Cindy Kinder
Cindy Kinder
Extension Educator
Gooding & Camas counties
208-764-2230 (Camas)
University of Idaho Extension, Camas County
PO Box 131
Fairfield, ID 83327
Youth development and livestock Extension educator working with Gooding and Camas counties outreaching to schools, youth and adult organizations focusing on STEM, livestock, horse, leadership/workforce skills and higher education topics.
M.S., University of Idaho, 1999
B.S., University of Idaho, 1997
A.A., College of Southern Idaho, 1995
- Livestock management
- Teen and adult leadership
- Positive youth development
- Science mentor
- Shooting sports; archery and hunting
Impact statements
- Career and science fairs focus on local job options and workforce skills
- Zoom into 4-H; central district bringing 4-H to local families
- Youth Beef Education Day links livestock production, food quality and safety
- 2017 Idaho Young Cattle Producer Conference
- Youth demonstrate knowledge of animal science at statewide Livestock Skill-a-thon
- 4-H Shooting Sports camp — ethics, tracking and orienteering, oh my!
Cindy is a 4-H youth Extension educator and is responsible for educational activities for Gooding and Camas County programs along with delivering programming in an eight county area. Cindy focuses on livestock management skill-a-thons and animal evaluation along with animal science day camps. Cindy has programs for youth leadership including scholarship workshop night, camp counselor events, youth mentor efforts, volunteer horse, dog and leader councils. Shooting sports programs are part of Cindy's efforts including teaching archery and hunting at summer camp and special interest groups. Finally Cindy has a science mentor program that she works with in the local schools.
- 2022 NACAA Communications Award; Promotional Package; Western Regional Winner
- 2016 NAE4-HA Excellence in Educational Technology, State Winner and Western Region Winner for Scholarship Workday. S. Dolecheck, D.R. Gillespie, C. Kinder, S. Nash and Silkwood, G.
- 2015 National Epsilon Sigma Phi Organization (ESP) Distinguished Team Award, state winner and regional winner. Scholarship Workday-Enabling Idaho Youth to Go On. Silkwood, G., S. Dolecheck, D.R. Gillespie, C. Kinder, S. Nash and C. Stark.
- 2012 NACAA Communications Award; Published Photo and Caption; National Winner
- 2008 NEAFCS Program Excellence Through Research Award; National & Regional Winner. NEAFCS Program Excellence through Research Award for “Extension teaches home-based strategies of emergent literacy to Idaho families,” team award with L. Dye, C. Hampton, S. Traver, K. Tifft, B. Abo, V. Steele, C. Kinder, D. Demarest and J. Hardin, presented at Galaxy III, Indianapolis, IN, September 18, 2008, National and Western Regional awards.