About the Team

CDE Educators and Specialists located across Wyoming are trained and skilled in group process management, interpersonal skill and organizational development, leadership, and personal/organizational finance.

Community development field educators are assigned to geographic areas around the state. Specialists are based on the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie.

Click on your geographic area above to find the educator assigned to your area or on the links below to find out more about the educators and specialists.

Field Educators:

Tara Kuipers – Northwest (Park, Big Horn, Hot Springs, Fremont, Washakie)
Email: tkuipers@uwyo.edu
Phone: 307-527-8560 or 307-754-8560

Mary Martin – West (Teton, Sublette, Lincoln)
Email: mmartin@tetonwyo.org
Phone: 307-733-3087

Kimberly Chapman – West (Uinta, Sweetwater)
Email: kichapman@uintacounty.com
Phone: 307-783-0570

Bill Taylor – Northeast (Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Sheridan, Weston)
Email: weston@uwyo.edu
Phone: 307-235-9400

Hannah Swanbom – Central (Converse, Natrona, Niobrara)
Email: hswanbom@natronacounty-wy.gov
Phone: 307-235-9400

Juliet Daniels – Southeast (Albany, Carbon, Goshen, Laramie, Platte)
Email: jdaniel6@uwyo.edu
Phone: 307-633-4383

Administrative Liaison:
Duane Williams – Associate Director

Specialists:
Cole Ehmke – Entrepreneurship & Personal Finance
David “Tex” Taylor – Community Development
Roger Coupal – Community Development
Tom Foulke – Research Scientist
John Hewlett – Farm/Ranch Management
Randy Weigel – Human Development
Alan Schroeder - Ag and Natural Resource Law
Steve Smutko –  Spicer Wyoming Excellence Chair