Contact Info
UF/IFAS Extension Service - Manatee County
1303 17th St W
Palmetto, FL 34221
1303 17th St W
Palmetto, FL 34221
Our Extension Agents and Program Specialists are highly trained to assist you with any agriculture and natural resources questions.
Faculty
Christa Kirby
- County Extension Director & Livestock Agent IV
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1824
Michelle Atkinson
- Environmental Horticulture Agent III
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1818
Alexandra L. Draper
- 4-H Youth Development Agent II
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1844
Mack Lessig
- Residential Horticulture Extension Agent I
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1821
Nelly Nelson
- Family and Consumer Sciences Agent II
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1854
Caitlin Sollazzo
- Commercial Horticulture Agent II
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1814
Program Staff
Brittany Atkinson
- Community Gardens Program Specialist
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1834
Emma Bouchard
- Water Conservation Irrigation Program Assistant
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1828
Kim Griffith
- 4-H Development Program Specialist
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1842
Susan Griffith
- Florida-Friendly Landscape Coordinator
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1825
Kat Harnest
- Agriculture Program Assistant
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1823
Rochelle Li
- Community Agriculture & Food Access Program Manager
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1855
Meghan O'Brien
- 4-H Development Agriculture Extension Program Specialist
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1843
Kimberly Smith
- Water Conservation Horticulture Program Assistant
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1829
Samantha Tanaka
- Soil Conservation Planner
- [email protected]
- Phone: (941) 444-3142
Zach Whitmore
- Water Conservation Program Manager
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1815
Office Staff
Wendy Henry
- UF/IFAS Operations Supervisor
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1811
Brooke Kesky
- Outreach and Events Specialist
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1822
Mary Lawrence
- Office Specialist
- [email protected]
- Phone: ext. 1809
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