Spotlight on: Dinah Peebles
Extension Agent - 4-H & Youth Development
Mesa County
I grew up in
Hotchkiss, Colorado, where my family raises registered Polled Hereford cattle.
I have two brothers, Gary and Rex, and a twin sister, Katie. Since my family
raised cattle, I was fortunate to be able to get more involved with the cattle,
where I was able to not only exhibit at the county, state, and national levels,
but I went on to serve on several state and national boards for the Hereford
Breed. At the national level I served on the National Junior Polled Hereford
Council for three years, as Vice President and area director for nine states.
I was a ten year 4-H member in Delta County. Some of my projects
included clothing, foods, Jr. Leadership, breeding sheep, market lambs, market
hogs, breeding cattle, and market steers. I participated in livestock judging
from the time I was a junior member all the way through to my senior year. I
also served as a club project leader for three years.
I enjoy spending
time with family and friends, traveling, the outdoors and playing sports. Right
now, my favorite times are to spending time with my family and especially
playing games with my niece and nephews.
In 2000, I received my
Bachelors of Arts from Western State College in Gunnison. I then went on to
Colorado State University and in 2002 completed my Masters of Agriculture
(Extension Education).
Before being hired by Colorado State University
Extension I was a regional Agriculture Business Specialist with the University
of Missouri Extension for five counties in the South Central region. Prior to
that, I served two years as the summer intern for the 4-H program in Montrose
County as part of my Masters program at CSU. Plus, I worked a couple of years
in the Mortgage field.