Staff Contacts

Laura Skillman

Name: Laura Skillman

Professional Title: Agricultural Communications Services Director

Address: 131-A Scovell Hall Lexington, KY 40546

Office Phone: (859) 323-4761

Jeff Franklin

Name: Jeff Franklin

Professional Title: Agricultural Communications Specialist/Video, News and Information Section Manager

Address: 139-E Scovell Hall Lexington, KY 40546

Office Phone: (859) 257-9088

Beats:
Extension Video News
Aimee Nielson

Name: Aimee Nielson

Professional Title: Agricultural Communications Specialist / Writer

Address: 143 Scovell Hall Lexington, KY 40546

Office Phone: (859) 257-7707

Beats:
Diversity, Regulatory Services, The mAGazine, UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Philanthropy and Alumni, Animal and Food Sciences
Katie Pratt

Name: Katie Pratt

Professional Title: Agricultural Communications Specialist / Writer

Address: 136 Scovell Hall Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Office Phone: (859) 257-8774

Beats:
East Region, West Region, School of Human Environmental Sciences (HES), Retailing and Tourism Management, Plant Pathology, UK Research and Education Center in Princeton, Plant & Soil Sciences, Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Entomology, Agricultural Economics, Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, Family & Consumer Sciences Extension, Family Science, 4-H Youth Development

Name: Carol Lea Spence

Professional Title: Agricultural Communications Specialist / Writer

Address: 131 Scovell Hall Lexington, KY 40546

Office Phone: (859) 257-8324

Beats:
Central Region, Districts 3 & 4, SB 271 Water Quality, Sustainable Ag, The Arboretum, The mAGazine, Philanthropy and Alumni, Climate change working group, Community & Leadership Development, CEDIK, Agricultural Economics, Equine Programs (Holly Wiemers), KY Tobacco Research & Development Center, NRES, Food Systems Initiative