Youth Development Specialist, Air Force

USDA/4-H Air Force Partnership Project

MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Coordinate the new Air Force youth fitness initiative. Develop marketing materials, plan and conduct trainings, create and distribute training materials, and report program impact and accomplishments.
• Provide leadership, support and coordination to Air Force youth development staff that are establishing and sustaining 4-H clubs and programs for youth of military families.
• Work with CSREES, USDA, 4-H and other youth serving organizations and Air Force staff to determine needs of youth professionals in the base youth programs and plan and make arrangements for conferences and training sessions.
• Provide support for the Air Force Youth of the Year program and coordinate Air Force wide Teen Leadership Council program.

EDUCATION

• BS, Business Administration/Marketing & Management, The University at Albany, State University of New York, 1991

EXPERIENCE

• Youth Development Specialist, USDA/Army Youth Development Project, Alexandria, VA, 2000-2005
• Training Coordinator School Age Care Project, North Carolina State University, 4-H Youth Development, Raleigh, NC, 1999-2000
• Provider Services Specialist, Child Care Resource & Referral of Wake County, Raleigh, NC, 1997-1999
• Director, Edenton Street UMC Child Development Center, Raleigh, NC, 1995-1996