Regional Partnerships

Regional Staff

Central Region

Molly Zins, Executive Director
U of M Extension, Regional Office Brainerd

322 Laurel Street, Suite 21

Brainerd, MN 56401

zend0007@umn.edu

office: 218-828-2332

cell: 218-851-2980

Northeast Region

Okey Ukaga, Executive Director

U of M Duluth
114 Chester Park
31 W College Street

Duluth, MN 55812

ukaga001@umn.edu

cell: 218-341-6029

Northwest Region

Linda Kingery, Executive Director
U of M Extension, Regional Office Crookston
Valley Technology Park

510 County Road 71, Suite 119

Crookston, MN 56716

kinge002@umn.edu

office: 218-281-8697

cell: 218-407-0065

Southeast Region

Experiment in Rural Cooperation

Erin Meier, Executive Director

U of M Extension, Regional Office Rochester
863 30th Avenue SE
Rochester, MN 55904

tegtm003@umn.edu

office 507-536-6313
cell: 507-272-1956

Southwest Region

David Fluegel, Executive Director
U of M Extension Regional Office Morris
WC Research/Outreach Ctr

46352 State Hwy 329

Morris, MN 56267
fluegel@umn.edu

office 320-589-1711
cell: 320-349-0498

Statewide Staff & Programs

Kathryn J. Draeger, Statewide Director

U of M Extension
411 Borlaug Hall

1991 Upper Buford Circle

St Paul, MN 55108

draeg001@umn.edu

office: 612-625-3148

cell: 651-470-7720

Greg Schweser, Associate Director
U of M Extension
Sustainable Local Foods
411 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
St Paul, MN 55108

schwe233@umn.edu

office: 612-625-9706

Diane Seefeldt
Executive Secretary
U of M Duluth
114 Chester Park
31 W College Street
Duluth, MN 55812
seefe012@umn.edu

office: 218-726-7555

Clean Energy Resource Teams

Melissa S. B. Pawlisch, Director

411 Borlaug Hall

1991 Upper Buford Circle

St. Paul, MN 55108

pawl0048@umn.edu

office: 612-624-2293

Joel Haskard, Co-Director
411 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul MN 55108

haska004@umn.edu

office: 612-625-8759