Extension Leadership

The success of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service relies on the active  participation of Kentuckians in carrying out programs.  The Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Council System involves local people and Extension staff together to ensure an effective Extension program. Through the system of County Extension Councils, local people work with Extension agents to determine individual and community needs, identify and appropriate available resources, and set and act upon goals. The Council System helps develop Extension educational programs that reflect the ever changing situations in which Kentuckians live and work and the diversity of citizens in our counties. 

The County Extension Council is an organized body of volunteer leaders.  They counsel with agents and help identify issues and community needs, give support to develop, carry out and evaluate non-formal educational programs that contribute to a county’s social and economic development. This organization works with the county Extension staff to attain the identified purposes and perform the specific functions that follow.

The primary mechanism for securing input in the support and direction of local Cooperative Extension programs will be with the County Extension Council. County Extension Councils are critically important to the Cooperative Extension Service’s ability to provide locally  relevant educational programs as a grassroots organization. Strong County Extension  Councils are the essential link with citizens and their program and educational priorities. The Council System is also vital as the Cooperative Extension Service strives toward its Vision, Mission, and Strategic Goals, which were determined with participation of council members, program participants, and community leaders throughout the state.

The Pendleton County Extension Service Council System is as follows:

District Board
Henry Bertram*, Will Browning, Wayne Keith*, Dennis Moneyhon*, Brent Moore, Brigitte Ramsey*, Dinah Shelley*, and Velma Steele
*Wayne Keith, Chairman
*Brigitte Ramsey, Vice Chair
*Dinah Shelley, Secretary
*Dennis Moneyhon, Treasurer (Non voting member)
*Henry Bertram, County Judge Executive

County Extension Council
Nancy Adams, Jamie Antrobus, Doug Beard, Henry Bertram, Will Browning, Ray Chiles, Joellen Dawson, Mark Faulhaber, Gary Figgins, Joyce Flaugher, Janelle Gardner, Sally golfman, Mary Frances Hardin, Keith Herron, Clara Holmes, Crystal Hornsby, Nancy Houchen, Wayne Keith, Ken Kells, Mary Ellen Klaber, William Klaber, Ron Livingood, Rob McClanahan, Vonda McKinney, Bill Mitchell, JoEllen Mitchell, Dennis Moneyhon, Brent Moore, Randy Moore, Brandon Moorhead, Peter Newberry, Brigitte Ramsey, Jean Rapp, Evelyn Robbins, Dinah Shelley, Loretta Simpson, Pete Steele, Velma Steele, Helen Strasser, Ann Thaxton, Jim Thaxton, Steve Thomas, Gary Viers, Floyd Wills, Helen Wills, Hilda Wright and Bob Yost.

Additional councils and their members are as follows:

4-H Council
Nancy Adams*, Brittany Crouch, Bill Feltner, Jacob Feltner, Jo-Lynn Gosney*, Kyle Gosney, Lisa Herron*, Jordon Herron, Adam McBee, Melinda McBee, Ryder McBee, Sheriff Craig Peoples, Gina Pfefferman, Sierra Pfefferman, Jean Rapp, Yvonne Riley*, Missy Taylor, Patti Thomas
*Nancy Adams, President
*Yvonne Riley, President Elect
*Lisa Herron, Secretary
*Jo-Lynn Gosney, Treasurer

Homemaker Council
Ellin Crotty, Diana Faulhaber, Pam Harper*, Carolyn Hesler*, Clara Holmes, Mary Lou Johnson, Debbie Ketron, Patty Mains, Voda McKinney, Charlene Oliver, Sherry Pennington, Evelyn Rich, Shirley Seever*, Jennifer Straus, Rosemary Sutton, Charlotte Whaley*, Monica Yeaman, and Cheryl York
*Shirley Seever, President
*Pam Harper, Vice President
*Carolyn Hesler, Secretary
*Charlotte Whaley, Treasurer

Phase I Board
 Will Browning, Rennie Corbin*, Carl Gray, Bob Jones, Rob McClanahan*, Brent Moore*, Patti Oaks, Rob Prewitt*, Ted Thompson, and Minnie Turner
*Rob McClanahan, Chair
*Brent Moore, Vice Chair
*Rob Prewitt, Secretary
*Rennie Corbin, Administrator (Non voting member)