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Roles and Responsibilities of the Florida Extension Specialist

Matt Benge, Karlibeth Leitheiser, Saqib Mukhtar, Karla P. Shelnutt, LaToya O’Neal, Maia McGuire, Shannon J. Horrillo, and Peyton N. Beattie


Release Date: 10/7/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-wc471-2024

Administration

Abstract

This publication was created to help Florida Extension specialists and their mentors in understanding their roles and responsibilities and the way their expertise fits within the Florida Cooperative Extension Service (FCES). Written by Matt Benge, Karlibeth Leitheiser, Saqib Mukhtar, Karla P. Shelnutt, LaToya O’Neal, Maia McGuire, Shannon J. Horrillo, and Peyton N. Beattie, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, September 2024.

About this Publication

This document is AEC809, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2024 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

About the Authors

Matt Benge, associate professor, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; Karlibeth Leitheiser, master's student, Extension education, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; Saqib Mukhtar, associate dean and assistant director for Extension, and program leader, agricultural and natural resources; Karla P. Shelnutt, associate professor, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences; LaToya O’Neal, associate professor and Extension specialist, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences; Maia McGuire, associate director for Extension and education, Florida Sea Grant; Shannon J. Horrillo, associate dean for Extension, families, youth, and communities; and Peyton N. Beattie, Extension assistant professor, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Benge, M., Leitheiser, K., Mukhtar, S., Shelnutt, K. P., O’Neal, L., McGuire, M., Horrillo, S. J., & Beattie, P. N. (2024). Roles and Responsibilities of the Florida Extension Specialist. EDIS, 2024(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc471-2024

Authors

Matt Benge
Matt Benge
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, Extension education, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

Karlibeth Leitheiser
Karlibeth Leitheiser

former graduate assistant, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, and communications assistant, UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education, Gainesville, FL

Saqib Mukhtar
Saqib Mukhtar
Specialist
University of Florida

associate dean and assistant director for Extension; program leader, agricultural and natural resources; and professor, agricultural and biological engineering, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL

Karla Shelnutt
Karla Shelnutt
Specialist
University of Florida

associate dean and professor, UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Gainesville, FL

LaToya O'Neal
LaToya O'Neal
Specialist
University of Florida

state program leader, health and wellness Extension; and associate professor, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences

Maia McGuire
Maia McGuire
Specialist
University of Florida

associate program leader and Extension agent IV, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL

Shannon Horrillo
Shannon Horrillo
Specialist
University of Florida

associate dean for Extension, families, youth, and communities, and program leader for families and consumer sciences (FCS) and community resource development (CRD)

Peyton Beattie
Peyton Beattie
Specialist
University of Florida

Extension assistant professor, Extension education, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, Gainesville, FL

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