Faculty and Staff

	Derek Godwin West Central Regional Administrator, Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn and Benton Counties email (503) 510-7582	Derek Godwin serves as the Outreach and Engagement Regional Administrator for Benton, Linn, Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties. He is an Associate Professor with Oregon State University in the Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering and has been working for OSU Extension Service since 1994. More information available at: Extension Admin webpage
	Neil Bell Community Horticulturist email (503) 361-2671	Neil Bell oversees the Master GardenerMarion and Polk Counties, as well as providing assistance to homeowners, retail nurseries and landscapers in these counties. He also researches drought-tolerant plants for western Oregon, and has done, or is doing, evaluations of Ceanothus, Cistus, Halimium, Arctostphylos and Grevillea.
	*Cristian Curiel* 4-H Youth Developmemt 4-H S.T.E.M. Faculty/ Latino Outreach email (503) 585-4969	Cristian Curiel coordinates the 4-H Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program; which provides opportunities for students to find personal meaning and relevance for STEM learning. He also oversees our 4-H Soccer league, School Programs and Latino Outreach efforts.
	Tonya Johnson Extension Family and Community Health Faculty email 503-373-3763	Tonya Johnson is the newest member of Extension, joining the team as a Family and Community Health Instructor in 2011. Her primary responsibilities are developing/implementing family and community programs that meet the needs of our community, with a focus on nutrition, foods, and health. Tonya aims to build and strenthen partnerships to ensure a healthy Marion County.
	*Daniel J. Hoynacki* Sustainable Communities Professional Faculty email (503) 576-4614	Dan Hoynacki joined OSUES in 1998 following rural community tourism development for Marion and Polk counties. Dan brings marketing, public relations and community outreach experience to his Extension work. Dan is currently Chair of Cascade Scenic Railway, Inc.; Director for Development for Caretakers of the Environment, International, Inc.; and Director of Networking for Caretakers of the Environment, USA Branch. He was named Sublimity First Citizen in 2000.
	Pamela Rose Marion/Polk Counties County Leader email (503) 373-3774	Pamela Rose is an Associate Professor in the OSU College of Education Youth Development Education Department. She has been a 4-H Youth Development Educator for over 22 years. Pamela enjoys working in partnership with youth, volunteers, and community partners to create positive youth development outcomes.
	Donita Roseboro Office Manager email (503) 373-3775	Donita Roseboro is responsible for the establishment, recruitment, interviewing, hiring, training, and evaluating of various classified positions and support staff; coordinates workloads; provides assistance to all staff in personnel, payroll, human resource issues; provides leadership to support staff; and handles financial matters dealing with paying invoices, travel and personal reimbursement, bank deposits, reconciliation of county budget and preparation of financial summaries for budgeting purposes in Marion and Yamhill County Extension Offices.
	Tom Silberstein Field Crops Faculty email (503) 373-3756	Tom Silberstein joined Extension in 2005 and is responsible for providing educational and cooperative research programs relating to management of non-irrigated field crops. These crops include grains, grass and legume seed, oilseed, hops, and mint field crops. Current projects consist of on-farm research trials dealing with crop fertility, harvest timings, testing new wheat varieties, and herbicide effectiveness. He also provides educational programs dealing with pesticide training, use, and license recertification. Tom oversees the Seed Certification program in Marion and Clackamas Counties.
Support Staff
	Elvira Alvarez Reception Office Specialist email (503) 588-530	Elvira Alvarez is the administrative office assistant at OSU Marion County Extension. She is the lead for Customer Service, public relations via phone, mail, email and in person. Elvira provides program support to Extension Faculty and in programs such as Community Horticulture, Family and Community Health, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Seed Certification. Her responsibilities also include paying invoices, travel reimbursements and bank deposits. Elvira is also the assistant to the office manager.
	Maria Isabel Falcon FCH Nutrition Education Program Assistant in Yamhill County (shared position with Marion County) 1-(503) 434-7536	Maria Isabel Falcon works in both Delivering youth and adult nutrition educaton in n Yamhill County, Maria works with the Housing Authority with adults and kids in McMinnville, Dayton, Layfayette and Newberg and in the schools grades K-5. She also delivers a summer school program in Newberg. Maria's classes focus on the importance of healthy eating, physical exercise, and disease prevention.
	Francisca Lopez FCH Nutrition Education Program Assistant email (503) 566-2905	Francisca Lopez delivers nutrition education to grades k-3 in Salem/Keizer School District, and adults in Marion County at Colonia Libertad and in Independence for the Farm Workers Housing during the summer months.
	Yolanda Rodriguez FCH Nutrition Education Program Assistant email (503) 585-4928	Yolanda Rodriguez delivers nutrition education to grades k-3 in Salem/Keizer School District, and adults in Marion County at Colonia Libertad and in Independence for the Farm Workers Housing during the summer months.
	Eileen Regan FCH Nutrition Education Program Assistant (503-566-2905)	Eileen Regan works as an Educational Program Assistant for the Oregon Family Nutrition Program. She has presented nutrition to grades K-3 for 3 years in the Salem-Keizer school district. Eileen has her B.S. degree in Horticulture and has previously worked in the agricultural field in the Willamette Valley.
	Sue Pilcher Office Specialist 4-H Support email (503) 373-3767	Sue Pilcher is the 4-H office coordinator. Sue manages enrollment forms, 4-H publications and overal customer service for the 4-H program in Marion County.
	Jessie Peters Seed Certification Aide II (503) 373-3772	Jessie Peters works in Marion County for OSU Seed Certification. The purpose of the program is to maintain the quality and marketability of seed grown in Oregon. She conducts sampling of seed lots, issues tags, and registers fields for the program.
	*Lena Downs* Seed Certification Aide I (503) 373-3772	*Lena Downs* works in Marion County for OSU Seed Certification. The purpose of the program is to maintain the quality and marketability of seed grown in Oregon. She conducts sampling of seed lots, issues tags, and registers fields for the program.

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