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Ms. Elaine L Bailey
Agent, 4-H Youth Development
Calvert County
Elaine Bailey has worked for the College of AGNR for 25 years. In July 2007, she moved from the Institute of Applied Agriculture to University of Maryland Extension. Bailey is the 4-H Educator for Calvert County.
An Animal Scientist by training, she has taught numerous classes at the University of Maryland at College Park. Among her past teaching responsibilities are ANSC 101 Principles of Animal Science, INAG 232 Equine Business Management, INAG 201 Personnel Management, ANSC 220 Livestock Management, INAG 110 Oral Communications, and many other courses. Bailey has held leadership positions in the Washington, DC American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists, and has served on both the Calvert Farmland Trust Board of Directors and on the Calvert Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board. Bailey has tutored adults for the Calvert County Literacy Council, and has served on the Calvert County Fair Livestock Committee. She is an avid horsewoman, and has earned her Training Level Achievement Award for Schooling Shows with the Potomac Valley Dressage Association.
Since joining University of Maryland Extension, Bailey has become involved in a variety of pursuits. She is currently a member of the 4-H Human Sciences Committee, and also affiliates with the UME 4-H Horse Program. She is a member of eXtension's HorseQuest Community of Practice, where she assists with answering questions about horses, and developing and reviewing documents for inclusion on the web site. Furthering the 4-H SET (Science, Engineering, and Technology) goals, she has engaged community volunteers and 4-H members in oyster cultivation and monitoring.
Bailey earned a B.S. Degree in Animal Science, with a minor in Pure Science, from Clemson University, and a M.S. Degree in Agricultural and Extension Education from Iowa State University.