Sarah Merrifield has been hired to fill a regional director position with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Beginning July 18, Merrifield will serve as director for Region 4, covering Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Mitchell and Worth counties. As regional director, she supervises county directors and provides guidance to county extension councils. Currently, she serves as regional director for the counties of Kossuth, Hancock, Winnebago and Wright. Previously, she served as director of the Charles City Foster Grandparent Program. In other ISU Extension and Outreach roles, she worked as the Chickasaw County director and the youth and family outreach coordinator in Bremer County.
"Sarah has already proven her ability to be a committed regional director, harnessing talent and leveraging council resources to help fulfill community needs. We are pleased she will be sharing her skills with her local communities," said Andrea Nelson, assistant vice president for ISU Extension and Outreach. "We congratulate Sarah on her move."
Merrifield received a bachelor's degree in Family and Consumer Sciences and Education and a master's degree in Family Consumer Sciences from Iowa State University.
ISU Extension and Outreach is part of the federal Cooperative Extension Service -- a network of more than 100 land-grant institutions, including Iowa State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture serving communities and counties across the United States. Every county in Iowa has an elected extension council that decides how to support ISU Extension and Outreach educational programs at the county level.
For more information about ISU Extension and Outreach, visit www.extension.iastate.edu.
Categories: Iowa, Education