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Extension Agent – Cottonwood District

Ben Sims to serve as Cottonwood District extension agent.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Ben Sims will begin serving as the Cottonwood District 4-H youth development extension agent, effective Sept 15. Cottonwood District has extension offices in Great Bend and Hays, Kansas. Sims’s primary office is in Great Bend.

Sims earned his bachelor’s degree in animal sciences from College of the Ozarks. He has most recently been employed as an agriculture and natural resources extension agent for K-State Extension – Greenwood County in Eureka, Kanas.

4-H youth development agents develop and deliver educational programs for school-aged youth.  This includes supporting community clubs, out-of-school programs, school enrichment, volunteer management, and outreach to create new program opportunities with new and existing community partners.

Local extension faculty are jointly employed in a partnership between K-State Extension, headquartered on the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan, and the local extension board.

The role of K-State Extension is to encourage the adoption of research-based information to improve the quality of life for Kansans. K-State Research and Extension is the short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service.

More information about K-State Extension – Cottonwood District is available online at cottonwood.k-state.edu. Contact Ben Sims via email at benjam63@ksu.edu.

Extension Agent – Pottawatomie Co.

Amber Sharpe will begin serving as the Pottawatomie County 4-H youth development extension agent, effective May 12. Pottawatomie County’s office is in Westmoreland, Kansas.

Sharpe earned her bachelor’s degree in agricultural education from Oklahoma State University.  She has most recently been employed as a 4-H program assistant for K-State Research and Extension’s Pottawatomie County office in Westmoreland, Kansas.

4-H youth development agents develop and deliver educational programs for school-aged youth. This includes supporting community clubs, out-of-school programs, school enrichment, volunteer management, and outreach to create new program opportunities with new and existing community partners.

More information about K-State Research and Extension Pottawatomie County is available online at pottawatomie.k-state.edu. Contact Amber Sharpe via email at: asharpe@ksu.edu.