Pat Sobrero's first extension job was a homecoming of sorts. Her mother was an extension agent in Pike County, Ky., and in 1958, she became the state's first female county director.
Extension seems like family.
As University of Missouri associate vice president for university outreach, Sobrero brings a strong commitment to extension's tradition of informal education and a record for using that tradition to create new opportunities for University Outreach and Extension and the citizens of Missouri. It's quite foolish to think that an answer that worked in another place will work here. It is important to work with faculty, staff, council members and partners here to address issues that may arise. I am interested in knowing what of impact the programs have had for individuals, as well as the value of the programs for the community. After teaching and developing curriculum in secondary schools for 21 years, Sobrero was welcomed back into the extension family in 1985 when the University of Tennessee Extension Service offered her a position as associate district supervisor the Tennessee equivalent to a regional director.