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YORK (York Co.) York munity needs.
County no longer has a county And, the York county agents’
agent. team recently got a new coach.
Instead, York County has A “sounding board” or a facili
moved to the concept of a team of tator for the staff is the self
county agriculture extension described role of Roxanne Price,
agents, each with specialized who on January 2 became county
York County Extension director Roxanne Price sees her
role as a sounding board (or the staff of 10 agricultural,
family living and 4-H agents and assistants.
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extension director for the York
Agriculture Cooperative Exten
sion Service. The position is a
fairly new one for women in Pen
nsylvania’s extension service; and
Roxanne is both York County’s
first female and youngest exten
sion director to date.
“Extension director is an admi
nistrative position, working with
personnel, with the physical facili
ties, working closely with our
administrative assistant on budget
issues, and overseeing all exten
sion programming,” said Roxan
ne. Public relations and represent
ing the extension service at vari
ous community programs is also
an important part of the director’s
task. In addition, she coordinates
York County’s 4-H program.
An 18-year veteran of extension
work, Roxanne joined the York
office in 1973, beginning as a 4-H
assistant. A home economics edu
cation graduate of Mansfield Col
lege, she had been active in the
4-H program through her teen
years. In preparation for her direc
tor role, Roxanne recently com
pleted graduate studies at Penn
State’s Capitol Campus, specializ
ing in training and development.
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Jennie Hess, dairy agent, works with 4-H’ers and far
mers on industry issues ranging from production to
paperwork.
“It’s very applicable to exten
sion work and dealing with adult
education,” Roxanne says of her
graduate work major. “We want to
make extension training meet peo
ple’s needs.”
According to the director, the
federal government has in recent
years seen the need to broaden the
audience of extension outreach
into areas such as family living
and finance. If extension prog
rams are to continue to operate
with some levels of federal fund
ing, they are mandated to reach
more people.
But, a major challenge to Rox
anne - and to extension in general
- is the budget crunch faced by all
levels of government.
“There’s a strong support for
extension but we must be account
able for what we do,” she recog
nizes. “Our Pennsylvania goal is
to reach every citizen. In the last
decade, the number of people
reached by extension has doubled,
to 6 out of 10. We want to service
clientele but must really prioritize
and make sure every need is
sincere.”
“We don’t want to cut activities
here, but we will look at travel and
involvement outside the county,”
Roxanne says of budget-meeting
measures. “We have always stay
ed within our budget, and we do
want to be team players because
we do appreciate the support of
the county. Our board of directors
has always taken meeting the
budget as a priority goal.”
Because agriculture, from the
farm through the processor to the
retailer, continues to be a driving
force in the economy of Pennsyl
vania, farm and fural needs remain
a vital part of the state’s extension
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