Looking to find an Extension Master Gardener program in your state? Nearly all Master Gardener programs in the United States administer training through a state land-grant university and its Cooperative Extension Service, and are considered Extension Master Gardener programs. Extension Master Gardeners receive and recommend university and research-based information through the Cooperative Extension System. The State Extension Master Gardener programs listed below follow these guidelines:
- The organization is affiliated with a university for the training and education of their volunteers.
- The focus of these organizations is to train EMG volunteers to distribute information to the public.
- The organization recommends research-based information to the public.
- The organization has a certification program for their volunteers.
- The organization has an educational focus rather than promoting commercial products or entities.
Several Master Gardener programs in Canada and the U.S are not administered by a state land-grant university or its Cooperative Extension Service, but have been affiliated with the Extension Master Gardener program through their involvement with the bi-annual International Master Gardener Conference (IMGC) and Search for Excellence awards program. Through IMGC, a tradition of volunteer and educational service are honored.
Find a State Extension Master Gardener Program Near You
Nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia have an Extension Master Gardener program. Find an Extension Master Gardener program in your state (listed below in alphabetical order):
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ALABAMA
Kerry Smith
101 Funchess Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849-5630
Phone: 334/844-3036
E-mail: smithkp@auburn.edu
ALASKA
Julie Riley
University of Alaska
221 E. Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 118
Anchorage, AK 99508 – 4143
Phone: 907/786-6300
Email: jariley@alaska.edu
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
Berni Kurz
University of Arkansas, Cooperative Extension Service
2301 South University Avenue
Little Rock, AR. 72203
Phone: 501/671-2245
E-mail: bkurz@uaex.edu
CALIFORNIA
Missy Gable
Director, UC Master Gardener Program
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618-7779
Phone: 530/750-1266
Email: mjgable@ucanr.edu
COLORADO
Katie Dunker
Colorado Master Gardener Statewide Coordinator
4040 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-4040
Phone: 970/491-6603
E-mail:Katie.Dunker@colostate.edu
CONNECTICUT
Sarah Bailey
State Extension Master Gardener Program Leader
Hartford County Extension Center
270 Farmington Ave, Exchange Bldg., Suite 262
West Hartford, CT 06032
Phone: 860/409-9053
Email: sarah.bailey@uconn.edu
DELAWARE
Carrie Murphy
Extension Educator, Horticulture
Ag Program Leader- Lawn and Garden
Delaware Urban Farm and Food Coalition
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
461 Wyoming Road, Newark, DE 19716
Phone: 302/831-4188
Email: Murphy-cjmurphy@udel.edu
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA
Wendy Wilber
107 Mehrhof Hall, PO Box 110675
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352/392-1831 ext. 331
E-mail: gardening@ifas.ufl.edu
GEORGIA
Sheri Dorn
Coordinator, Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program
Extension Horticulture Specialist, Ornamentals
University of Georgia, Griffin Campus
1109 Experiment Street, Cowart Building
Griffin, GA 30223-1731
Phone: 770/228-7243
Email: sdorn@uga.edu
HAWAII
Jayme Grzebik
Urban Horticulturist & Master Gardener Coordinator
University of Hawaii at Manoa
955 Kamehameha Hwy
Pearl City, Hawaii 96782
Phone: 808/453-6059
Email: grzebik@hawaii.edu
IDAHO
Ron Patterson
State Coordinator
University of Idaho, Booneville County
1542 E. 73rd S
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404
Phone: 208/529-1390
Email: rpatterson@idaho.edu
ILLINOIS
Candice Hart
Extension Horticulture Educator
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION – Serving DeWitt, Macon & Piatt Counties
8425 Katie Rd. | Clinton, IL 61727
Phone: 217/935-5764
Email: mille116@illinois.edu
INDIANA
John Orick
Purdue Extension Master Gardener State Coordinator
Purdue University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
625 Agricultural Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2010
Phone: 765/496-7956
Email: orick@purdue.edu
IOWA
Alicia Herzog
Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator, Iowa
2206 Osborne Drive
251 Horticulture Hall
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: 515-294-3627
Email: aherzog@iastate.edu
KANSAS
Annie Baker, Extension Assistant
2021 Throckmorton Hall
Manhattan, KS. 66506-5507
Phone: 785/370-6365
E-mail: abake@k-state.edu
KENTUCKY
Rick Durham
University of Kentucky
N-318 Ag. Sci. N
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone: 859/257-3249
Email: rdurham@uky.edu
LOUISIANA
Dr. Sarah Rogers Shields
Courthouse Annex
180 E. Main St. 1st Floor
New Roads, LA. 70760-3500
Phone: 225/638-5533
E-mail: srshields@agcenter.lsu.edu
MAINE
Rebecca Long and Pamela Hargest
State Master Gardener Co-Coordinators
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
5741 Libby Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5741
Phone: 207.581.3188
Email: extension.mastergardeners@maine.edu
https://extension.umaine.edu/gardening/master-gardeners/
MARYLAND
Stephanie Pully
State Master Gardener Coordinator
University of Maryland Extension
Home and Garden Information Center
12005 Homewood Rd.
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Phone: 410/531-1754
Email: pully@umd.edu
MASSACHUSETTS
No longer administered by University of Massachusetts Extension
See the Master Gardener Affiliate Programs listing for more information.
MICHIGAN
Dr. Sarah Rautio
MSU Extension Master Gardener State Leader
Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture
446 W. Circle Drive, Rm 240
East Lansing, MI, 48824
Phone: 517/432-5270
Email:rautio@msu.edu
MINNESOTA
Tim Kenny
Director of Education, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Director, Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program
University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
3675 Arboretum Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55318
Phone: 612/301-3482
Email: kenny003@umn.edu
MISSISSIPPI
Jeff Wilson
Horticulture Specialist MSU Extension
MSU Extension Service
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
North MS Research & Extension Center
P.O. Box 1690, Verona, MS 38879
Phone: 662/566-8019
Email: jeff.wilson@msstate.edu
MISSOURI
Dave Trinklein
Adjunct Associate Professor, Plant Sciences
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR)
2-64 Agriculture Building
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573/882-9631
Email: trinkleind@missouri.edu
MONTANA
Sarah Eilers
State Master Gardener Coordinator
Montana State University
410 Leon Johnson Hall
Bozeman, MT 59717-3140 Location
Phone: 406/994-2120
Email: sarah.eilers1@montana.edu
NEBRASKA
Terri James
Nebraska Extension Educator – Horticulture
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dept. Agronomy & Horticulture
172 Keim Hall, PO Box 830915
Lincoln, NE 68583-0915
Phone: 402/472-8973
Email: tjames2@unl.edu
NEVADA
Katelyn Brinkerhoff
Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator
University of Nevada, Reno Extension
4955 Energy Way
Reno, NV 89502
Email: katelynbrinkerhoff@unr.edu
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Ruth Smith
Master Gardener Coordinator
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Education Center and Info Line
329 Mast Road, Suite 115
Goffstown, NH 03045
Phone: 603/351-3831 ex. 8235
Email: ruth.smith@unh.edu
NEW JERSEY
Jan Zientek
County Extension Department Head
Senior Program Coordinator
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
NJ Agricultural Experiment Station
Cooperative Extension of Essex County
621A Eagle Rock Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068
Phone: 973-228-3179
Email:zientek@njaes.rutgers.edu
NEW MEXICO
Lynda Garvin
Extension Master Gardener Program Manager
Phone: 505/977-9574
E-mail: lgarvin@nmsu.edu
NEW YORK
Kimberly Fleming
Cornell University
State Professional Development and Volunteer Involvement Specialist
386 Roberts Hall
CALS Professional Development, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607/255-6506
http://moodle.cce.cornell.edu/course/view.php?id=218
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte Glen
Extension Master Gardener Program State Coordinator
NC State University
Department of Horticultural Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Campus Box 7609
Kilgore Hall 270, 2721 Founders Drive
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
Phone: 919/515-1226
Email: cdglen@ncsu.edu
NORTH DAKOTA
Esther E McGinnis
Extension Horticulturist and Assistant Professor
Dept of Plant Sciences
Office: 166H Loftsgard Hall
NDSU Dept 7670, PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108
Phone: 701/231-7406
Email: Esther.mcginnis@ndsu.edu
OHIO
Pam Bennett
Master Gardener State Coordinator
OSU Extension, Clark Co.
3130 E. Main St.
Springfield, OH 45505
Phone: 937/521-3868
Email:bennett.27@osu.edu
OKLAHOMA
David Hillock
Oklahoma State Univ., Dept. of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
360 Agri. Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: 405/744-5158
Email: david.hillock@okstate.edu
OREGON
Gail Langellotto
Master Gardener Coordinator
OSU-Dept of Horticulture
4017 Ag and Life Sciences Bldg
Corvalis, OR 97331-7304
Phone: 541/737-5175
Email: gail.langellotto@oregonstate.edu
PENNSYLVANIA
Nancy Knauss
State Master Gardener Coordinator
Penn State Extension
Energy Innovation Center – Suite A
1435 Bedford Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: 412/482-3453
Email: njk12@psu.edu
PUERTO RICO
RHODE ISLAND
Vanessa Venturini
Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Coordinators
URI Outreach Center
3 East Alumni Avenue
Kingston, RI 02881-0804
Phone: 401/874-7142
Email: vanessa@uri.edu
SOUTH CAROLINA
Terasa Lott
State Master Gardener Coordinator
Clemson Cooperative Extension
2685 S. Irby St., Ste. K
Florence, SC 29505
Phone: 843/269-5904
Email: terasa@clemson.edu
SOUTH DAKOTA
Prairey Walkling
Master Gardener Program Manager
SDSU Extension Rapid City Regional Center
711 N. Creek Dr.
Rapid City, SD 57703
Phone: 605/394-1722
Email:Prairey.Walkling@sdstate.edu
TENNESSEE
Dr. Natalie Bumgarner
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
252 Ellington Plant Science Building
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: 865/974-7324
Email: nbumgarn@utk.edu
TEXAS
Jayla Fry
225 Horticulture/Forestry Sciences Bld
Texas A & M University
College Station, TX 77843-2134
Phone: 979/845-3308
Email: jbfry@tamu.edu
UTAH
Candace Schaible
Extension Assistant Professor/Horticulture & Water Conservation
State Extension Master Gardener Coordinator
Phone: 435-267-1755
Email: candace.schaible@usu.edu
VERMONT
Deb Heleba
University of Vermont Extension Master Gardener Program
206 Jeffords Hall, 63 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, VT 05405
Phone: 802/656-1777
Email: debra.heleba@uvm.edu
VIRGINIA
Kathleen Reed
Virginia Tech School of Plant & Environmental Sciences
490 West Campus Drive
306F Saunders Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540/231-2714
Email: reedka@vt.edu
WASHINGTON
Jennifer Marquis
Statewide Program Leader
WSU Extension Master Gardener Program
College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences
Washington State University
Office: 509/335-1723
Email: jgmarquis@wsu.edu
WEST VIRGINIA
Mirjana Bulatovic-Danilovich
Associate Professor & Extension Horticulture Specialist
State Extension Master Gardener Coordinator
West Virginia University
2088 Agricultural Sciences Building
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108
Phone: 304/293-2620
Email: mira.danilovich@mail.wvu.edu
WISCONSIN
Jay Dampier
Horticulture Outreach Program Manager
University of Wisconsin – Madison, Division of Extension
Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener Program
432 N. Lake Street, Room 533
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 265-4536 [messages]
Email: wimastergardener@extension.wisc.edu
Facebook, Instagram: @wimastergardener
WYOMING
Chris Hilgert
100 E University Ave.
Dept. 3354
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307/766-3103
Email: chilgert@uwyo.edu
Master Gardener Affiliate Programs
These programs are not administered by a state land-grant university or its Cooperative Extension Service, but have been affiliated with the Extension Master Gardener program through their involvement with the bi-annual International Master Gardener Conference (IMGC) and Search for Excellence awards program. Through IMGC, a tradition of volunteer and educational service are honored.
MASSACHUSETTS
Cape Cod Master Gardener Association
Massachusetts Master Gardener Association
West Massachusetts Master Gardener Association
66 Rural Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Phone: 413/525-6742
CANADIAN PROVINCES
Alberta
- Master Gardeners Association of Alberta www.mgaab.org
Atlantic (multiple provinces)
- Atlantic Canada Master Gardeners Association atlanticmastergardeners.ca
British Columbia
- Master Gardeners Association of British Columbia www.mgabc.org
Manitoba
- Manitoba Master Gardeners Association www.mgmanitoba.com
Ontario
- Master Gardeners of Ontario, Inc. www.mgoi.ca
Saskatchewan
- University of Saskatchewan Master Gardeners www.ccde.usask.ca/mastergardener/volunteer
- Prairie Master Gardener www.prairiemastergardeners.ca
Master Gardener Coordinators requesting changes to this list can send requests to emg@extension.org
