County Council Information System

Buchanan County MU Extension Center

The county outreach and extension council, comprised of elected and appointed citizens, is a full partner with Missouri's land-grant universities to deliver high-quality education and research-based information that helps people solve real-world problems and take advantage of opportunities. Council members:

  • Work with extension specialists to provide the county educational program
  • Manage finances of local extension operations
  • Provide personnel to carry out extension activities
  • Elect and organize the local extension council.


See the county extension center calendar to find out when the council meets.

Extension Council Members

Chairman
Jim Yount, MFA
Appointed Member, Term Ends 2010
816-232-6141
Vice Chairman
Fred Hannah, Community Development
Elected Member, Term Ends 2011
fehannah@ccp.net
816-261-3009
Secretary
Jill Huntsman, Agriculture
Elected Member, Term Ends 2011
ffaadvisor@hotmail.com
816-279-1804
Treasurer
Vacant 
Other Member
Dennis Gasper, Agriculture
Elected Member, Term Ends 2010
v8347@yahoo.com
816-238-3811
Sandy Sands, at large
Appointed Member, Term Ends 2010
 
Justin Dennis, Business & Industry
Elected Member, Term Ends 2011
Jdennis1@cougars.ccis.edu
573-268-1666
Dennis Dunlap, Human Environmental Sciences
Elected Member, Term Ends 2010
med3@ccp.com
816-667-5809
Joseph Hamera, Agriculture
Elected Member, Term Ends 2011
JHINEM@stjoewireless.net
816-261-6325
Susan Barton, Agriculture
Elected Member, Term Ends 2011
816-253-9582
Doug Shepherd, Agriculture
Elected Member, Term Ends 2010
 
Casey Spencer, Agriculture
Elected Member, Term Ends 2010
thespencerfarms@aol.com
816-685-7719
Keith Hawxby, Agriculture
Elected Member, Term Ends 2010
vrh@ponyexpress.net
816-667-5279
Lucinda Weaver, Continuing Education
Elected Member, Term Ends 2010
cweaver@ci.st-joseph.mo.us
816-232-6141
Dan Hausman, County Commissioner
Appointed Member, Term Ends 2010
816-244-5678
Helen Washington, HES
Elected Member, Term Ends 2010
helenw@bartlettcenter.com
816-387-9598
Kathy Bauer, Business & Industry
Elected Member, Term Ends 2010
bauerfarm@stjoewireless.net
816-667-5751
Mark Jordan, Community Development
Elected Member, Term Ends 2010
816-253-9253
Ron Hitchings, Agriculture
Appointed Member, Term Ends 2010
 
Debbie Meier, HES
Elected Member, Term Ends 2011
trmeier@stjoelive.com
816-262-3979
Bea Dobyan, Continuing Education
Elected Member, Term Ends 2011
b.dobyan54@gmail.com
816-364-4202
Sarah Cotton, HES
Elected Member, Term Ends 2011
 
Tamala Simmons, Youth
Elected Member, Term Ends 2010
kicknthetrail@yahoo.com
816-390-4449
Carol Housh, Youth
Elected Member, Term Ends 2011
 

Missouri Elected Officials Serving  

House
District 027
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District 005

Senate
District 34


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