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Purdue Extension announces Regional Operations Leaders
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Angie Abbott, associate dean and director of Purdue Extension, has announced the 23 Extension staff who began their roles as Regional Operations Leaders, effective June 1. These individuals will play a key role as Extension transforms to a statewide organizational structure with 12 regions and a county-based 4-H program.
Regional Operations Leaders will supervise Purdue Extension staff in each region, provide strategic leadership and administrative oversight, and ensure operational effectiveness across a defined multicounty region. They will also work closely with communities to identify local needs and ensure access to programs in agriculture and natural resources, community development, health and human sciences, and 4-H.
“Regional Operations Leaders will play a critical role in building and maintaining strong local relationships, supporting county operations, helping connect communities to Purdue Extension programs and services, and ensuring responsiveness to local needs,” Abbott said. “We are excited to share this next step in our transformation that will foster stronger connections with our community partners.”
The Regional Operations Leaders and their counties are as follows:
- Region 1
- Julie Jones: Jasper, Lake, Newton, White
- Lupe Valtierra: LaPorte, Porter, Pulaski, Starke
- Region 2
- Brittney Schori: Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, St. Joseph
- Region 3
- Matt Dice: DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Whitley
- Bill Horan: Adams, Allen, Huntington, Wabash, Wells
- Region 4
- Eric Hillis: Grant, Howard, Miami, Tipton
- Samantha Williams: Carroll, Cass, Clinton
- Region 5
- Emily Ade: Benton, Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren
- Deidra Nicley: Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo
- Region 6
- Laura Dodds: Hancock, Hendricks, Marion
- Susan Peterson: Boone, Hamilton, Madison
- Region 7
- Justin Curley: Blackford, Jay, Randolph, Union, Wayne
- Becky Marvel: Delaware, Fayette, Henry, Rush
- Region 8
- Cindy Barber: Daviess, Knox, Martin
- Christie Jacob: Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan
- Region 9
- Ody Ekwonwa: Brown, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan
- Diana Stone: Bartholomew, Jackson, Johnson, Shelby
- Region 10
- Britt Copeland: Dearborn, Jefferson, Ohio, Switzerland
- Christopher Fogle: Decatur, Franklin, Jennings, Ripley
- Region 11
- Jenn Mayo: Dubois, Perry, Pike, Spencer
- Meagan Salomon: Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick
- Region 12
- Megan Broughton: Crawford, Floyd, Orange, Scott
- Katie Whiteford: Clark, Harrison, Washington
More information on the Extension transformation can be found on this webpage, which features a map with the 12 regions.
About Purdue University
Purdue University is a research institution ranked among the top 10 public universities in the United States. More than 106,000 students study at Purdue across multiple campuses, including more than 57,000 at our main campus locations in West Lafayette and Indianapolis. As a land-grant university committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue’s main campus has frozen tuition 14 years in a row, enabling more students than ever to graduate debt-free.
Writer: Olivia De Young, odeyoung@purdue.edu
Media contact: Maureen Manier, mmanier@purdue.edu, 765-494-8415
Source: Angie Abbott, abbottar@purdue.edu
