Name: |
Dana Tarter |
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Email Address: |
dana.tarter@ag.tamu.edu |
Phone Number: |
940-647-3904 |
Fax Number: |
940-553-4657 |
Physical Location: |
AgriLife Research and Extension Center
11708 Hwy 70 South Vernon, TX 76384-8361 |
Mailing Address: |
P.O. Box 2159 Vernon, TX 76385-2159 |
Organizational Role: |
Faculty |
Immediate Supervisor: |
Courtney Dodd |
Position Title: |
Regional Program Leader |
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Position Roles: |
4-H and Youth Development; Family and Community Health; Regional Program Leader |
Unit & Entity: |
Administration, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service) |
Unit Affiliations: |
District 03 Office - Rolling Plains District 08 Office - Central Vernon Research and Extension Center |
Specializations: |
health, management, nutrition |
General Bio: |
Dana Tarter is the County Extension Director for Tarrant County. She provides leadership for the urban educational program of Texas AgriLife Extension Service. Her responsibilities include supervision and marketing of the urban educational program efforts in Tarrant county. Tarter holds a BS from University of North Texas and a MPH from the University of North Texas - School of Public Health and she is currently pursuing a PhD. in Famiy Studies from Texas Woman's University. She has served as a County Extension Agent in Kaufman, Mitchell, Wichita and Howard counties and joined the staff in Tarrant County in 2001 serving as County Extension Agent for Nutrition & Health prior to her appointment as County Extension Director in December 2008. She is Certified in Public Health and a Qualified Trainer for Food Protection Management. Tarter is a member of the Texas and National Associations of Family and Consumer Sciences, Texas & National Associations of Extension Associations of Family & Consumer Sciences.and serves on the Tarrant County Diabetes Collaboration, Tarrant County College Advisory Board for Dietetics, and Fort Worth ISD Student Health Advisory Council.
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Education: |
1986- BS - University of North Texas (North Texas State University) 2005- MPH - UNT Health Science Center - School of Public Health Currently pursuing PhD. in Family Studies - Texas Woman's University. |
