Organizational Overview

University of Maine Cooperative Extension
- Hannah Carter, Dean
  - Jason Bolton, Associate Dean
    - Kerry Chasteen, Executive Director of Extension Operations
  - Michael Bailey, Executive Director of Finance
    - Budget and Financial Management
    - Grants and Contracts
    - Federal Appropriations
  - Melissa Arndt, Director of Communications and Marketing
    - Marketing
    - Media Relations
    - Website
    - Publications
    - Instructional Design
    - CRM (Salesforce)
  - Beth Hawkyard, Assistant Director of Employee Engagement
    - Human Resources
    - Staff Development
    - Civil Rights
  - Jon Prichard, Program Administrator
    Planning and Reporting and Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities
    - Reporting and Planning
    - Community and Family
      - Parenting Education
      - Homemakers
    - Bureau of Labor Education
    - Partnerships
      - Climate
      - Forestry
  - Jim Dill, Director, Diagnostic and Research Lab
    - Tick Lab
    - Plant Pathology Lab
    - Vet Lab
    - Aquatic Animal Health Lab
    - Insect Lab
    - PCR Lab
  - Jason Bolton, Program Leader
    Food and Nutrition
    - Food Science and Safety
    - EFNEP Nutrition Education
    - Aquaculture
  - Tori Jackson, Program Leader
    Agriculture and Natural Resources
    - Fruit and Vegetable
    - Livestock and Forage
    - Horticulture and MGVs
    - Diversified Agriculture
  - 4-H Leadership Team – Lisa Phelps, Kristi Ouellette, Ryder Scott
    4-H Positive Youth Development
    - STEAM
    - Agriculture/Food Systems
    - Healthy Living/Youth Mentorship
    - Outdoor Leadership/Education