Nebraska Extension's Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) is a major collaborative effort between the program's statewide office, county-based Extension educators, Extension specialists, state government personnel, and industry experts. This page lists the personnel who work in the statewide PSEP office. However, the statewide office would like to thank our many collaborators for their continuing contributions to the success of the program.
Contact the statewide office:
Phone: 402-472-1632
Email: pested@unl.edu
Leadership
Joshua Villazana M.Sc. BCE
Program Coordinator; Assistant Extension Educator
Joshua Leads a core team of five that develops and delivers educational materials that enable pesticide applicators, farmers, and commercial/noncommercial applicators to purchase and use restricted use pesticides. Joshua earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Texas at Brownsville, studied principles of integrated pest management at Texas A&M University, and earned a Master of Science in entomology from the University of Maine. Joshua is a member of the Entomology Society of America, and the Nebraska Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta. He is also a Board Certified Entomologist with a specialty in urban and industrial entomology.
Training and Resource Development
Frank Bright
Extension Associate
Frank coordinates commercial / noncommercial applicator training updates, manages online pesticide safety and chemigation training programs, and designs and maintains the program's digital study manuals, among other duties.
Greg Puckett
Extension Associate
Greg coordinates the development and revision of private and commercial / noncommercial pesticide safety publications and training resources, manages the program website, and writes news releases, among other duties.
Stephanie Shulze
Stephanie edits private and commercial / noncommercial pesticide safety publications and helps manage warehouse inventory and shipping, among other duties.
Customer Support and Logistics
Julie Jacobs
Office Associate
Julie provides customer support for online and face-to-face pesticide safety and chemigation training participants.
Vicki Schroeder
Program Associate
Vicki provides customer support for pesticide safety and chemigation training participants, manages the distribution of training materials, and works with county Extension Educators to ensure they have everything they need to deliver impactful training.