The Extension Administrative Transition is moving forward, and interviews will be held for the three Regional Extension Director positions later this fall. Search committees are in the process of reviewing applications and recommending candidates for interviews. The membership of each search committee is listed, along with target dates for interviews. All interviews will include an open forum with a candidate presentation and time for questions. Extension personnel and leaders are encouraged to attend.
East Region Search Committee
- Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director, Family and Consumer Sciences, Committee Chair
- Melissa Bond, Program Leader, Arts Extension, Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky
- Charles May, Perry County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Travella Free, Assistant Extension Professor, 4-H Youth Development, Kentucky State University
- Tony Grubb, State Extension Council
- Willie Howard, District 3 Director
- Mary McCarty, Menifee County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development/Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Velma Mullins, Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program Assistant, Laurel County Cooperative Extension
- Christy Nuetzman, Clinton County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences
- Shawn Wright, Extension Specialist, Department of Horticulture
Please note the target dates for interviews in the East Region are November 25th and 26th. The interviews will be held at the Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability in Jackson, Kentucky. Final schedules will be available mid-November.
Central Region Search Committee
- Mark Mains, Assistant Director, 4-H Youth Development, Committee Chair
- Dan Allen, Kenton County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Sarah Bowker, Communications Director, Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky
- Lawrence Caudle, Jefferson County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development
- Todd Clark, State Extension Council
- Elizabeth Coots, Woodford County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences
- David Herbst, District 6 Director
- Joann Lianekhammy, Senior Extension Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension
- Mae Nash, Extension Staff, Pendleton County Cooperative Extension
- Gill Finley, State Extension Specialist, Community and Economic Development, Kentucky State University
Please note the target dates for interviews in the Central Region are December 2nd (Scott County Extension Office, Georgetown, Kentucky): December 5th (Harrison County Extension Office, Cynthiana, Kentucky); December 6th (Scott County Extension Office, Georgetown, Kentucky); and December 9th (Fayette County Extension Office, Lexington, Kentucky). Final schedules will be available mid-November.
West Region Search Committee
- Craig Wood, Interim Assistant Director, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee Chair
- Marcus Bernard, Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Kentucky State University
- Bernita Cheirs, Fulton County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development
- Torey Earle, Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development
- Melissa Goodman, Hickman County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences
- Karen Hill, State Extension Council
- Willie Howard, District 3 Director
- Olivia Jones, Extension Staff, Lyon County Cooperative Extension
- Melody Nall, Engagement Director, Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky
- Jason Phillips, Simpson County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources
Please note the target dates for interviews in the West Region are December 17th (Grain and Forage Center of Excellence in Princeton, Kentucky) and December 18th (Grain and Forage Center of Excellence in Princeton, Kentucky and Hopkins County Extension Office, Madisonville, Kentucky). Final schedules will be available mid-November.