Jeanell Smith
Jeanell has worked with Virginia Cooperative Extension since 2010 and currently serves Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell counties, and the City of Lynchburg as the Family & Consumer Sciences SNAP-Ed Agent.
FCS SNAP-Ed agents are USDA funded. We reach SNAP-eligible youth via train-the-trainer programs. We partner with and train teachers, staff, and a variety of volunteers to deliver youth curricula, reaching youth ages 3 to 18. These curricula include nutrition and physical activity education, as well as, food tastings, cooking instruction, and mindfulness education.
Jeanell is also invloved in policy, systems, and environmental, (PSE) change intiatives. This PSE work includes serving on community coalitions and partnering with schools, parks and rec, retail stores, famers markets, and food banks to further healthy food access and food security.
Education
- BS Biology, University of Alabama in Birmingham
- MS Agricultural & Life Sciences, Leadership Studies, Virginia Tech, anticipated 2023
Professional Organizations
- Alpha Phi chapter of Phi Sigma Honor Society
- Virginia Extension Service Association (VESA)
- Virginia Extension of Family & Consumer Sciences (VAEFCS)
- National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (NAEFCS)
Additional Involvement
- Heathly People, Healthy Communities Program Team, VCE
- Lynchburg Nutrition Outreach Committee
- Region 11 Hunger Action Coalition (HAC)
- Virginia Farm to School Program Team, VCE
- VCE Diversity & Inclusion Fellows
Recognition
- 2021 Virginia Association of Extension 4-H Agents, Communicator Award
- 2020 Virginia Cooperative Extension, Program Excellence Award for Interdisciplinary Program Virginia Virtual Farm-to-Table series
- 2017 Virginia Coopertive Extension, Employee of the Year Award