Extension

Asotin County

Meet the Asotin County Extension Office Staff

Mark Heitstuman, Extension Director

Mark HeitstumanMark Heitstuman has been the Extension Educator for Asotin County since November, 2000.

A graduate of WSU, Mark has a B.S. in Agricultural Education and an M.S. in Vocational Technical Education. Beginning in 2002 he began receiving State and National Awards for his work in Extension. He received a Communication Award and an Achievement Award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents and an Achievement Award from the Washington Extension Agents and Specialists Association.

Mark provides educational programming and leadership to the following programs: 4-H and Youth Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Community Horticulture, Economic and Community Development.

Married with one son, Mark enjoys spending quality time with his family, raising and showing registered Suffolk Sheep and judging youth livestock shows.

 

Nicole Wright, 4-H Program Coordinator

Nicole WrightNicole has been the 4-H Program Coordinator since December 2005. Nicole lived in Genesee, ID where she raised Wagyu cattle for 13 years for the family business, New Era Genetics. She graduated in 2001 from Genesee High School were she was a FFA officer for 6 years. She continued education at Lewis – Clark State college in Business Administration.

As the 4-H Program Coordinator, Nicole is busy enrolling and tracking all the 4-H members and leaders in Asotin County, educating students in the local schools, providing 4-H individuals with information concerning the program, submitting financial and statistical reports to Washington State and coordinating 4-H events.

Nicole is full of energy and enjoys raising her daughter. In her free time she likes to go hiking, boating, and enjoying the outdoors.

 

Peggy Browning, Extension Office Manager

Peggy BrowningPeggy has been the Extension Office Manager since October 2006. She grew up in Moscow, Idaho, and moved into small towns before finding her home in Asotin.

Some of Peggy’s past experiences include web design, starting and publishing The Competitor News (a regional rodeo newspaper), hosting team roping events in northern Idaho, raising roping cattle, and working for WSU.

Her duties include: Assisting the Extension Educator and 4-H Program Coordinator, Master Gardener administrative, customer service, web page publishing, purchasing, accounts payable, administering private applicator tests, mail services, publications and Extension newsletters.

Peggy has three children and one grandson:
Tricia Campbell, Caldwell, Idaho
Kim Grubbs and her husband Jake, and their son Grady - Caldwell, Idaho
Ty Browning - Spangle, Washington

She enjoys photography, 4-wheeling, boating, camping, watching her daughters compete in Breakaway and Team Roping and just about anything outdoors.

 

 

Extension Office

Physical Address:

135 2nd Street, Basement 107
Asotin County Courthouse
Asotin, Washington

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 9
Asotin, WA 99402

Office Phone and FAX :

Phone (509) 243-2009
FAX (509) 243-2018

Master Gardeners
(509) 243-2034
asotin.mg@wsu.edu

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Asotin County Extension , PO Box 9, Asotin WA 99402-0009, 509-243-2009, Contact: Peggy Browing