Youth Development

Youth Development - utilizing the knowledge of the human growth and development process to create environments that help youth reach their full potential; supporting positive youth development and decreasing problem behaviors in youth (focusing on 4-H aged youth).

Map of Youth Development Program Focus team members

PFT Action Plans

Youth Development Program Focus Team Listserv

(PFTYouthDev-L@listserv.ksu.edu)

Focus Team: Youth Development
Co-Chair(s): Diane Mack Ginger Kopfer		Evaluation Liaison: Shane Potter Sarah Maass
Members: 45

Name	Email	Department/Local Unit
Michelle Beran	mberan@ksu.edu	Cottonwood District
Jodi Besthorn	besthorn@ksu.edu	Sedgwick County
Cara Comstock	cjcomstock@ksu.edu	Wildcat District
Nicole Crosson	ncrosson@ksu.edu	Wyandotte County
Robyn Deines	rdeines@ksu.edu	Walnut Creek District
Linda Gantz	gantz@ksu.edu	Meadowlark District
Marcia Gier		Midway District
Mindy Heinson	mheinson@ksu.edu	Kiowa County
Karla Hightower	khightow@ksu.edu	Marais des Cygnes District
Beth Hinshaw	bhinshaw@ksu.edu	Southeast Area
Kelsey Holcomb	holcombk@ksu.edu	Cowley County
Wendy Hughes	wshughes@ksu.edu	Rice County
Anissa Jepsen	ajepsen@ksu.edu	State 4-H Office
John Jobe	jajobe@ksu.edu	Riley County
Elaine Johannes	ejohanne@ksu.edu	Family Studies and Human Services
Sarah Keatley	keatley@k-state.edu	4-H Youth Development
Ginger Kopfer	gkopfer@ksu.edu	Geary County
Joan Krumme	jkrumme@ksu.edu	Reno County
Ami Lin	amilin@ksu.edu	Johnson County
Sarah Maass	semaass@ksu.edu	Central Kansas District
Diane Mack	dmack@ksu.edu	Northeast Area
Patsy Maddy	pmaddy@ksu.edu	Twin Creeks District
Jill Martinson	martinso@ksu.edu	Dickinson County
Jenny McDaniel	jlm323@ksu.edu	Rolling Prairie District
Janae McNally	jmcnally@ksu.edu	Frontier Extension District
Candis Meerpohl	candism@ksu.edu	Shawnee County
Pat Melgares	melgares@ksu.edu	Communications and Ag Education
Will Morris	willmorris@ksu.edu	Wildcat District
Ross Mosteller	rmostell@ksu.edu	Meadowlark District
Lindsey Mueting	lmueting@ksu.edu	McPherson County
Chris Mullins	ctmull@ksu.edu	State 4-H Office
Sonya Murphy	sonyam@ksu.edu	Leavenworth County
Cheri Nelsen	cnelsen@ksu.edu	Wildcat District
Karen Nelson	karennelson@ksu.edu	Sunflower District
Corinne Patterson	clpatt@ksu.edu	Lyon County
Kaitlyn Peine	kpeine@ksu.edu	Douglas County
Shane Potter	potters@ksu.edu	4-H Youth Development
Cara Robinson	carar@ksu.edu	Meadowlark District
Shannon Rogge	luckiksu@ksu.edu	Sedgwick County
Susan Schlichting	sschlich@ksu.edu	Cottonwood District
Jordan Schuette	jschuette@ksu.edu	River Valley District
Aliah Mestrovich Seay	aliah@ksu.edu	4-H Youth Development
Charlotte Shoup Olsen	colsen@ksu.edu	Family Studies and Human Services
Daniel Skucius	skuciusd@ksu.edu	Pottawatomie County
McKenzie Smithson	msmithson@ksu.edu	Butler County
Amy Sollock	asollock@ksu.edu	Southwest Area
Jennifer Terrell	jkterrell@ksu.edu	Southwind District
Katie Townsend	krohling@ksu.edu	Wildcat District
Berny Unruh	bunruh@ksu.edu	Cottonwood District
Pam Van Horn	pvanhorn@ksu.edu	4-H Youth Development
Deryl Waldren	dwaldren@ksu.edu	Northwest Area
Wade Weber	wweber@ksu.edu	4-H Youth Development Department
Aliesa Woods	awoods@ksu.edu	Post Rock District

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