Our Educators
Kewaunee County Extension educators are experts in agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family living, and youth development. You will find Kewaunee County Extension educators out in the community, in schools, civic groups, and facilitating meetings to address community issues and opportunities to make a difference.
Administration & Support
Kathleen McKee
Area Extension Director
Brown, Door, Kewaunee Counties
920-413-9651
kathleen.mckee@wisc.edu
Aerica Bjurstrom
Regional Dairy Educator
Brown, Door & Kewaunee Counties
920-388-7138
aerica.bjurstrom@wisc.edu
Regional Dairy Education
Agriculture and agribusiness programs address the needs of the local agricultural community through research-based information. Programs focus on sound farm management and profitability through the following program areas:
Dairy Management: nutrition, herd health, bio-security, milk quality, selection and breeding
Production Livestock: meat animals, poultry, housing, selection and breeding, marketing
Agricultural Economics: financial management, record-keeping, budgeting, livestock and crop marketing, public policy
Chris Clark, CCA
Northeast Regional Outreach Specialist
Nutrient and Pest Management
715-850-2888
clark3@wisc.edu
Crops and Soils Education
Chris Clark is a Crops and Soils Educator in Northeast Wisconsin. Chris partners, cooperates, and brings together farmers, researchers and industry providing agronomy outreach.
Chris began her role at Extension in 2023. Prior to joining Extension, Chris worked in the private sector agronomy lab testing for 12 years, and as a vocational agriculture educator for 9 years. She has a BA in Agricultural Education from UW-River Falls and is a Wisconsin Certified Crop Advisor.
Renee Koenig
Family Development Educator
920-388-7137
renee.koenig@wisc.edu
Programs focus on:
Family Relationships
Parenting and Child Development
Family Financial Literacy & Money Management
Food Safety
Healthy Aging
Quality of Life, Mental Health, and Well-being
4-H & Youth
Erin Dahle
4-H Program Educator
920-388-7185
erin.dahle@wisc.edu
Program focuses on:
* County 4-H Program
* Youth development within 4-H
* Participation in county and statewide 4-H programming
Patrick Nehring
Regional Community Development Educator/ Professor
920-391-4616
patrick.nehring@wisc.edu
Areas of focus:
Nonprofits
Local Food Systems
Areas of focus:
Federally funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed), FoodWIse advances healthy eating habits, active lifestyles and healthy community environments for families with limited incomes through nutrition education at the individual, community and systems levels.
Laura Apfelbeck
FoodWIse Coordinator
Door, Kewaunee & Manitowoc Counties
920-323-4620
laura.apfelbeck@wisc.edu
Jace Purdy
FoodWIse Nutrition Educator
920-683-4175
jnpurdy@wisc.edu
Krystina Yang
Bilingual FoodWIse Nutrition Educator
920-683-4171
kyang228@wisc.edu
