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Interim State 4-H Specialist & Extension Educator
Ohio State University Extension/4-H Youth Development
Adventure Central & State 4-H Office
Adventure Central
2222 N. James H. McGee Blvd.
Dayton, OH 45427
Work Phone: 937-278-2601
FAX: 937-268-8428
Email: cochran.99@osu.edu

I have worked for OSU Extension for the past nine years. The first four years was as a County Director and 4-H Agent in Northwestern Ohio. In 2000, I moved to Dayton (in Southwestern Ohio) to provide leadership in developing and maintaining a strong collaboration between Five Rivers MetroParks and Ohio State University Extension to build Adventure Central, a 4-H Youth Education Center. Adventure Central serves as model for engaging urban youth in 4-H Youth Development experiences using a holistic approach to positive youth development. I am also currently working as an Interim State 4-H Specialist in the areas of 4-H Afterschool and Organizational Systems. More importantly, I have a wonderful family that includes my wife Stacy, daughter Hannah and son Jack. Hannah is in first grade and loves horse. My son, Jack, will turn three in February and is crazy about tractors and firefighters.