Leadership

University of Missouri Extension Advisors

1. Catherine Bylinowski
   HORTICULTURE EDUCATOR, JACKSON COUNTY, URBAN REGION
   Phone: 816-252-5051, Fax: 816-252-5575, Email: bylinowski@missouri.edu
   Cathy Bylinowski grew up in St. Louis . She has been involved in community gardening, vegetable gardening, and native plant education for over 20 years. She completed a M.S. in Horticulture at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas in 2001.
   
2. Lala Arun Kumar
   ASSOC EXT PRO & HORTICULTURE SPECIALIST, JACKSON COUNTY, URBAN REGION
   Phone: 816-252-5051, Fax: 816-252-5575, Email: kumarl@missouri.edu
   Lala Kumar, Regional Horticulture Specialist/ Associate Extension Professional, University of Missouri Extension, Jackson County. He has B. S and MS in Horticulture and he is a Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH). He has more than 40 years of experience in the field of horticulture production, extension teaching and research. Before joining the University of Missouri Extension in the year 2000, he has worked in more than ten countries with national and international organizations as a volunteer, advisor and expert. He is a board member of Jackson County Soil Water Conservation District, ex-board member of the Kansas City Community Gardens and ex-board member of Growing Growers Kansas City. He is also the coordinator of the Master Gardener Program (MGGKC) and co-advisor of Master Naturalist Program (Osage Trails Chapter) in Urban East Region.
   

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