Kimberly Rahn is a Extension Educator for University of Illinois Extension in the East Central Region. She provides leadership for the 4-H Youth Development program with a specific focus on developing 4-H SPIN clubs. She serves the following counities in the East Central region: Ford-Iroquois, Dewitt, Champaign, Macon, McLean, Piatt, Livingston, Vermillion and Edgar.
Kimberly is responsible for working with these Unit offices in the East Central Region to assess local needs of the youth and develop and deliver high quality youth programs. She also collaborates & networks with other agencies, schools and businesses to meet the needs of youth and to provide successful programs. She works with volunteers so together they can create environments that promote positve youth development.
Kimberly earned her master's degree from Illinois State University in reading and a bachelor's degree in early childhood education from Olivet Nazarene University. She began her career with University of Illinois Extension in January, 2001.
She is a member of the Illinois Extension Professionals for Youth Education (IEPYE) and the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4HA). Kimberly has received the Achievement in Service Award for the 2004-2005 year and a Specialty Award for Excellence in Teen Programming in 2006.
4-H is a community of young people across America learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. 4-H and other youth programs give youth a chance to develop skills that will help them succeed in life.
Through 4-H youth learn skills for life that include making decisions, communicating, thinking critically, and leading just to name a few. 4-H also provides the opporuntiy for youth to belong, become independent, develop a spirit of generosity and master life's challenges.
The envrionments that create these opportunities are supported through the development of 4-H clubs and groups that are led by decidcated and talented volunteers. Her primary focus at this time is in developing high quality SPIN clubs in the East Central Region
