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CONTACT US

Address
Twin Lakes Park
Green Building
6700 Clark Road
Sarasota, Fla. 34241
Contact
General inquiries: 941-861-9900 or sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu
Master Gardener Plant Clinic: 941-861-9807 or plantclinic@scgov.net
Fax: 941-861-9886
TTY: 7-1-1 or 1-800-955-8771
Office Hours
General office
Master Gardener Plant Clinic
8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Mon-Fri
In-person: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Mon–Wed
Learn more: Plant Clinic webpage

Click on a core area below to open or close a staff directory (or, show all directories). In open directories, click on a staff member to direct an email to that individual.

4-H Youth Development

4-H
staff portrait of sarah davis  Sarah Davis
Title: 4-H Youth Development Extension Agent II
Email: 4h@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9814
staff portrait of kyle perkins Kyle Perkins
Title: 4-H Youth Development Program Assistant
Email: kperkins@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9833

Agriculture

Agriculture
silhouette of person with long hair (vacant)
Title: Sustainable Agriculture Extension Agent
Email: sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu
Phone: 941.861.9900

Gardening and Landscaping

Horticulture, Commercial
silhouette of person with long hair  (vacant)
Title: Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent
Email: sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu
Phone: 941.861.9900

Horticulture, Residential
staff portrait of ashley ellis  Ashley Ellis
Title: Residential Horticulture Extension Agent I
Email: ellis.amae@ufl.edu
Phone: 941.861.9826
staff portrait of mindy hanak  Mindy Hanak
Title: Community/School Gardens Program Coordinator
Email: mhanak@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9815
staff portrait of forest hecker  Forest Hecker
Title: Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program Specialist
Email: fhecker@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9812
staff portrait of kayla kennedy   Kayla Kennedy
Title: Horticulture/Gardens Program Assistant
Email: kkennedy@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9901

Natural Resources

Chemicals in the Environment
Staff portrait of Jackie Lebouitz  Jackie Lebouitz
Title: Chemicals in the Environment Extension Agent I
Email: jlebouitz@ufl.edu
Phone: 941.861.9806

Ecology and Natural Resources
staff portrait of katherine clements   Katherine Clements, N.D.
Title: Ecology and Natural Resources Educator
Email: kclements@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9822
staff portrait of zahir ringgold-cordes Zahir Ringgold Cordes
Title: Environmental Education and Outreach Program Assistant
Email: zringgold@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9835

Marine and Coastal (Sea Grant)
staff portrait of armando ubeda  Armando Ubeda
Title: Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent II
Email: aubeda@ufl.edu
Phone: 941.861.9819

Waste Reduction
staff portrait of randall penn  Randall Penn
Title: Waste Reduction Extension Agent II
Email: rpenn@ufl.edu
Phone: 941.861.9849

Water Resources
staff portrait of michael d imperio  Michael D'Imperio
Title: Water Resources Extension Agent
Email: mdimperio@ufl.edu
Phone: 941.861.9818
staff portrait of valeria yon  Valeria Yon
Title: Water Resources Program Specialist
Email: vyon@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9805

Nutrition and Healthy Living

Family and Consumer Sciences
staff portrait of amber daniels  Amber Daniels
Title: Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent
Email: adaniels@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9804

Sustainability

Sustainability
staff portrait of sara kane Sara Kane
Title: Sustainability and Resilience Manager
Email: skane@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9802
staff portrait of michelle marinangel Michelle Marinangel
Title: Sustainability Outreach Coordinator
Email: mmarinangel@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9874
staff portrait of casey mccabe Casey McCabe
Title: Energy Program Specialist
Email: cmcabe@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9829

Administration

Operations and Support
staff portrait of lee hayes-byron Lee Hayes Byron
Title: County Extension Director
Email: lhbyron@ufl.edu
Phone: 941.861.9808
staff portrait of katie keenan-erenati Katie Keenan-Erenati
Title: Operations Manager II
Email: kerenati@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9820
staff portrait of justin andrickson Justin Andrickson
Title: Finance and Data Specialist
Email: jandrickson@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9801
staff portrait of tabitha baldwin Tabitha Baldwin
Title: Administrative Specialist I (Extension)
Email: tbaldwin@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9901
staff portrait of karen geis Karen Geis
Title: Volunteer and Community Liaison
Email: kgeis@scgov.net
Phone: 941.861.9800
silhouette of person with long hair (vacant)
Title: Communications and Marketing Associate
Email: sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu
Phone: 941.861.9900
staff portrait of kevin ohoran Kevin O'Horan
Title: Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Email: kohoran@scgov.net
Phone: 941.320.2282
silhouette of person with short hair (vacant)
Title: Administrative Specialist (Soil/Water Conservation)
Email: sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu
Phone: 941.861.9900

Regional Specialized Agents

4-H Brent Broaddus – Extension Agent III
Dairy/4-H Youth Development Christopher Holcomb – Extension Agent I
Fruit Crops Stephen Futch, PhD – Extension Agent IV
Livestock Chris Prevatt – Extension Agent II
Marine Science Angela Collins – Extension Agent III
Water Resources Don Rainey – Extension Agent III

Contact

Lee Hayes Byron
County Extension Director

6600 Clark Road
Sarasota, Florida 34241

Phone
Fax
941.861.9900
941.861.9886

sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu
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Hours

Office
  8a to 5p, Mon-Fri

Plant Clinic
  In-person: 9a to 3p, Mon-Wed
  Learn more: Plant Clinic web page

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