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Extension's Leadership

Office of the Dean

  • Beverly Durgan

    Beverly R. Durgan

    Dean

    mnext@umn.edu
    612-624-2703

    240 Coffey Hall
    1420 Eckles Avenue
    St. Paul, MN 55108-6070

  • Dick Senese

    Dick Senese

    Senior Associate Dean

    dsenese@umn.edu
    612-625-7779

  • Sarah Greening

    Sarah Greening

    Chief of Staff

    greening@umn.edu
    612-625-1972

  • Aimee Viniard-Weideman

    Aimee Viniard-Weideman

    Assistant Dean and Director of Communications and Public Relations

    vinia001@umn.edu
    612-625-1759

  • David Werner

    David D. Werner

    Chief Operating Officer

    werne012@umn.edu
    612-625-7688

  • Michael Schmitt

    Michael Schmitt

    Associate Dean, Extension Center for Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

    schmi009@umn.edu
    612-625-7098

  • Dorothy Freeman

    Dorothy Freeman

    Associate Dean, Extension Center for Youth Development

    freemand@umn.edu
    612-625-2440

  • Brent Hales

    Brent Hales

    Associate Dean, Extension Center for Community Vitality

    bdhales@umn.edu
    612-626-8256

  • Karen Shirer

    Karen Shirer

    Associate Dean, Extension Center for Family Development

    shire008@umn.edu
    612-626-3971

  • Bob Byrnes

    Bob Byrnes

    Director of Field Operations

    byrne007@umn.edu
    507-337-2809

Shelly Tschida, Executive Assistant to the Dean
stschida@umn.edu
612-624-7480

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