Lawn & Garden
Meet the Team – Home Grounds
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Outdoor green spaces enhance community health and prosperity. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System Home Grounds team supports Alabama homeowners with science-based projects like Grow More, Give More and Alabama Smart Yards where adults learn about planning, planting, and caring for gardens and plants in indoor and outdoor residential spaces. This team also takes the lead on training and supporting Alabama Master Gardener volunteers who maintain 24 demonstration gardens across the state.
Home Grounds Team
| Name | Title | Geographical Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Team Coordinator | ||
| Sonja Thomas | Extension Specialist | Statewide |
| Team Members | ||
| Lilly Oaks | Regional Extension Agent | Jackson and Madison Counties |
| Brian Brown | Regional Extension Agent | Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, and Marshall Counties |
| Dani Carroll | Regional Extension Agent | Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Lee, Macon, Randolph, and Russell Counties |
| Tim Crow | Regional Extension Agent | Cullman, Fayette, Limestone, Morgan, Walker, and Winston Counties |
| Megan Jones | Regional Extension Agent | Barbour, Bullock, Dale, Henry, and Houston Counties |
| Mallory Kelley | Regional Extension Agent | Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, and Montgomery Counties |
| Vacant | Regional Extension Agent | Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Geneva, and Pike Counties |
| Jack LeCroy | Regional Extension Agent | Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington Counties |
| Jayne Luetzow | Regional Extension Agent | Colbert, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, and Marion Counties |
| Bethany O'Rear | Regional Extension Agent | Blount, Jefferson, and St. Clair Counties |
| Meredith Shrader | Extension Entomologist and Plant Pathologist | Statewide |
| Kerry Smith | Outreach Programs Administrator III | Statewide |
| Rudy Yates | Regional Extension Agent | Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, and Wilcox Counties |
| Jacob Turner | Regional Extension Agent | Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega, Bibb, Chilton, and Shelby Counties |
| Carmen Flammini | Regional Extension Agent | Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, and Escambia Counties |
| Kassie Conner | Extension Pathologist and Director of AU Plant Diagnostic Lab | Statewide |
| Emily Burchfield | Outreach Programs Administrator I | Statewide |
| Brianne Minton | Program Coordinator, Alabama Drought Reach | Statewide |