Guilford County government has tapped a new leader to oversee the local branch of one of the state’s most wide-reaching public service programs.
On Friday, Aug. 1, Natalie Owens officially stepped into her new role as director of the NC Cooperative Extension-Guilford County Center. County officials say Owens brings nearly three decades of experience in community engagement, nutrition education and public outreach, and they add that they expect her leadership will strengthen the agency’s efforts in food security, agriculture, youth development and in other areas as well.
Owens most recently served as a State Specialist II and TNCEP/SNAP-Ed Coordinator with the University of Tennessee Extension. In that role, she helped lead programs under both the Tennessee Nutrition and Consumer Education Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education initiative. She also played a key role in building partnerships at the state level and provided training for educators and program assistants…