{"id":7603,"date":"2026-01-14T16:41:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/?page_id=7603"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:19:12","slug":"county-mgv-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/who-are-we\/county-mgv-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"County MGV Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MGV Program Coordinators <\/h1>

Questions about the Master Gardener Volunteer program in your county? This is a list of program coordinators.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Contact Your County MGV Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A list of contacts by each UF\/IFAS Extension county office when available<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master Gardener Volunteer programs in Florida are run individually by county; if you have questions about joining a program or an event, contact your county’s MGV program coordinator listed below. Not all counties have Master Gardener Volunteer programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

County<\/th>Coordinator Name<\/th>Phone Number<\/th>Email Address<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Alachua<\/td>Cynthia Nazaro-Leary<\/td>(352) 955-2402<\/td>cnazarioleary@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Baker<\/td>Alicia Lamborn<\/td>(904) 259-3520<\/td>alamborn@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Bay<\/td>Lauren Goldsby<\/td>(850) 784-6105<\/td>legoldsby@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Bradford<\/td>Luke Harlow<\/td>(904) 966-6224<\/td>harlow1231@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Brevard<\/td>Sally Scalera<\/td>(321) 633-1702 ext. 52318<\/td>sasc@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Broward<\/td>Lorna Bravo<\/td>(954) 756-8529<\/td>lbravo1@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Calhoun<\/td>Daniel J. Leonard<\/td>(850) 674-8323<\/td>d.leonard@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Charlotte<\/td>Holly Bates<\/td>(941) 764-4340<\/td>charlotte@ifas.ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Citrus<\/td>Marguerite Beckford<\/td>(352) 527-5714<\/td>mbeckford@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Clay<\/td>Wayne Hobbs<\/td>(904) 269-6355 ext. 6499<\/td>whhobbs@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Collier<\/td>Kamila Perez<\/td>(239) 252-4800<\/td>kamila.perez@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Columbia<\/td>Erin Harlow<\/td>(386) 752-5384<\/td>eeeck@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
DeSoto<\/td>none<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Dixie<\/td>Barbara Edmonds<\/td>(352) 486-5131<\/td>savemygarden@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Duval<\/td>Tonya Ashworth<\/td>(904) 255-7450<\/td>t.ashworth@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Escambia<\/td>Beth Bolles<\/td>(850) 475-5230<\/td>escambia@ifas.ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Flagler<\/td>vacant<\/em><\/td>(386) 437-7464<\/td>flagler@ifas.ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Franklin<\/td>vacant<\/em><\/td>(850) 926-3931<\/td>franklin@ifas.ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Gadsden<\/td>Donna Arnold<\/td>(850) 875-7255<\/td>darnold1@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Gilchrist<\/td>Barbara Edmonds<\/td>(352) 486-5131<\/td>savemygarden@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Glades<\/td>none<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Gulf<\/td>Ray Bodrey<\/td>(850) 639-3200<\/td>rbodrey@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Hamilton<\/td>Keith Wynn<\/td>(386) 792-1276<\/td>hamilton@ifas.ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Hardee<\/td>none<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Hendry<\/td>vacant<\/em><\/td>(863) 674-4092<\/td>hendry@ifas.ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Hernando<\/td>vacant<\/em><\/td>(352) 754-4433<\/td>hernando@ifas.ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Highlands<\/td>David Austin<\/td>(863) 402-6540<\/td>davidaustin@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Hillsborough<\/td>Tia Silvasy<\/td>(813) 744-5519<\/td>tsilvasy@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Holmes<\/td>vacant<\/em><\/td>(850) 547-1108<\/td>holmes@ifas.ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Indian River<\/td>Nickie Munroe<\/td>(772) 226-4318<\/td>lnmunroe@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Jackson<\/td>Abbey Payne<\/td>(850) 482-9620<\/td>payne.abigail@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Jefferson<\/td>none<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Lafayette<\/td>vacant<\/em><\/td>(386) 294-1279<\/td>lafayette@ifas.ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Lake<\/td>Maria Quirico Bautista<\/td>(352) 343-4101 ext 2722<\/td>mquiricobautista@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Lee<\/td>Sheryl van der Heiden<\/td>(239) 533-4327<\/td>svanderheiden@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Leon<\/td>Mark Tancig<\/td>(850) 606-5202<\/td>tancig00@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Levy<\/td>Barbara Edmonds<\/td>(352) 486-5131<\/td>savemygarden@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Liberty<\/td>none<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Madison<\/td>none<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Manatee<\/td>Mack Lessig<\/td>(941) 722-4524 ext. 1821<\/td>mlessig@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Marion<\/td>Jeremy Rhoden<\/td>(352) 671-8400<\/td>jeremy.k.rhoden@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Martin<\/td>Jennifer Pelham<\/td>(772) 288-5654<\/td>jenjen15@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Miami-Dade<\/td>Laura Vasquez<\/td>(305) 248-3311<\/td>lavasquez@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Monroe<\/td>Liah Continentino<\/td>(305) 852-7149<\/td>l.continentino@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Nassau<\/td>Sedi Samiei<\/td>(904) 530-6351<\/td>s.samiei@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Okaloosa<\/td>Larry Williams<\/td>(850) 689-5850<\/td>okaloosa@ifas.ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Okeechobee<\/td>none<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Orange<\/td>Clarissa Chairez<\/td>(407) 254-9200<\/td>clarissachairez@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Osceola<\/td>Eva Pabon<\/td>(321) 697-3000<\/td>epabon5@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Palm Beach<\/td>Emily Marois<\/td>(561) 233-1758<\/td>emarois@pbcgov.org<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Pasco<\/td>Jillian Meek<\/td>(352) 518-0156, ext. 5346<\/td>jmeek@pascocountyfl.net<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Pinellas<\/td>Theresa Badurek<\/td>(727) 582-2109<\/td>tmgwaves@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Polk<\/td>Anne Yasalonis<\/td>(863) 519-1041<\/td>polkmg@ifas.ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Putnam<\/td>Julio Perez<\/td>(386) 329-0318<\/td>pjulio@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
St. Johns<\/td>Sarah Tomlinson<\/td>(904) 209-0430 ext. 4776<\/td>s.tomlinson1@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
St. Lucie<\/td>Sara Macdonald<\/td>(772) 462-1660<\/td>sara.macdonald@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Santa Rosa<\/td>Josh Criss<\/td>(850) 623-3868<\/td>joshua.criss@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Sarasota<\/td>Ashley Ellis<\/td>(941) 861-9900<\/td>ellis.amae@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Seminole<\/td>Kaydie McCormick<\/td>(407) 665-5558<\/td>k.mccormick@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Sumter<\/td>Lisa Sanderson<\/td>(352) 569-6867<\/td>lsanderson@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Suwannee<\/td>Carolyn Saft<\/td>(386) 362-2771<\/td>suwannee@ifas.ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Taylor<\/td>Lisa Strange<\/td>(850) 838-3508<\/td>lstrange@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Union<\/td>none<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Volusia<\/td>Brittany Council-Morton<\/td>(386) 822-5778<\/td>BCouncil1@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Wakulla<\/td>Clay Bania<\/td>(850) 926-3931<\/td>cbania@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Walton<\/td>Evan Anderson<\/td>(850) 892-8172<\/td>eanderson350@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Washington<\/td>Julie McConnell<\/td>(850) 638-6180<\/td>juliebmcconnell@ufl.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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