Clark extension office has new 4-H agent
Published 12:12 pm Wednesday, March 8, 2017
- Pictured are new Clark County 4-H Youth Development Agent Shannon Farrell, far right, with her husband, Kevin Farrell, and daughters Kamber and Hazel. (Photo submitted)
Staff at the Clark County Cooperative Extension Office of the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service welcome Shannon Farrell as the new 4-H Youth Development Agent.
She joined the Clark County 4-H Team comprised of Heather Cassill, Clark County 4-H youth development Agent, and Andy Lewis, Clark County 4-H program assistant, oMonday.
Farrell comes to Extension and the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment from Robertson County as the agent for 4-H youth development and agriculture and natural resources. She was an agent in Robertson County for seven and a half years.
A native of Harrison County, Farrell is a graduate of the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture. She was also a long-time 4-Her in Harrison County participating in a wide variety of 4-H projects.
“I am so excited to be joining the Clark County Extension team in promoting, educating and implementing the many opportunities that 4-H has to offer,” Farrell said.
She can be reached at 744-4682, shannon.farrrell@uky.edu or in person at the Clark County Extension Office, located at 1400 Fortune Drive.
The Clark County Extension Council will host a reception for Farrell at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 17, at the Clark County Extension Office.
The mission of the UK Cooperative Extension Service is to make a difference in the lives of Kentuckians through research-based education. With land-grant partner, Kentucky State University, UK Cooperative Extension takes university knowledge to the people, addressing issues of importance to all Kentuckians.