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Whitener, who has served as Greenville County 4-H agent for the past 8 years and got her start with Clemson Cooperative Extension in 2012 as a 4-H Jr. Naturalist Club volunteer coordinator, began in January as 4-H Natural Resources Program Leader. “What drives me, my purpose, is to educate, connect and inspire youth and the professionals that serve youth with nature and the appreciation for our natural resources,” Whitener said. “My goal is trying to bring 4-H into the forefront as an environmental education hub,” she said. “We want to work with all the other amazing organizations that are doing environmental education and really fulfill Clemson’s land-grant mission of research-based, unbiased youth development in natural resources. “Patricia has been leading a dynamic and diverse youth development program in the most populous county in the state for the past 8 years,” South Carolina 4-H State Director Ashley Burns said.
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