Meet Our Team
Annetta Jones
Annetta is a graduate of Purdue University. Her teaching specialty is Family Resource Management, which she teaches in Porter County and 3 additional counties. During her tenure she has created and implemented numerous money management programs. She also teaches programs on nutrition, food safety, and human development.
Joan Grott
Joan is a graduate of Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics and a master’s degree in Education. She began her career with Purdue Extension – Porter County in February of 2003. Joan is most passionate about her work in growing confident young adults through teen leadership programming, including the LaPorte-Porter 4-H Camp counselor training program and the Porter County 4-H Junior Leaders organization.
Nicole Witkowski
Nikky has been with Purdue Extension since May 2007. She started in Lake County and transitioned to Porter County in 2018. She is the Purdue Extension Master Gardener Coordinator in Porter County and works with those in the green industry as well as farmers. While in Porter County, she has become a certified drone pilot, including an aerial applicator drone that will be used for test plots and demonstrations.
Gina Avila
Gina joined the Porter County Extension team in 2022, as a Community Development Educator.
She is passionate about cultivating relationships and is mission driven. She has 20+ years of sales and marketing experience in both profit and non-profit sectors. Formerly, she served as an Associate Director of Northwest Indiana Area Health Education Center at Purdue University Northwest. She received her B.A. in communications with a concentration in public relations and a minor in marketing, from Purdue University Northwest.
Angel Leuck
Nancy Brown