Faculty and Staff
Southwest Idaho Research and Extension Center , Caldwell
1904 East Chicago Street, Suite AB, Caldwell, ID  83605
Tel: (208) 459-6365

	Theresa Araquistain  caldwell@uidaho.edu Administrative Assistant

	Greg Brixey  gbrixey@uidaho.edu Systems Integration Analyst
	Provides computer/technical support to University of Idaho offices and personnel in southwest Idaho.
	Joe Dalton  jdalton@uidaho.edu Extension Dairy Specialist
	Major educational programs emphasize the enhancement of reproductive efficiency, milk quality, and risk management on Idaho dairy farms. Current research focuses on factors important to increasing the efficiency of artificial insemination in cattle.  Dr. Dalton cooperates with University of Idaho faculty to strengthen and develop the Dairy Science Program in the Animal and Veterinary Science Department.

	Neil Rimbey  nrimbey@uidaho.edu Extension Professor/Range Economist
	Expertise in range economics, livestock production economics, public land policy, and  coordinated resource management (CRMP). Educational programs center on economic analysis of range improvement, development and implementation of range management plans, livestock production economics and the economic impacts of choices made in public land policies. Research deals with private grazing lease arrangements, federal and state grazing fee issues and the Experimental Stewardship Program. Links To: UI Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Idaho Department of Agriculture USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service Publications Livestock Market Information Center Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission

	Maureen Toomey  mtoomey@uidaho.edu Extension Assoc. 4-H/Youth
	Maureen leads the  Children Youth and Families At Risk (CYFAR) program and  4-H Afterschool. CYFAR afterschool programs are located in Boundary, Latah, Canyon and Cassia counties and on the Coeur d’Alene Reservation. CYFAR serves over 250 children. 4-H Afterschool, conducted in 19 counties, provides community partners with enrichment activities that support quality afterschool programming.  Maureen works statewide on life skill evaluation and in-service training for faculty and staff focused on afterschool, youth development, visual arts and healthy living. Links To: Idaho 4-H   CYFAR Idaho 4-H Afterschool

	Jana Kemp  jmkemp@uidaho.edu 4-H Volundeer Development Coordinator
	Jana supports Idaho's nearly 4,000 4-H volundeers and Idaho's County Extension Offices implementing 4-H programming through volunteers. Jana was a 4-H member and believes in the power of 4-H to make the best better in all aspects of our lives. Links To: Idaho 4-H