Faculty and Staff


FACULTY
	Derek Godwin Marion County Staff Chair (60%), statewide Watershed Management Specialist (40%), Associate Professor email (503) 566-2909 Department web page Sea Grant web page	Derek Godwin is the lead administrator responsible for the overall leadership, direction, supervision and budget management for Extension in Marion County. He also provides water and watershed education and specializes in hydrology, urbanizing watersheds, stream processes, and water quality monitoring. Projects and areas of interest include low impact development, the Master Watershed Steward program, stream erosion and floodplain management, and stream temperature monitoring.


	Neil Bell Community Horticulturist email (503) 361-2671	Neil Bell oversees the Master Gardener programs in Marion 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.

	Holly Berry Extension Faculty Family and Community Health email (503) 373-3763 Web page	Holly Berry has been a member of the Marion County Extension staff since 1988. Her primary responsibilities are for programs for families related to foods, nutrition, and food safety and preservation. She manages the food stamp nutrition education program in Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties. She also facilitates the Oregon Poverty Simulation and the Hunger Simulation.


	*Cristian Curiel* 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.


	*Daniel J. Hoynacki* Sustainable Communities Agent -- 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 (Olsen)* Marion County 4-H Youth Development Educator email (503) 373-3774 Web page	Pamela Olsen 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, Washington and Yamhill County Extension Offices.


	Tom Silberstein Field Crops Agent 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.


	*Lisa Wallig, M.A., R.D., L.D.* Extension Faculty Nutrition Instructor and Gerontologist Family and Community Health email (503) 373-3754 OSUE (503) 581-3855 MPFS	Lisa Wallig is a Registered Dietitian and Gerontologist specializing in nutrition and food insecurity across the life span. Her work focuses on garden-enhanced nutrition and healthy, low-cost food preparation in 4th and 5th grade dual language immersion school classrooms, and with older adults. Lisa is also based at Marion-Polk Food Share (MPFS) as the Community Nutrition Program Manager responsible for nutritition education and food preparation in emergency food pantries, the Community Garden program, Garden-to-Kitchen program, and Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline nutrition education classes at MPFS.



STAFF
	Elvira Bedolla Receptionist email (503) 588-5302	Elvira Bedolla 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 Development, Sea Grant 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 FCD Program Assistant - Las Comidas Latinas - Yamhill County (shared position with Marion County) email 1-(503) 434-7536	Maria Isabel Falcon works in both Yamhill and Marion Counties, teaching youth and adult nutrition classes. In Yamhill County, Maria works with the Housing Authority with adults and kids in McMinnville, Dayton, Layfayette and Newberg. She also teaches summer school in Newberg. Maria's classes focus on the importance of healthy eating, physical exercise, and disease prevention.


	Pam Gibson Educational Program Assistant - Santiam Canyon 4-H Outreach email (503) 897-3644	Pam Gibson teaches fine art and arts and crafts to approximately 200 students in the area. "Santiam Canyon Outreach Program" has been in service for many years with both in-school and after school programs and ceramics classes being taught during the summer break. Gates, Mill City and Lyons schools are all active participants of this ongoing Program.


	Francisca Lopez Nutrition Education Program Assistant - Las Comidas Latinas email (503) 566-2905	Francisca Lopez teaches nutrition to grades k-3 in Salem/Keizer School District, and adults in Marion County in the Las Comidas Latinas program.


	*Renee Metteer* FCD Program Assistant - Eugene Field School, Silverton email (503) 873-6341	Renee Metteer teaches nutrition education to classes at Eugene Field School in Silverton.


	Jessie Peters Seed Certification Aide II email (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.


	Sue Pilcher 4-H Support email (503) 373-3767	Sue Pilcher is the go-to gal for all things 4-H. She provides 4-H Support.


	Eileen Regan FCD Program Assistant email (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.


	Yolanda Rodriguez Nutrition Education Program Assistant and backup Receptionist email (503) 585-4928	Yolanda Rodriguez is an Educational program assistant. Her primary function is to teach nutrition to elementary school students. She also serves as the backup receptionist for our office.