ISU Extension and Outreach of Lee County

ISU Extension and Outreach of Lee County is part of an educational network supported by Iowa State University, Lee County, and USDA. ISU Extension and Outreach of Lee County works to provide learning opportunities for citizens of Lee County, Iowa by providing unbiased, research-based information that will improve quality of life.

Part of the mission of ISU Extension and Outreach of Lee County is to support rural entrepreneurs through the development of a support network and by providing educational opportunities including an annual business plan writing class and competition. In 2013, ISU Extension and Outreach of Lee County in partnership with Iowa Microloan and local partners established a Lee County Microloan program to provide an alternative source of credit and technical assistance for those entrepreneurs who have promising and workable business plans but may have difficulty securing a loan from conventional sources.

ISU Extension and Outreach of Lee County
414 N. Main, Box 70
Donnellson, IA 52625

Alex Merk, Director of Marketing and Operations
Phone: 319-835-5116
Email: alexmerk@iastate.edu

Shelley Oltmans, Community Development Specialist
Phone: 319-524-5055
Email: shelleyo@iastate.edu