Colorado 4-H 
State Office Staff Directory
| Michael Compton Director, 4-H Youth Development Program m.compton@colostate.edu |
 Colorado 4-H Youth Development Program Statewide Leader and Administrator |
State 4-H Specialists and Staff
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| Lisa Sholten Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development lisa.sholten@colostate.edu (970) 491-7883 |
 Civic Engagement and Curriculum Program Areas |
| Aimee Kanode Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development, Shooting Sports aimee.kanode@colostate.edu (970) 491-1494 |
 Leadership for Shooting Sports Programs, Trainings, State and National Contests |
| Toby Swaford Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development, STEM and K-12 toby.swaford@colostate.edu (970) 491-0893 |
Leadership for STEM Initiative,  4-H Afterschool and School Enrichment Programming, CSUE 4-H STEM AmeriCorps Program |
| Dawn Sanchez Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development, Animal Science dawn.sanchez@colostate.edu (970) 491-0255 |
 Leadership for the Animal Science project and program areas |
| Claudia Meeks Colorado 4-H Military Liaison Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development, Military Partnerships claudia.meeks@colostate.edu (303) 859-0358 |
 Leadership for 4-H Military Partnerships at Fort Carson, Schriever Air Force Base, Peterson Air Force Base, United States Air Force Academy and Buckley Air Force Base. |
| Joy Bauder 4-H Data Systems Specialist (970) 491-3887 joy.bauder@colostate.edu |
 Technical Support for 4-H Online (enrollment, events, animals, and volunteer management) and FairEntry, Manages technology for State4-H Office. Manages and Develops the Colorado 4-H Website and other technology systems for 4-H. |
| Amanda Acheson 4-H Office Assistant (970) 491-2711 a.acheson@colostate.edu |
4-H Office Assistant for 4-H Director and Specialists |
4‑H reaches nearly six million young people through Cooperative Extension – a community of more than 100 public universities and 3,000 local offices. Programs are delivered by more than 3,500 4‑H professionals and more than 500,000 volunteers.
4‑H’s hands-on approach is proven to grow life skills like confidence, independence, resilience and compassion through stages and developed through experiences, not instruction.
The result? Kids who are empowered with the skills to lead for a lifetime.
4‑H empowers young people to be true leaders. True leaders are young people who have confidence; know how to work well with others; can endure through challenges; and will stick with a job until it gets done. In 4‑H, we believe true leaders aren’t born – they’re grown.
