Western Region Program and Organizational Leadership Committee
As of September 2025
Alaska
Alda Norris
Evaluation Specialist and Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Cooperative Extension Service State Office
1751 Tanana Loop, Rm 243
PO Box 756180
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6180
(907) 474-7120
(907) 474-2631 – Fax
amnorris2@alaska.edu
Arizona
Michele Walsh
University of Arizona Extension
Associate Extension Director, Family, Consumer, and Health Sciences;
Professor, Human Development and Family Science; Specialist, Evaluation
Forbes 301A, 1140 E. South Campus Drive
Tuscon, AZ 85721-0036
(520) 621-8739
mwalsh@arizona.edu
California
Keith C. Nathaniel
County Director/4-H Youth Development Advisor
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
(626) 586-1970
kcnathaniel@ucanr.edu
Missy Gable
Director/UC Master Gardener Program
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
(530) 750-1266
mjgable@ucanr.edu
Colorado
Katie Dunker
Director for Extension Programs
Colorado State University Extension
1311 South College Ave
4040 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523
katie.dunker@colostate.edu
Guam
Kuan-Ju Chen
Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics / Senior Liaison of the Asia-Pacific Universities Consortium
Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Mailing Address: UOG Station
Mangilao, Guam 96923
(671) 735-2089
chenkj@triton.uog.edu
Hawaii
Jeff Goodwin
Interim Associate Dean and Associate Director of Cooperative Extension
University of Hawaii-Manoa
3050 Maile Way
Gilmore Hall 203B
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-8397
(907) 222-1503
goodwinj@ctahr.hawaii.edu
Idaho
Bridger Feuz, Ed.D
Associate Director University of Idaho Extension
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
875 Perimeter Dr., MS3015
Moscow, ID 83844-3015
(307) 799-8740
bfeuz@uidaho.edu
Montana
Carrie Ashe
Associate Director
Montana State University Extension
224 Culbertson Hall
Bozeman, MT 59717-2230
(406) 994-3293
carrie.ashe@montana.edu
Nevada
Eric Killian
South Area Director
University of Nevada Reno, Extension
8050 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV 89123
(702) 257-5542
killiane@unr.edu
New Mexico
Christina Turner
Northern Disctrict Director
New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service
PO Box 30003, MSC 3AE, NMSU
Las Cruces, NM 88003
(505) 983-4615
chrmelen@nmsu.edu
Oregon
Jamie Davis
Regional Director, Southern Region
Oregon State University
(541) 815-0963
jamie.davis@oregonstate.edu
Utah
Not a member institution of WEDA
Washington
Michael Gaffney
Assistant Director, WSU Extension
Extension Community and Economic Development Program Unit Director
Chief, Law Enforcement Mountain Operations School
Washington State University
(509) 335-4611
mjgaffney@wsu.edu
Wyoming
Matt Helie
University of Wyoming Extension
Associate Director for 4-H Youth Development
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences & Natural Resources
1000 E University Ave
Laramie, WY 82071
(307) 766-5124
mhelie@uwyo.edu
WEDA Administrative Advisor
Edward Martin
Associate Vice President and Director
Arizona Cooperative Extension System
140 E South Campus Drive, Forbes 301
Tuscon, AZ 85721
(520) 621-7145
ecmartin@email.arizona.edu
Western Extension Director’s Association
Doreen Hauser-Lindstrom
Executive Director
Washington State University
140 South Arthur, Suite 500
Spokane, WA 99202
(509) 358-7686
(509) 435-3381 – Cell
doreen@wsu.edu
Leadership Rotation Schedule
2015-16 Alaska
2016-17 Oregon
2017-18 Wyoming
2018-19 Washington
2019-20 Utah
2020-21 New Mexico
2021-22 Nevada
2022-23 Montana
2023-24 Washington
2024-25 Idaho
2025-26 Colorado
2026-27 California
2027-28 Arizona
2028-29 Alaska
2029-30 Oregon
2030-31 Wyoming
2031-32 Hawaii
2032-33 New Mexico
2033-34 Nevada