AREAS OF MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY

4-H Staff Development

• Develop and coordinate staff development programs and events for salaried and volunteer 4-H staff
• Identify staff development needs related to curriculum in cooperation with Staff Development Subcommittee of the Educational Design Team
• Provide staff development resources to 4-H salaried and volunteer staff in cooperation with the Extension Educational Programming Unit
• Identify, document, and monitor the impacts of 4-H staff development

4-H Youth Camping

• Coordinate the Virginia 4-H Camping program in cooperation with 4-H Center Program Directors, 4-H Agents, and other Extension staff
• Provide 4-H camping resources to 4-H salaried and volunteer staff
• Identify, document, monitor, and promote the impacts, outcomes, and benefits of 4-H camping

4-H Centers

• Serve on the board of Virginia's six 4-H educational centers, functioning as Virginia's Cooperative Extension's liaison.
• Supervise and evaluate 4-H Center Extension faculty and classified staff

EDUCATION

Ph.D.	Department of Forestry (Natural Resources Recreation) College of Natural Resources Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
M.S. Recreation	Department of Recreation Management and Tourism College of Public Programs Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
B.S. Psychology	Department of Psychology College of Arts and Sciences Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

OFFICE LOCATION, PHONE NUMBER, E-MAIL

107 Hutcheson Hall, Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA 24061-0419

Phone: 540/231-6372

FAX: 540/231-7866

bgarst@vt.edu

Support Staff: Diane Bolling

Telephone: (540) 231-6372

E-mail: dbolling@vt.edu