Cheri Burcham is the County Director for University of Illinois Extension in the Moultrie-Douglas Unit. She coordinates programming in the subject areas of family & consumer sciences, agriculture & natural resources, and community and economomic development, as well as, provides supervision in the areas of horticulture, youth development and the Family Nutrition Program. Cheri also facilitates family life programming with an emphasis in older adult activities and issues. She received her BA in sociology and her MA in gerontology both from Eastern Illinois University. Burcham is a member of the National and the Illinois Extension Associations of Consumer and Family Sciences and has received state awards for several projects. She is active with the Moultrie County United Way, Moultrie and Douglas County Interagency Councils, Mid-Illinois Senior Services, and Child Care Resource Service (CCRS) Regional Advisory Board.