County Director

Earl Allen
County Director
Keywords
Administration
Leadership
Soil
Environment
Farm business management
309-347-6614
4-H Youth Development

Katharine Girone
Tazewell County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator
Keywords
4-H
Youth development
4-H alumni
Life skills
Team building
Animal science
Volunteers
Teenagers
College Readiness
Leadership development
Communication
Workforce development
Social-emotional health
309-347-6614

Krista Gray
Fulton County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator
Keywords
4-H
Youth development
Team building
4-H alumni
Shooting sports
Volunteers
Teenagers
Livestock
College Readiness
Leadership development
Workforce development
Social-emotional health
Life skills
309-547-3711

Joli Pierson
Mason County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator
Keywords
4-H
Youth development
Shooting sports
Team building
Volunteers
Livestock
4-H alumni
Teenagers
College Readiness
Leadership development
Workforce development
Social-emotional health
Life skills
309-543-3308

Judy Schmidt
4-H Metro Youth Development Educator
Keywords
4-H
Youth development
Family life
Leadership development
Team building
Workplace wellness
Leadership
4-H alumni
Communication
Bullying
College Readiness
Life skills
Workforce development
Social-emotional health
Parenting
Mental health
Managing stress
Real Colors
309-685-3140

Emily Schoenfelder
4-H Youth Development Educator
Keywords
4-H
Youth development
Social-emotional health
STEM
Professional Development CEU CPDU
Workplace wellness
Team building
Leadership
Leadership development
Camping
Cover crops
Communication
College Readiness
Managing stress
Mindfulness
Life skills
309-347-6614

Lynda Sharp-Lower
Tazewell County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator
Keywords
4-H
Leadership development
Youth development
Master Gardeners
Life skills
Communication
Leadership development
Workforce development
Social-emotional health
309-347-6614

Kristi Smith
Peoria County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator
Keywords
4-H
Youth development
Livestock
4-H alumni
Shooting sports
Team building
Communication
College Readiness
Leadership development
Swine
Volunteers
Teenagers
Life skills
Workforce development
Social-emotional health
(309) 685-3140

Rachel Van Cleve
Fulton County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator
Keywords
4-H
Youth development
4-H alumni
Leadership
Leadership development
Beef
Beef Cattle
Shooting sports
Animal science
Team building
Communication
College Readiness
Workforce development
Social-emotional health
309-547-3711
Horticulture, Natural Resources and Agriculture

Christine Belless
Ag and Natural Resources Program Coordinator
Keywords
Master Naturalist
Agriculture
Annie's Project
4-H alumni
Bees
Conservation
Birds
Beekeeping
Forestry
Climate
Composting
Entomology
Environment
Invasive species
Native plants
Weather
Wildlife
Volunteers
Citizen Science
309-547-3711

Kevin Brooks
Farm Business Management and Marketing Educator
Keywords
Commercial agriculture
Agriculture
Marketing
Drainage
Annie's Project
Farm business management
Estate planning
Insurance
Communication
Financial planning
Corn
Soybeans
Wheat
Cover crops
Taxes
Drones
(309) 543-3308

Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle
Horticulture Educator
Keywords
Horticulture
Master Gardeners
Master Naturalist
Conservation
Flowers
Gardening
Native plants
Houseplants
Plant disease
Perennials
Composting
Weeds
Bees
Herbs
Vegetable gardening
Vegetables
Soil
309-547-3711

Tara Heath
Horticulture Program Coordinator
Keywords
Horticulture
Master Gardeners
Community garden
Agriculture
Landscape design
Lawn care
Bees
Beekeeping
Conservation
Native plants
Herbs
Flowers
Houseplants
Pollinator Habitat
Trees
Turf
Vegetable gardening
Weeds
Annie's Project
Volunteers
(309) 547-3711
Illinois Nutrition Education Programs

Rebecca Crumrine
SNAP-Ed Educator
Keywords
SNAP-Ed
Nutrition education
INEP
Emergency food
Food access
309-685-3140

Tara Agama
Peoria County SNAP-Ed Instructor
Keywords
SNAP-Ed
Nutrition education
INEP
Emergency food
Food access
309-685-3140

Nate Anton
Peoria County SNAP-Ed Instructor
Keywords
SNAP-Ed
Nutrition education
Emergency food
INEP
Food access
309-685-3140

Julie Dantone
Tazewell County SNAP-Ed Instructor
Keywords
SNAP-Ed
Nutrition education
INEP
Master Gardeners
Emergency food
Emergency food
309-347-6614

Katherine Ellis
Peoria County SNAP-Ed Instructor
Keywords
SNAP-Ed
Nutrition education
INEP
Food access
Emergency food
309-685-3140

Elexus Gray
Fulton County SNAP-Ed Instructor
Keywords
SNAP-Ed
INEP
Nutrition
Nutrition education
Child nutrition
Food access
Emergency food
(309) 547-3711

Angela Jimenez
Peoria County SNAP-Ed Instructor (Bilingual)
Keywords
SNAP-Ed
INEP
Nutrition education
Healthy cooking
309-685-3140

Mari Martinez
Peoria County SNAP-Ed Instructor (Bilingual)
Keywords
SNAP-Ed
INEP
Nutrition education
Healthy cooking
309-685-3140

Skye Mibbs
Mason County SNAP-Ed Instructor
Keywords
SNAP-Ed
Nutrition education
INEP
Emergency food
Food access
309-543-3308

Jo Elyn Smith
Peoria County SNAP-Ed Instructor
Keywords
SNAP-Ed
INEP
Food access
Emergency food
309-685-3140
Community and Economic Development

Richard Proffer
Community and Economic Development Educator
Keywords
Community development
Business development
Business retention and expansion
Civic engagement
Community development
Community planning
Community resiliency
Downtown development
Economic development
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Leadership development
Local government
Marketing
Meeting Management
Poverty simulation
Team building
Workforce development
(309) 543-3308
Cross-discipline Coordinators
Office Support
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