Certified 4-H Thriving Model Curriculum Trainers
Professional development that is effective, lasting, and powerful, take more than providing an activity in a notebook. How we learn new concepts, like those found in the 4-H Thriving Model, requires skilled teaching and facilitation. Because we want all 4-H professionals to be trained well in both the content of the curriculum, and how to use it to teach others, we have prepared a group of certified curriculum trainers who are available to teach the curriculum to others. These 4-H professionals have undergone several hours of training on the curriculum and how to teach it.
If you are interested in having the curriculum trainers train you and your team, please reach out directly to those on the following list. Training is provided based on the trainer’s capacity and availability.
North Central Region
Jennie Hargrove, Iowa State University
Anne Pitts, Kansas State University
Christine Heverly, Michigan State University
Jenna Hoyt, Ohio State University
Amy Henschen, University of Illinois
Shelby Carlson, University of Illinois
Karen Beranek, University of Minnesota
Stephanie Femrite, University of Missouri
Jennifer Swensen, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kathy Fischer, Michigan State University
Meagan Hoffman, North Dakota State University
North Eastern Region
Alexa Maille, Cornell University (NY)
Kelly Campbell, Cornell University (NY)
Martha Gregory, Pennsylvania State University
Paula Lucas, Pennsylvania State University
Abbie Kesely, Rutgers University
Alayne Torretta, Rutgers University
Jen Cushman, University of Connecticut
Karen Johnston, University of Delaware
Greg Kranich, University of Maine,
Kristy Ouellette, University of Maine
Amy Lang, University of Maryland
Gretchen Sumbrum, University of Maryland
Angelica Paredes, University of Massachusetts
Joe Drake, University of New Hampshire
Karen Deighan, University of New Hampshire
Lauren Traister, University of Vermont
Ashley N. Kooken, West Virginia University
Jennifer Murray, West Virginia University
Leslie Noble, 4-H Canada
Southern Region
Joy Scott, Auburn University
Mirandi Reese Watson, Auburn University
Patricia Whitener, Clemson University
Megan Sarver, Louisiana State University
Xavier Bell, Louisiana State University
April Dillon, North Carolina State University
Jordan Peldyak, Prairie View A & M University
Darlene Locke, Texas A & M University
Hope Bragg, University of Arkansas
Brent Broaddus, University of Florida
Candi Dierenfield, University of Florida
Amanda “Mandy” Marable, University of Georgia
Elizabeth Easley, University of Kentucky
Lena Mallory, University of Kentucky
Western Region
Trent Hollister, Colorado State University
Allyssa Peak, Montana State University
Kellie Kahtani, Montana State University
Jon Gandy, Oregon State University
Matthew Rene Rodrigues, University of California – Davie
Anna Torres, University of California – Davis
Nancy Ooki, University of Hawaii
Grave Whittman, University of Idaho
Nancy Shelstad, University of Idaho
Jill Baker-Tingey, University of Nevada- Reno
Sarah Chvilicek, University of Nevada – Reno
Emily Swinyer, University of Wyoming
Stacey MacArthur, Utah State University