County Director

Lisa Torrance
County Director
Keywords
4-H
4-H Alumni
Disaster Preparedness
Poverty
Real Colors
Youth Development
Administration
Leadership
(309) 837-3939
Educators

Shelby Carlson
4-H Youth Development Educator
Keywords
4-H
4-H Alumni
College Readiness
Communication
Leadership
Leadership Development
Life Skills
Meeting Management
Social-Emotional Health
STEM
Team Building
Teenagers
Volunteers
Workforce Development
Youth and Money
Youth Development
(309) 342-5108

Christopher Enroth
Horticulture Educator
Keywords
Horticulture
Community Garden
Vegetable Gardening
Landscape Architecture
Landscape Design
Lawn Care
Conservation
Drainage
Insect Pests
Native Plants
Pollinator Habitat
Soil
Trees
Turf
Invasive Species
Ornamental
(309) 837-3939

Tessa Hobbs-Curley
Family Life Educator
Keywords
Family Life
Aging
Brain Health
Bullying
Caregiving
Dementia Alzheimer’s
Diabetes
Diversity Equity Inclusion Access
Early Childhood
Elder Care
Inclusion
Life Skills
Managing Stress
Mental Health
Mindfulness
Navigating Difference
Parenting
Real Colors
Real Colors
Relationships
Social-Emotional Health
Team Building
Teenagers
Time Management
Wellness
(309) 837-3939

Michelle Kim
Community and Economic Development Educator
Keywords
Workforce Development
Communication
Marketing
Leadership
Leadership Development
(309) 342-5108

Carrie McKillip
Community and Economic Development Educator
Keywords
Business Development
Business Retention and Expansion
Census
Civic Engagement
Community Development
Community Planning
Community Resiliency
Consumer Economics
Disaster Preparedness
Economic Development
EDEN Ready Business
Entrepreneurship
Local Government
Poverty
Resilience
Workforce Development
(309) 342-5108
Communications & Marketing

Wendy Ferguson
Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Keywords
Communication
Marketing
Environment
Horticulture
Master Gardeners
Master Naturalist
Meeting Management
Volunteers
(309) 342-5108
Illinois Nutrition Education Programs

Amy Finley
SNAP-Ed Community Worker
Keywords
Healthy Cooking
Healthy Eating
SNAP-Ed
INEP
(309) 342-5108

Brenda Juarez
Community Outreach Worker, SNAP Ed
Keywords
SNAP-Ed
Healthy Cooking
Healthy Eating
Nutrition Education
(309)342-5108
Program Coordinators

Katherine Budde
Horticulture Program Coordinator
Keywords
Master Naturalist
Master Gardeners
(309) 342-5108

Beth Chatterton
McDonough County 4-H Program Coordinator
Keywords
4-H
Leadership Development
Life Skills
Volunteers
(309) 837-3939

Emma Eathington
Knox County 4-H Program Coordinator
Keywords
4-H
Leadership Development
Life Skills
Volunteers
Youth Development
Leadership
(309) 342-5108

Julian Inniss
4-H SPIN Program Coordinator
Keywords
4-H
Youth Development
Robotics
Shooting Sports
Volunteers
(309) 342-5108

Angel Wright
Warren County 4-H Program Coordinator
Keywords
Leadership
Leadership Development
Youth Development
Volunteers
Life Skills
(309) 734-5161
Office Support

Sharon Blair
Knox County Office Support Assistant
Keywords
Communication
Administration
(309) 342-5108

Tara Chenoweth
Fiscal Office Support Assistant
Keywords
4-H
Healthy Cooking
Healthy Eating
SNAP-Ed
Youth Development
Volunteers
INEP
(309) 837-3939

Diana Dugan
Henderson & Warren County Office Support Assistant
Keywords
Administration
Communication
(309) 734-5161

Lorie Schwerer
McDonough County Office Support Assistant
Keywords
4-H
Administration
Communication
Nutrition
Time Management
Volunteers
(309) 837-3939