Appendix B.11. List of Extension faculty and others who teach Master Gardener training classes. List last updated October
2008.
Extension Faculty Instructors
Name/Title
Steve Renquist,
Agent
Douglas
Neil Bell , Agent
Marion and Polk
Chip Bubl, Agent
Columbia
Linda McMahan,
Agent
Yamhill
Topics
Annuals and Perennials, Home
Orchards, Plant Disease, Plant
Nutrition, Pesticide Safety,
Pruning ornamentals or tree
fruit
Berries and grapes, Droughttolerant landscapes, Pesticide
Safety, Problem diagnosis,
Pruning ornamentals
Botany, Pesticides, Vegetable
Gardening, Vertebrate Animals
and control, Weeds
Botany, Native
Plants/Attracting Wildlife,
Ornamentals- Perennials &
Shrubs
Bob Reynolds,
Urban Horticulture
Instructor
Jackson
Botany, Vertebrate Pest
Management, Weed
Management
Gail Langellotto,
Statewide Leader
Statewide
Entomology, IPM
Central Oregon
Fire Resistant Plants,
Perennials, Xeriscaping
Amy Jo Detweiler,
Agent
County
Locations willing to teach
Comments
Josephine, Jackson, Coos,
Curry, others when schedule
permits
Not on Tuesdays. Mileage and
other expenses if an overnight is
necessary
Anywhere with notice.
Not on Mondays
Metro + other locations when
possible
Surrounding counties
SW Oregon; anywhere in state
but will need mileage outside
this corner.
Would like to do NE Counties
this year, as I did not get to
Columbia, Clatsop and
Tillamook in 2008. Other
counties may be possible, if
I’m not booked.
One or two sites outside of
Central Oregon during
training.
Not Wednesdays
Mileage would be appreciated, if
available.
Steve Edwards,
Master Gardener
Program Assistant
Central Oregon
Gardening for wildlife
Brian Charlton,
Agent
Klamath
Irrigation, Plant Pathology
Barb Fick, Agent
Linn & Benton
Ross Penhallegon,
Agent
Lane
Lawns
Organic production, Plant
pathology/Diagnosing plant
problems, Pruning, Small
Fruits, Tree Fruits
Sam Angima,
Agent
Joy Jones, Agent
Lincoln
Tillamook
Soils
Soils
Willing travel no more than
twice to other locations during
the course of the late winter
and early spring.
Lane, Metro area, (other
Willamette Valley sites time
permitting)
Flexible- depends on
scheduling
Half-time appointment.
Mileage for distant counties
Sam’s responsibilities cover the
county chair agent, Ag and
Forestry
3-4 relatively close counties
Additional Instructors
Name/Title
Sandra Horne,
Master Gardener
Pat Patterson,
Retired Master
Gardener Program
Assistant
Jean Natter,
Horticulturist,
Master Gardener
County
Lane
Lane
Washington
Topics
Botany
Locations willing to teach
Comments
Anywhere with notice.
Fairly open to where she will
Entomology, Organic Gardening, travel, needs advanced
Soils, Vegetables, Weeds
notice.
Needs mileage.
Both Entomology and Household
Metro counties, Columbia,
Arthropods include hands-on ID.
Clatsop; Linn/Benton; Polk; Prefer to do one 3-hour session in
Entomology for MGs,
Marion; Hood River,
a single day. Would be nice to
Household Arthropods, Plant
Tillamook, Wasco, Yamhill. receive mileage from distant
Problem Diagnosis (Diseases &
Other sites possible with
counties. Have trained MGs
Disorders), Soils
advance notice.
every year since 2001.
Marsha Waite,
Master Gardener
John Parrott,
Master Gardener
Paul Jepson
Jackson
Lane
Benton (on
campus)
Coos, Curry, Jackson,
Josephine and Klamath
Needs mileage.
IPM, Spiders
Anywhere with notice.
Available in February and March.
Needs mileage.
IPM
May be available if asked in
counties surrounding
Corvallis
Coos, Douglas and
Josephine
Entomology ID, IPM
Steven Price, Lawn
Specialist, Master
Gardener
Marjorie Neal,
Master Gardener
Jackson
Lawn Care and Maintenance
Perennials and Annuals,
Vegetables
Jay Pscheidt, OSU
Plant Pathology
Benton (on
campus)
Plant Diseases, Plant Problem
Diagnosis
Benton (on
campus)
Plant Diseases, Plant Problem
Diagnosis
Needs mileage.
Will alternate years with Melodie
Putnam or whoever else teaching
subject - 3 or 6 hour program
Will alternate years with Jay
Pscheidt or whoever else
teaching subject - 3 or 6 hour
program
Small Fruits – Grapes, Berries,
Kiwi, etc.
Bernadine likes to teach MG
classes and is always very well
received.
Melodie Putnam,
OSU Plant
Pathology
Bernadine Strik,
Professor of
Horticulture
Extension Berry
Crops
Multnomah
Benton (on
campus)
Schedule permitting.