Leigh Akins
Extension Agent- Office: (334) 295-5959
- Mobile: (334) 850-4750
- Unit: Marengo County
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Agents and Specialists serving Tuscaloosa County in
All program areas.
Extension Agents
Corey Courtwright
Extension Agent- Office: (256) 463-2620
- Unit: Cleburne County
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Synithia Flowers
Extension Agent- Office: (205) 325-5342
- Mobile: (205) 329-1148
- Unit: Jefferson County
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Tera Glenn
Extension Agent- Office: (205) 367-8148
- Mobile: (205) 561-4094
- Unit: Pickens County
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Court Green-Johnson
Extension Agent- Office: (334) 875-3200
- Mobile: (205) 659-6796
- Unit: Dallas County
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Jon Jacobson
Urban Regional Extension Agent- Office:
- Mobile: (256) 714-9142
- Unit: Jefferson County
- Affiliate: Alabama A&M University
Ken Kelley
Extension Agent- Office: (251) 867-7760
- Mobile: (251) 238-0373
- Unit: Baldwin County
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Blake Lanton
Extension Agent- Office: (334) 875-3200
- Mobile: (256) 214-9630
- Unit: Dallas County
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Bronson Lubresky
Urban Regional Extension Agent- Office: (205) 879-6964
- Mobile: (205) 937-8701
- Unit: Urban Programs
- Affiliate: Alabama A&M University
Laura Miller
Extension Agent- Office: (205) 349-4630
- Mobile: (205) 771-0661
- Unit: Tuscaloosa County
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Alice Moore
Extension Agent- Office: (334) 295-5959
- Mobile: (334) 216-0738
- Unit: Marengo County
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Jack Rowe
Extension Agent- Office:
- Mobile: (251) 589-5572
- Unit: Gulf Coast Research & Ext Ctr
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Dylan Taylor
Extension Agent- Office: (205) 372-3401
- Mobile: (251) 362-2467
- Unit: Greene County
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Renee' Vines
Extension Agent- Office: (205) 367-8148
- Mobile: (205) 928-1410
- Unit: Pickens County
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Lauren Woods Shortnacy
Urban Regional Extension Agent- Office: (334) 624-8710
- Mobile: (205) 809-2297
- Unit: Hale County
- Affiliate: Alabama A&M University
Extension Specialists and Staff
Annakay Abrahams
Assistant Prof. & Extsn Specialist in Forest Health- Office: (334) 844-1007
- Unit: Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment Faculty and Staff
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Clement Akotsen Mensah
Extension Specialist- Office:
- Unit: Alabama A&M University Administration
- Affiliate: Alabama A&M University
Nancy Alexander
Extension Specialist III, 4-H Youth Development- Alabama 4-H (Coordinator)
- Office: (334) 844-2219
- Mobile: (334) 750-0839
- Unit: Alabama 4-H
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Wesley Anderson
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 844-9233
- Mobile: (334) 750-9458
- Unit: Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment Faculty and Staff
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Sana Anwar
Administrator II, Instructional Outreach Programs- Office:
- Mobile: (334) 752-2853
- Unit: Human Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Georgios Arseniou
Assistant Professor, Extsn Specialist- Office: (334) 844-5757
- Mobile: (517) 755-6858
- Unit: Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment Faculty and Staff
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Kris Balkcom
Assistant Extension Professor- Office: (334) 693-3800
- Mobile: (334) 726-7021
- Unit: Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro Da Silva
Associate Professor, Extension Specialist- Office:
- Mobile: (352) 870-9927
- Unit: Horticulture
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Dianna Bourassa
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 844-2610
- Mobile: (334) 728-7538
- Unit: Poultry Science
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Dorothy Brandon
Extension Specialist- Consumer Sciences & Personal Financial Management (Coordinator)
- Family & Child Development (Coordinator)
- Office: (256) 372-5458
- Unit: Urban Programs
- Affiliate: Alabama A&M University
Ruth Brock
Extension Specialist II- Thriving Communities (Coordinator)
- Office:
- Mobile: (334) 734-4865
- Unit: Human Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Dennis Brothers
Associate Extension Professor- Office: (205) 274-2129
- Mobile: (205) 456-0414
- Unit: Blount County
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Selina Bruckner
Assistant Extension Professor- Office:
- Mobile: (334) 329-2675
- Unit: Entomology and Plant Pathology
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Emily Burchfield
Administrator I, Instructional Outreach Programs- Office:
- Mobile: (334) 707-6381
- Unit: Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Jesse Campbell
Associate Extension Professor- Office: (334) 332-6830
- Unit: Biosystems Engineering
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Mitch Carter
Extension Specialist- Office: (205) 325-5342
- Mobile: (334) 734-0427
- Unit: Human Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
David Cline
Associate Extension Professor- Office: (334) 844-2874
- Mobile: (334) 744-2688
- Unit: School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Elina Coneva
Professor and Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 844-7230
- Mobile: (334) 750-0752
- Unit: Horticulture
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Carol Connell
Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 844-4261
- Unit: Human Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Kassie Conner
Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 844-5507
- Unit: Plant Diagnostic Lab - Auburn
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Erin Cook Martin
Administrative Support Specialist I-ACES/AAES- Office: (334) 844-2294
- Unit: Human Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Laura Cooley
Administrator III, Outreach Programs- Office: (334) 844-3809
- Unit: Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Richard Cristan
Extension Spec & Asst Professor- Office: (334) 844-1072
- Mobile: (334) 750-6471
- Unit: Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment Faculty and Staff
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Jessica Curl
Administrator III, Instructional Outreach Programs- Office: (334) 844-3809
- Unit: Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Jeremiah Davis
Professor & Director, National Poultry Technology Center- Office: (334) 734-2644
- Unit: Biosystems Engineering
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Leanne Dillard
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist- Animal Sciences & Forages (Coordinator)
- Office: (334) 844-7514
- Mobile: (334) 707-7561
- Unit: Animal Science
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Mona Dominguez
Research Associate IV- Office: (334) 844-9323
- Mobile: (334) 750-1130
- Unit: Alabama 4-H
- Affiliate: Auburn University
William Dozier
Professor, Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 844-4225
- Mobile: (334) 759-0283
- Unit: Poultry Science
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Adrienne Duke
Associate Professor- Office: (334) 844-4091
- Mobile: (334) 703-7295
- Unit: Human Development and Family Studies
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Michelle Elmore
Associate Extension Professor- Office: (205) 646-0115
- Mobile: (205) 287-1080
- Unit: Chilton Regional Research & Extension Center
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Eros Francisco
Assistant Professor & Extension Grain Crops Agronomist- Office: (334) 844-5450
- Mobile: (334) 740-8016
- Unit: Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Katie Funderburk
Assistant Director, Federal Nutrition Programs- Office: (334) 734-3149
- Unit: Human Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Taryn Garlock
Assistant Professor, Extsn Specialist- Office: (334) 740-6508
- Unit: School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Paulo Gimenez Cremonez
Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 844-5072
- Unit: Entomology and Plant Pathology
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Karnita Golson-Garner
Extension Specialist- Forestry, Wildlife & Natural Resources (Coordinator)
- Office: (256) 372-8331
- Mobile: (256) 612-4169
- Unit: Urban Programs
- Affiliate: Alabama A&M University
Betty Gottler
TES Administrative Support Re- Office: (256) 773-2549
- Unit: Alabama 4-H
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Scott Graham
Assistant Professor & Ext Specialist- Office: (334) 844-5503
- Mobile: (662) 809-3368
- Unit: Entomology and Plant Pathology
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Russell Grice
Administrator III, Instructional Outreach Programs- Office: (251) 229-0826
- Unit: Auburn University Shellfish Lab
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Janice Hall
Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 415-8658
- Unit: Human Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
David Han
Extension Specialist Associate Professor- Office: (334) 844-3980
- Unit: Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Alicia Heathington
TES Administrative Support Ce- Office: (256) 582-2009
- Mobile: (256) 293-2537
- Unit: Alabama A&M University Administration
- Affiliate: Alabama A&M University
Courtney Heaton
Lecturer and Equine Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 844-1506
- Mobile: (334) 728-9433
- Unit: Animal Science
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Xing Ping Hu
Extension Specialist Professor- Office: (334) 844-6392
- Mobile: (334) 750-9662
- Unit: Entomology and Plant Pathology
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Cheri Huff
Agent Assistant II- Office: (205) 349-4630
- Unit: Tuscaloosa County
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Kyra Hutchinson
Program Evaluation Specialist- Office: (334) 870-9613
- Unit: Human Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Jim Jacobi
Extension Specialist- Office: (205) 879-6964
- Mobile: (205) 910-2235
- Unit: C. Beaty Hanna Horticulture & Environmental Center
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Portia Johnson
Extension Specialist & Assistant Professor- Office: (334) 844-1325
- Mobile: (334) 707-4778
- Unit: Human Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Earnestine Jones
Executive Support Assistant II- Office: (334) 844-5540
- Unit: Alabama 4-H
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Doyle Keasal
Extension Associate- Office: (334) 844-6398
- Mobile: (334) 750-6735
- Unit: Alabama 4-H
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Anita Kelly
Extension Professor- Aquatic Resources (Coordinator)
- Office: (334) 624-4016
- Mobile: (334) 352-5705
- Unit: Alabama Fish Farming Center
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Adriane Langham
Program Coordinator- Office: (256) 372-8083
- Unit: Urban Programs
- Affiliate: Alabama A&M University
Steve Li
Associate Professor- Office:
- Mobile: (334) 707-7370
- Unit: Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Adam Maggard
Associate Professor & Extensio- Office: (334) 844-2401
- Unit: Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment Faculty and Staff
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Kelly Mailen
Administrator III, Outreach Programs- Office: (334) 870-9550
- Unit: Human Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Brigid McCrea
Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 844-2227
- Mobile: (334) 750-5213
- Unit: Alabama 4-H
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Kim Mullenix
Department Head & Professor- Office: (334) 844-1546
- Mobile: (334) 707-4471
- Unit: Animal Science
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Adam Newby
Research Associate IV- Office: (334) 844-3809
- Unit: Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Emily Nichols
Extension Specialist II- Office: (334) 844-5509
- Mobile: (334) 703-0681
- Unit: Alabama 4-H
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Martin Anthony O'neill
Bruno Professor & Dept Head- Office: (334) 844-3264
- Unit: Nutrition, Dietetics, and Hospitality Management
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Brenda Ortiz
Professor & Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 844-5534
- Mobile: (334) 703-6412
- Unit: Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Wilmer Pacheco
Associate Professor- Poultry (Coordinator)
- Office: (334) 844-2627
- Unit: Poultry Science
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Melissa Partyka
Assistant Extension Professor- Office: (334) 844-4786
- Unit: School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Jeremy Pickens
Assistant Exension Professor- Office: (251) 342-2366
- Mobile: (334) 319-3829
- Unit: Ornamental Horticulture Research Center
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Rishi Prasad
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 844-3922
- Mobile: (334) 734-4937
- Unit: Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Adam Rabinowitz
Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 844-5620
- Unit: Agricultural Economics
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Erin Reznicek
Extension Specialist- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education (Coordinator)
- Office:
- Mobile: (334) 703-9768
- Unit: Human Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Soren Rodning
Professor & Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 844-7502
- Mobile: (334) 329-1665
- Unit: Animal Science
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Camila Rodrigues
Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist- Office:
- Mobile: (334) 758-1107
- Unit: Horticulture
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Luke Roy
Extension Professor- Office: (334) 624-4016
- Mobile: (334) 218-9619
- Unit: Alabama Fish Farming Center
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Carolina Ruiz Cordova Hawk
Administrative Support Associate II-ACES/AAES- Office: (334) 844-4785
- Unit:
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Max Runge
Extension Professor- Office: (334) 844-5603
- Unit: Agricultural Economics
- Affiliate: Auburn University
David Russell
Assistant Extension Professor- Office:
- Mobile: (601) 757-5663
- Unit: Tennessee Valley Regional Res & Ext Center
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Kelli Russell
Assistant Extension Prof- Rural Sociology- Office:
- Unit: Agricultural Economics
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Felix Samuel
Extension Specialist- Office:
- Mobile: (256) 924-0984
- Unit: Urban Programs
- Affiliate: Alabama A&M University
Sofia Sanchez
TES Professional Te- Office: (334) 203-4685
- Unit: Human Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Tyler Sandlin
Assistant Extension Professor- Office: (256) 353-8702
- Mobile: (256) 777-0307
- Unit: Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Wendiam Sawadgo
Assistant Professor & Extension Economist- Office: (334) 844-3538
- Unit: Agricultural Economics
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Joy Scott
Extension Specialist II- Alabama 4-H (Coordinator)
- Office: (334) 844-2276
- Mobile: (205) 612-2790
- Unit: Alabama 4-H
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Meredith Shrader
Diagnostician, Entomology- Office: (334) 844-5514
- Mobile: (334) 734-6675
- Unit: Plant Diagnostic Lab - Auburn
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Edward Sikora
Extension Specialist Professor- Office: (334) 332-7433
- Mobile: (334) 332-7433
- Unit: Entomology and Plant Pathology
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Kerry Smith
Administrator III, Outreach Programs- Office: (334) 844-3036
- Mobile: (334) 329-1051
- Unit: Horticulture
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Mark Smith
Professor- Forestry, Wildlife & Natural Resources (Coordinator)
- Office: (334) 844-8099
- Mobile: (334) 332-4833
- Unit: Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment Faculty and Staff
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Amy Sorter
Administrator III, Outreach Programs- Office:
- Mobile: (334) 752-2169
- Unit: Human Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Kent Stanford
Associate Extension Professor & Extension Specialist- Office: (256) 528-7133
- Mobile: (256) 557-1206
- Unit: Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Natalie Story
Administrative Support Specialist II-ACES/AAES- Office: (334) 844-2232
- Unit: Alabama 4-H
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Amanda Strayer-Scherer
Assistant Professor & Extension Plant Patholog- Office:
- Mobile: (352) 514-4622
- Unit: Entomology and Plant Pathology
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Andrea Tarnecki
Assistant Extension Professor- Office: (251) 861-3018
- Unit: Auburn University Shellfish Lab
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Sonja Thomas
Extension Specialist II- Office: (334) 844-8851
- Mobile: (334) 750-8891
- Unit: Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Maggie Thompson
Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 870-9448
- Unit: Poultry Science
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Silvia L. Vilches
Extension Specialist Assistant Professor- Office: (334) 844-3772
- Mobile: (334) 707-4312
- Unit: Human Development and Family Studies
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Edgar Vinson
Assistant Extension Professor- Office: (205) 646-3610
- Mobile: (334) 728-2407
- Unit: Chilton Regional Research & Extension Center
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Simer Virk
Assc Professor, Extension Specialist- Office: (334) 844-3560
- Unit: Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Affiliate: Auburn University
P.j. Waters
Associate Extension Professor- Office: (251) 471-2124
- Mobile: (334) 703-5012
- Unit: Auburn University Marine Ext & Res Center
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Jean Weese
Visiting Professor- Office: (334) 844-3269
- Mobile: (334) 750-3797
- Unit: Poultry Science
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Angela Williams
Extension Specialist- Alabama 4-H (Coordinator)
- Office: (256) 372-5713
- Mobile: (256) 679-8405
- Unit: Urban Programs
- Affiliate: Alabama A&M University
Rusty Wright
Extension Specialist Associate Professor- Office: (334) 844-9311
- Mobile: (334) 734-4932
- Unit: School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences
- Affiliate: Auburn University
Sydney Zinner
Research Assistant IV- Office: (334) 844-9210
- Unit: Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Affiliate: Auburn University
County Extension Directors
Izette McNealy
County Extension Director- Office: (205) 349-4630
- Mobile: (205) 535-0160
- Unit: Tuscaloosa County
- Affiliate: Auburn University