Meet Our Tri-Agency Team

All Members
SCC
WSDA
WSU
Advisory Team
Chris Benedict
Chris Benedict
Washington State University
Regional Extension Specialist
WSU WaSHI Lead
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Dani Gelardi
Dani Gelardi
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Senior Soil Scientist
WSDA WaSHI Lead
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Karen Hills
Karen Hills
Washington State Conservation Commission
SFF Program Manager
SCC WaSHI Lead
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Doug Collins
Doug Collins
Washington State University
Regional Extension Specialist
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Steve Culman
Steve Culman
Washington State University
Associate Professor of Soil Science
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Tianna DuPont
Tianna DuPont
Washington State University
Regional Extension Specialist
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Aaron Esser
Aaron Esser
Washington State University
Regional Extension Specialist
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Markus Flury
Markus Flury
Washington State University
Professor Crop & Soil Sciences
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Maren Friesen
Maren Friesen
Washington State University
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology
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Elizabeth Gillispie
Elizabeth Gillispie
Washington State University
Project Manager & Soil Scientist
Deirdre Griffin LaHue
Deirdre Griffin LaHue
Washington State University
Assistant Professor of Soil Science
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Scot Hulbert
Scot Hulbert
Washington State University
Associate Dean of WSU CAHNRS
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Chad Kruger
Chad Kruger
Washington State University
CSANR Director
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Andy McGuire
Andy McGuire
Washington State University
Extension Agronomist
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Molly McIlquham
Molly McIlquham
Washington State University
Extension Coordinator
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Leslie Michel
Leslie Michel
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Soil Scientist
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Haly Neely
Haly Neely
Washington State University
Assistant Professor of Spatial Soil and Water Management
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Paola Pesantez-Cabrera
Paola Pesantez-Cabrera
Washington State University
Data Manager/Scientist
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Lauren Quackenbush
Lauren Quackenbush
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Soil Health Economic Development Coordinator
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Devin Rippner
Devin Rippner
Washington State University
USDA-ARS
Soil Scientist
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Jadey Ryan
Jadey Ryan
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Data Scientist
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Luis Reyes Rojas
Luis Reyes Rojas
Washington State University
Postdoctoral Scholar
Tarah Sullivan
Tarah Sullivan
Washington State University
Assistant Professor of Soil Microbiology
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Adam Peterson
Adam Peterson
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Agronomist
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