Gillespie County

Welcome to Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service – Gillespie County which has been helping serve the needs of Gillespie County for 70 plus years. We have dedicated staff for the 4-H & Youth Development, Family & Community Health, Ag & Natural Resources and Horticulture.

Shea Nebgen is the Family & Community Health (FCH) Agent who provides programming in areas like nutrition, sewing, diabetes, child safety seats, and healthy living.

  • Phone: 830-997-3452
  • Email: s-nebgen@tamu.edu
  • Fax: 830-997-6378

Brad Roeder is the Ag & Natural Resources (ANR) CEA which encompasses hay production, wildlife management, predator control, farming, pest management, CEU’s, livestock production, water conservation, brush management and economic development.

  • Phone: 830-997-3452
  • Email: bwroeder@ag.tamu.edu
  • Fax: 830-997-6378

Emily Grant is the 4-H & Youth Development CEA which includes the Gillespie County 4-H program.  Gillespie County 4-H members participate in showing/raising animals, Food & Nutrition, Clothing/Textiles, Photography, Livestock Judging, BB Gun, Archery, Meat Judging, Robotics, Gardening, Entomology, and Horse projects.

  • Phone: 830-997-3452
  • Email: emily.grant@ag.tamu.edu
  • Fax: 830-997-6378

Beth McMahon is the Horticulture County Extension Agent, providing programming and consulting on horticultural topics such as trees & tree health(shade and fruit trees included), lawns & ornamental plantings, plant identification,  gardening,  plant disease and pest identification and general horticultural crop questions.

  • Phone: 830-997-3452
  • Email: elizabeth.mcmahon@ag.tamu.edu
  • Fax: 830-997-6378