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Yakima County 4-H Staff

Jenny W. Loyd

jennifer.loyd@co.yakima.wa.us  / (509) 574-1600

Program Manager, 4-H Youth Development

Jenny Loyd spent her childhood in Springfield, Illinois and received her B.S. in Horticulture from the University of Illinois. Her family includes two sons, a husband, and one Golden Retriever. Jenny has been part of the 4-H “family” since 2007 as the Yakima County 4-H Program Coordinator/Manager, but has worked intermittently with various WSU Extension faculty members since 1993. Jenny provides management of the Yakima County 4-H program with a focus on adult volunteer management.

Vacant – Program Specialist, 4-H Youth Development

yakima.4h@wsu.edus / (509) 574-1600

Alison J. White

alison.white@wsu.edu  / (509) 574-1588

Extension Regional Specialist, 4-H Youth Development

Alison White joined the WSU Extension team in 2013. As a regional faculty member, Alison works in both Yakima and Kittitas counties providing leadership, with an emphasis on youth development research and fund development, for youth development programs. After earning her bachelor’s in Natural Resource Sciences, concentration in Wildlife Ecology, from Washington State University (Go Cougs!), she continued on to receive a Master’s in Education, focused in Curriculum and Instruction, from the University of Washington. She has held teaching positions throughout Washington, Idaho & Taiwan primarily focused on natural resource science and community-based education. Before joining the WSU Extension Alison was the Nature Science Director of the Yakima Area Arboretum and an Environmental Educator for the North Yakima Conservation District.