Kasey Kemme started with the University of Illinois Extension in Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, and Vermilion Counties in 2014. She helped with summer youth programs and 4-H shows. Kasey was a teacher for seven years in an urban school and then a rural community where she brought 4-H programs and experiences into the classroom.

Kasey became a 4-H Educator in 2021 in Clay, Effingham, Fayette, and Jasper Counties. She promotes positive youth experiences through 4-H clubs, groups, and youth education initiatives identified as state and local priorities.

Sanders is an Iroquois County native and a 2010 graduate from Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School. She graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 2013 with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and an endorsement in Middle-Level Education. In 2019, she received her Masters of Science in Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction from Eastern Illinois University.