Spotlight on: Perry Brewer
Area Extension Agent (Technology Ed./Youth)
Golden Plains Area
- Kit Carson County
Hi! I'm Perry Brewer. I was born in 1956 in
Del Rio, Texas. For the majority of my formative years, my family and I
traveled all over the "Deep South" following my Dad's construction job. After
10 years in Baton Rouge, Louisiana we moved back to Texas.
In the early
70's, I participated in FFA and a little bit in 4-H. Brewster County (Texas)
did not have a big 4-H program while I was there but I did participate as an
independent 4-H Member and took part in the 4-H Range Plant Identification Team
from Brewster County. Our team participated in many Regional and State
contests. Our highest placing was third high team at the State 4-H Conference
in College Station (Texas A&M). I also won a "Conservation Award" through
4-H for my leadership on the Range Team. In FFA, I served in many elected
positions including Chapter President. I showed sheep as part of my FFA project
and showed at many livestock expositions (El Paso, San Antonio and San Angelo
Stock Shows ... to name a few!).
I got my B.S. degree (Range Animal
Science/Range Management) from Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas in
1979 and my M.Ed. degree (Technology in Education) from Lesley College (off
campus program) of Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1995.
I
started my Cooperative Extension career as an Assistant County Agent for the
Texas Agricultural Extension Service in Webb County (Laredo) Texas after
graduating college. A year later my family and I found ourselves in Burlington,
Colorado where I served as the Extension Agent in charge of 4-H in Kit Carson
County. In 1995 after I got my Masters Degree, I took on a split technology and
youth position for the Golden Plains Area.
My daughter is currently in
4-H and is taking Swine, Shooting Sports and a host of other projects! My wife
has served as a main club leader for one of our local 4-H Clubs and is
currently a quilting leader in the 4-H Heritage Arts project. I serve as a 4-H
Shooting Sports and 4-H Sportfishing project leader locally and am deeply
involved at the State level as a nationally certified instructor in
Muzzleloading and as a nationally certified Angling Skills instructor.