriculture Hall
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078
Phone: (405) 744-5755
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078
Phone: (405) 744-5755
Oregon
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
Phone: (503) 588-5301
Rhode Island
Vanessa Venturini
State Program Leader, Master Gardener Program
University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension
University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension
CE Education Center
CE Education Center
3 East Alumni Avenue
Kingston, Rhode Island 02881-2259
Phone: 401.874.7142
Kingston, Rhode Island 02881-2259
Phone: 401.874.7142
South Carolina
T. Ashley Burns, PhD
Assistant Director, 4-H Youth Development
Assistant Director, 4-H Youth Development
Clemson University
Clemson University
2057 Barre Hall
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634
Phone: (404) 580-7984
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634
Phone: (404) 580-7984
Tennessee
Natalie Bumgarner Ph.D.
Assistant Professor for Residential & Consumer Horticulture
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Rm 252 Ellington Plant Science Bldg.
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: 865.974.7308
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: 865.974.7308
Texas
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
College Station, Texas 77843-2134
Phone: 979.845.8565
Fax: 979.845.8906
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
College Station, Texas 77843-2134
Phone: 979.845.8565
Fax: 979.845.8906
Utah
Deborah Ivie
Extension Associate Professor
3003 North Thanksgiving Way
Lehi, UT 84043
Phone: 435.760.4109
Virginia
Stephanie Huckestein
Education and Outreach Coordinator
Education and Outreach Coordinator
200 Garden Lane
Virgina Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0915
Phone: 540.231.5970
Virgina Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0915
Phone: 540.231.5970
Washington D.C
Sandy Farber Bandier
ANR Extension Agent
Horticulture
University of the District of Columbia,
Cooperative Extension Service
Cooperative Extension Service
4200 Connecticut Ave
NW, Washington D. C. 20008
Phone: 202.274.7166
NW, Washington D. C. 20008
Phone: 202.274.7166
West Virginia
Tabitha Surface
JMG State Coordinator
West Virginia State University
PO BOX 1000
1004 Curtis Complex
Institute, WV 25112
Phone: (304) 204-4022
Institute, WV 25112
Phone: (304) 204-4022
Cell: (304) 543-7432
Wisconsin
Mike Maddox
1575 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608.265.4536
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608.265.4536
Wyoming
Chris Hilgert
1000 E University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307.766.6870
Phone: 307.766.6870
United States – State Partners
If you are interested in how your state cooperative Extension service can become a partner of this exciting program, Contact the National Junior Master Gardener Program Office at 979-845-8565.
International Partners
Canada
Paula McCormick
School & Youth Programs Coordinator
The Horticulture Centre of the Pacific
505 Quayle Road
Victoria B.C. V9E2J7
Victoria B.C. V9E2J7
Phone: (250) 479-6162
Email: youthprograms@hcp.ca
Email: youthprograms@hcp.ca
Latin America
Johanna Roman
Coordinator for Latin American Programs
Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture
Phone: 979.862.2036
South Korea
Eun Sook Noh
JMG Korea National Coordinator
#201-1602, Hyundai Apt.,
1684 Seocho-dong, Seocho-ku
Seoul, South Korea 137-882
1684 Seocho-dong, Seocho-ku
Seoul, South Korea 137-882
Phone: +82-2-10-3297-6773