Live Healthy Live Well

Michelle Treber, Extension Educator, M.A., L.D., Ohio State University Extension, Pickaway County. Her specialization is health and nutrition and wellness. She enjoys teaching nutrition and wellness classes and working with businesses on developing worksite wellness programs. She is married and has a blended family of four daughters and one son. She enjoys spending time with her granddaughter and grandson who live in Wales and her twin granddaughters who live in North Carolina .

Lisa Barlage, Extension Educator, M.S., Ohio State University Extension, Ross County. Her specialization is health and wellness. She enjoys working with diabetic groups, workplaces, youth wellness programs, and extending community programs by working with other agencies. She is married and has a daughter who is a Buckeye. In her free time she enjoys attending her local farmers market, Ohio State Buckeye sports, and reading.

Pat Brinkman, Extension Educator and Assistant Professor, M.A., Ohio State University Extension, Fayette County. Her specialization is nutrition and health. She works to educate and help people follow nutrition guidelines and improve their health by following healthy lifestyle choices. Enjoys working with community and county agencies and organizations. Has two grown children and two granddaughters.

Marilyn Rabe, Extension Educator, M.S., Ohio State University Extension, Franklin County. Her specialization is nutrition and wellness. She supervises the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program and the SNAP Education Program in Franklin County.

Susan Zies, Extension Educator and Assistant Professor, M.Ed., Ohio State University Extension, Wood County. Her specialization is nutrition, health and wellness. Her teaching efforts focus on diabetes education, childhood obesity and wellness. She enjoys running, has completed four marathons and enjoys spending time with her husband and high school age son.

Beth Stefura, Extension Educator, M.Ed, RD, LD., Ohio State University Extension, Mahoning County. Her specialization is nutrition, health and food safety. Her efforts focus on working with groups and communities to educate and empower people to create healthier lifestyles by increasing their knowledge of nutrition and food safety. As a self-proclaimed foodie, she enjoys shopping at farmers’ markets, cooking and exploring new food venues with her husband and two children.

Cheryl Barber Spires, MFCS, RD, LD, SNAP-Ed Program Specialist, Northwest Region, Ohio State University Extension. Cheryl specializes in nutrition education and enjoys helping people plan healthy meals for their families while sticking to a budget. Assisting persons diagnosed with diabetes, improve their health with foods and fitness as a part of Dining with Diabetes is another special interest.  She resides with her family in Wauseon.

Kathy Goins, M.S., Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Clark County. Her specialization is family life, food safety and wellness. Kathy enjoys working with families throughout the life span to them achieve the highest quality of life. Kathy’s other interests are her family. She is mom/stepmom to five children.

Donna Green, Extension Educator, M.A., Ohio State University Extension, Erie County. Donna’s specialization areas are in nutrition and financial resource management. Her program focus is on diet and physical activity as they relate to the development of chronic disease. She also became HUD certified in 2013 in order to provide Home Buyer Education in her region. Donna is the mother of two adult children and an elected official (school board).

Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, M.S., Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County. Her specialization is health and wellness. She focuses on workplace wellness, youth wellness and food safety. She enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, and son.

Daniel Remley, Field Specialist in Food Nutrition and Wellness for Ohio State University Extension. He holds a Masters in Public Health from University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Kentucky and has worked for the Extension Services of the University of Missouri and Ohio State University over the last ten years.  Dr. Remley specializes in developing nutrition education programs using health behavior theory and coordinates evaluation for OSU Extension’s Dining with Diabetes program. He is married, has three active children, and enjoys hiking and kayaking.

Candace J. Heer, Extension Educator, M.S., L.S.W., Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County.  Her specialization is health and financial wellness to create a balanced life.  As a Licensed Social Worker, she has extensive experience working with diverse populations in the mental health field.  She enjoys animals, sports, swimming in the ocean, books on CD, and hanging out with family and friends.

Marie Economos, Extension Educator, M.A.., Ohio State University Extension, Trumbull County. Her specialization is School Health/ Food and Nutrition. She enjoys working with  all ages from early childhood students to adults in the  workplace to create a healthy community. She is married and has two adult children, a daughter who is married and a son.

Joanna Rini Fifner, Extension Educator, M.A. Ed., Ohio State University Extension, Medina County. She enjoys helping families and individuals access the resources and information they need to reach their personal goals. Joanna focuses her teaching efforts in the areas of family wellness, with a special interest in youth development. She is married and has baby daughter and two dogs; she enjoys reading, cooking, and playing tennis.

Brenda Sandman-Stover, 4-H/Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS), Program Assistant, B.A., Ohio State University Extension, Greene County. She enjoys working with the CARTEENs teenage leaders, the shooting sports program and the county camping program within the 4-H area. In the FCS area her teaching focuses on diabetes education and home food preservation. She is married and has two daughters. In her free time she enjoys baking and reading.

Amanda Bohlen, Extension Educator, M.Ed., Ohio State University Extension, Washington County. Her specialization is nutrition, health and food safety. Her teaching efforts focus on diabetes education, worksite wellness and healthy eating. Her passion lies with cooking and teaching others that good food doesn’t have to taste bland. Amanda is married and has three children and enjoys having them help in the kitchen. In her spare time she bakes and decorates cakes.

Tammy Jones, Extension Educator, M.A. Ed., Ohio State University Extension, Pike County. She focuses her programming on adult and youth wellness, financial literacy, and nutrition. She enjoys helping families and individuals access the resources and information they need to reach their personal goals. Tammy enjoys cooking, traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Jenny Lobb, MPH, RD, LD, Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Franklin County. Her specialization is in health, wellness and nutrition. Jenny enjoys working with individuals and communities to “make the healthy choice the easy choice” where people live, work, worship and play. Jenny is married and enjoys exploring the Central Ohio Metro Parks with her husband, Sean, and their pit bull, Samson.

Misty Harmon, Extension Educator, M.S., Ohio State University Extension, Perry County. Her programming focuses on individual and community health and wellness. She is passionate about exercise and incorporating movement in to our daily lives. She also helps people gain the knowledge and skills to make better financial decisions. She is married and has 2 sons and 1 daughter. Spending time with her family, running, travelling, boating, and gardening are some of her favorite ways to spend her free-time.

Jami Dellifield, Extension Educator, M.A., Ohio State University Extension, Hardin County. She loves to teach and encourage others to try something new! She is a licensed ZUMBA fitness instructor and a USASF certified cheerleading/tumbling coach. She has completed multiple marathons, half-marathons, and 5K’s. She has been married for 21 years and is the mom of two teenagers. Her favorite hobbies are traveling with her family, dancing, laughing until her belly hurts, and reading a good book.

Amy Meehan, MPH, is the Healthy People Program Specialist for OSU Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences. Amy has a background in nutrition and public health, with a specialization in health behavior and health promotion. She likes to cook healthy meals for her family and powerlift with her husband.

Alisha Barton, B.S., Extension Educator, Miami County. Alisha’s specialization is nutrition and family wellness, and she focuses her teaching  on strengthening families through healthy cooking, managing household finances and relationship skills. She enjoys teaching youth independent living skills such as cooking and encouraging them to try/prepare new foods. Alisha is married with four daughters.  She enjoys traveling with her own family, and doing home projects.

Linnette Mizer Goard, Associate Professor Emeritus, M.S., CFCS, Ohio State University Extension. Former Field Specialist in Food Safety, Selection and Management. She is married and has a daughter and a son.

Cindy Shuster, Associate Professor Emeritus, M.S., CFLE, Ohio State University Extension. Her specialization was family life. She is married and has a grown son.