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4-H Youth Development Staff

4-H State Office Faculty and Staff  • 4-H Center Programming Faculty and Staff

4-H State Office Faculty and Staff
 
Anne Sortor, Ph.D.
Associate Director - 4-H Youth Development and Family and Consumer Science
asortor@uaex.edu
501-671-2109
  • Administration and State-wide 4-H Leadership
  • 4-H Policies
  • Risk Management
  • Non-Profit and Tax Exempt Status

Kim Palmer
Administrative Specialist
kpalmer@uaex.edu
501-671-2059
  • Faculty support to Brian Helms and Priscella Thomas-Scott
Ida Collier
Program Associate - 4-H Afterschool
icollier@uaex.edu
501-671-2270
  • 4-H Afterschool Curriculum
  • Afterschool Provider and Agent Training
  • Arkansas 4-H Afterschool Newsletter
  • AmeriCorps Vista Afterschool Project
  • Afterschool Adventure

VACANT
Administrative Specialist
501-671-2096
  • Faculty support to Noah Washburn, Jack Boles and Maureen Rose

 

Brian Helms
Instructor - 4-H Youth Development
bhelms@uaex.edu
501-671-2289
  • Leadership and Recognition Programs
    • Ambassador Program, Interviews, Re-Certifications and Workshop
    • Teen Leader Conference
    • State Officers - Elections and District and State O-Rama Assemblies
    • Hall of Fame
    • Teen Stars
    • Teen Star/Hall of Fame Banquet
    • Citizenship…Washington Focus
  • Scholarship Program
  • 4-H Club Organization and Support
  • 4-H License Plate Program
  • 4-H Curriculum
  • Life Skills Evaluation
  • 4-H Journals
  • 4-H On-Line Event Registration
  • Citizenship Mission Mandate
  • State-wide Community Service Initiative

Jack Boles
ATV Safety Coordinator
jboles@uaex.edu
501-671-2352


  • 4-H ATV Safety Program
Tricia Maddox
4-H Foundation Accountant
pmaddox@uaex.edu
501-671-2044


  • Financial Oversight
  • Audit Coordination
  • Income and Expenses
  • Account Maintenance
Maureen Rose
4-H Program Associate - Operation Military Kids
mrose@uaex.edu
501-671-2066
  • Arkansas 4-H Military Liasion
  • Outreach, partnership building, collaboration
  • Operation Military Kids
  • Yellow Ribbon (deployment related) Kids Activities
  • Mobile Technology Lab
  • Hero Pack Program
  • Community?Regional Support Network
  • Speak Out for Military Kids Program
  • Operation Military Camps
  • Department of Defense/NIFA Camps
  • 4-H Military Club Program
  • 4-H Agent and Military Installation Training
  • 4-H Military Club Promotion

Priscella Thomas
4-H Youth Development Associate
pthomas@uaex.edu
501-671-2271
  • 4-H O-Rama
  • National 4-H Congress
  • National 4-H Conference
  • Arkansas 4-H Outlook Newsletter
  • Healthy Lifestyles Mission mandate
  • Arkansas 4-H Day at the State Fair
Lynne Wooten
Administrative Support Supervisor
lwooten@uaex.edu
501-671-2053
  • Faculty Support for Anne Sortor and Ida Collier

 

Noah Washburn
Program Director - 4-H Youth Development
nwashburn@uaex.edu
501-671-2064
  • Program Development
  • Department Liason for 4-H agriculture-related programs
  • 4-H Science (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
  • Volunteer Leader Training and Development
  • 4-H Adult Volunteer Leader's Assocation
  • Southern Region Volunteer Leader Forum
  • 4-H Alumni Association
  • District 4-H Leader Forums
  • 4-H Mentoring Program
  • 4-H Technology Team

Jef Ferguson
Program Coordinator
jferguson@uaex.edu
501-671-2282


  • 4-H Menotirng Program
  • 4-H Technology Team
  • STEM

4-H Center Programming Faculty and Staff

JJ (Justin) Pitman
4-H Center Program Director
jpitman@uaex.edu
501-821-6884
  • Center Program Management and Development
  • High Adventure
  • ExCEL - Leadership and Teambuilding
  • AOS - Arkansas Outdoor School
  • 4-H Camps

Shannon Caldwell
4-H Camping Coordinator
scaldwell@uaex.edu
501-821-6884
  • Jr. Camp
  • Adventure and Challenge Camp
  • Cloverbud Camp
  • Entrepreneur
  • Camp Leadership Workshops
  • High Adventure
  • Kansas City Global Summit
  • ExCEL - Leadership and Teambuilding
  • Equine Camp
  • AOS - Arkansas Outdoor School
  • SEEK - Science Enrichment Education for Kids

Wanda Curry
4-H SEEK Coordinator (also RES-Q)
wcurry@uaex.edu
501-821-6884


  • AOS - Arkansas Outdoor School
  • SEEK - Science Enrichment Education for Kids
Zach Hallum
4-H Center Program Assistant
jgill@uaex.edu
501-821-6884


  • ExCEL - Leadership and Teambuilding
Darlene Horne
Administrative Specialist
dhorne@uaex.edu
501-821-6884


  • Supports 4-H Faculty at the 4-H Center
Luke Nipper
4-H ExCEL Coordinator
lnipper@uaex.edu
501-821-6884


  • ExCEL - Leadership and Teambuilding
Chris Russell
Administrative Specialist
crussell@uaex.edu
501-821-6884


  • Supports 4-H Faculty at the 4-H Center
Michael Simmons
RES-Q Day Camp Coordinator
msimmons@uaex.edu
501-821-6884


  • AOS - Arkansas Outdoor School
  • SEEK - Science Enrichment Education for Kids
  • ExCEL - Leadership and Teambuilding

 

 

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