Staff Directory

Extension Racine County – Main Office
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Racine County Service Center
1072 Milwaukee Avenue
Burlington, WI 53105
Phone: 262-767-2929
Fax: 262-767-8775
711 (Wisconsin Relay)

  Name Title Phone Email
Administration
 Pam Larson Area Extension Director 262-767-2960 pamela.larson@wisc.edu
Emily Janes Administrative Support Staff 262-767-2929

emily.janes@racinecounty.com

uwextension@racinecounty.com

Youth Development
Maria Gaytan-Martinez Positive Youth Development Educator 262-767-2960 maria.gaytanmartinez@wisc.edu
Elizabeth Vazquez 4-H Program Educator 262-767-2915 elizabeth.vazquez@wisc.edu
Agriculture
  Ann Kowenstrot

Diversified Vegetable and Emerging Crops for Racine and Kenosha Counties

262-767-2929 (Racine)
262-857-1945 (Kenosha)
kowenstrot@wisc.edu
Human Development & Relationships
Sarah Hawks Family and Community Educator 262-767-2929 sarah.hawks@wisc.edu
Pam Wedig-Kirsch School Readiness & Family Resiliency Educator 262-767-2918 pam.wedig-kirsch@wisc.edu
Horticulture
Vijai Pandian Horticulture  Educator 262-857-1933 vijaikumar.pandian@wisc.edu
    Horticulture Helpline 608-298-6945 planthealth.advisors@extension.wisc.edu
FoodWIse Program (Nutrition Education)
UW-Madison, Division of Extension
1220 Mound Avenue, Racine, WI 53404
262-635-6824
711 for Wisconsin Relay
    Nutrition Education Administrator  262-635-6825  
Rebecca Garcia_opt Rebecca Ordaz Administrative Assistant (262) 635-6824 rebecca.ordaz@wisc.edu
Rebeca Alonso Bilingual Nutrition Educator (262) 635-6826 rebeca.alonso@wisc.edu
Fabiola Diaz 2011_opt Fabiola Diaz Bilingual Nutrition Educator (262) 635-6837 fabiola.diaznegrete@wisc.edu
Jill Frideres Bilingual Teaching Coordinator / Nutrition Educator (262) 635-6836 jillian.frideres@wisc.edu
Nesrine Ismaili Bilingual Nutrition Educator (262) 635-6831 nesrine.hajdariismaili@wisc.edu
Cassandra Courtright Krusa Nutrition Educator (262) 635-5393 cassandra.courtrightkrusa@wisc.edu
Community Development
    Community Development projects are available through contract work and/or determined by County and Extension resources. 262-767-2929  
 

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