Screening Committee Chairs Appointed

Screening committees are convening to assist in the interview and hiring process for eight Area Extension Director positions. The committee chairs are:

• East 1 and 2: Ashley Osborne, Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development
• East 3 and 4: Martha Yount, Regional Specialist for Food and Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension
• East 5 and 6: Ric Bessin, Extension Professor, Department of Entomology
• East 7 and 8: Billy Thomas, Extension Forester, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
• Central 1 and 2: Rachel Noble, Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development
• Central 7 and 8: Hayley Pierce, Extension Marketing and Communications Specialist, Agricultural Communications
• West 1 and 2: Travis Legleiter, Assistant Extension Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
• West 5 and 6: Ken Jones, Director, Extension Program and Staff Development

The screening committee membership will include county Extension agents, county Extension staff, a leader representing the state level advisory council, and a representative from Kentucky State University. Committee membership rosters will be posted to this website later this month.