ANR Statewide Office Members

Kara Salazar is Assistant Program Leader and Extension Specialist for Sustainable Communities with Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Purdue University Extension, and the Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. Working with multidisciplinary teams, Kara oversees the development and delivery of programs to support community planning and sustainable development strategies in communities across Indiana, Great Lakes states, and the North Central Region. Kara is a certified planner (AICP) and has a B.S. and M.P.A. in natural resources management and nonprofit management from Indiana University, a M.S.Ed. from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, and is a Ph.D. candidate in natural resources social science at Purdue University.

Through the Field Crop Focus group, Sell works with Educators and Specialists in the area of Field Crops and Soil Health to address producer and landowner issues, resulting in enhanced outreach and greater impact.  He represents Purdue Extension as a member of the Indiana Conservation Partnership State Team taking part in collaborative efforts to address the conservation needs within Indiana.  As the State Onboarding Coordinator, he works closely with new ANR Extension Educators to build a solid foundation for successful careers through the on-boarding process.

Adam is the Digital Agriculture and Natural Resources Curriculum Lead, managing and implementing The National Digital Agriculture Curriculum for Agriculture teachers across the country. He collaborates across the College of Ag to enhance Digital Agriculture education in Indiana. Certified as a Crop Advisor since 2007 and a sUAS FAA Pilot since 2018, Adam co-leads the Purdue Extension UAV Team, the "Quad Squad." In 2022, he obtained his Category 11 license for aerial application using UAVs and educates stakeholders on how to properly and legally utilize this technology. As a member of the (CCSI) Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative, he promotes the use of Digital Agriculture for improved soil health education.

Bryan Overstreet is the Conservation Agronomist for Purdue Extension and the Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative (CCSI) since 2023. Previously, he spent 18 years as an Agriculture and Natural Resource Educator with Purdue Extension in Jasper County and 20 years as an Agronomist with an Agriculture Co-op.

In his current role, Bryan collaborates with farmers, Extension Educators, NRCS, ISDA, and SWCDs statewide to promote soil conservation and health. He assists educators with PARPs and other soil health and conservation programs. Additionally, Bryan is involved with the Purdue On The Farm (POTF) team, helping to set up demonstration plots and tests on farms, organizing field days, and mentoring educators on agronomic issues that may or may not be part of the POTF.

Sarah Hanson is the Food Systems Coordinator for Indiana. Her work supports diverse farms and value-added food businesses. She has a focus on local food and has been involved with local food council efforts. Sarah is on the Small Farm Conference team. She also is involved with connecting people to food safety and health partners.

Prior to this role, she was the Ag/Natural Resources Purdue Extension Educator in Johnson county for 10 years.