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Chelsea Richmond Joins Staff of K-State Research and Extension Morris County Office

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MANHATTAN, Kan. Chelsea Richmond joined the staff of the K-State Research and Extension Morris County office as a family and consumer sciences agent, effective Feb. 7.

Richmond worked previously as an elementary school teacher in the Burlingame (Kan.) Public School District 454.

She earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from K-State.

Family and consumer sciences extension agents provide leadership in their communities by developing and delivering educational programming relative to family-related issues including nutrition, food safety, parenting, financial management, health and safety.

Extension agents are jointly employed in a partnership between K-State Research and Extension, headquartered on the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan, and the local Extension board.

The role of K-State Research and Extension is to encourage the adoption of research-based information to improve the quality of life for Kansans. K-State Research and Extension is the short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service.

More information about the K-State Research and Extension Morris County office is available by calling 620-767-5136 or on the Web: http://www.morris.ksu.edu.



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