Stephanie Connelly has been appointed 4-H assistant at the Nebraska Extension Office in Scottsbluff. Her appointment was announced by Extension Educator Jackie Guzman, lead educator.

Connelly will be responsible for implementing programming in 4-H and youth development in Scotts Bluff County, including measuring program impact, marketing programs and outcomes, recruiting and training volunteers and supporting other Extension programming.

She graduated from Bridgeport High School and received a bachelor’s degree in 2020 from the University of Wyoming in agriculture education with a minor in agriculture communications. Before starting her 4-H assistant post, she worked as a substitute teacher in Bridgeport and for Albany County in Laramie, Wyoming.

She was an active member in Morrill County 4-H and showed horses most of her 4-H career. While in school at UW and Northeastern Junior College, she made the UW Dean’s List and was active in livestock judging.