Brigitte Moneymaker covers Auglaize, Mercer and Allen Counties engaging farmers in new production strategies, technologies, and best management practices to improve fertilizer use efficiency and farm profitability while promoting soil health and reducing nutrient and sediment losses within the western Lake Erie basin.

She holds a BS in Environmental Science from The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and a Master's in Climate and Society from Columbia University.  Brigitte previously worked with invasive species as a National Park Ranger with the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and a project lead for NASA DEVELOP, a division of NASA's Applied Sciences Program that addresses environmental and public policy issues through NASA Earth observations.