Provides leadership for Family & Consumer Sciences program in El Paso County, including management of the Better Living for Texans nutrition education program. Responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating community-based educational programs in parenting, diet, health, and financial management.
Job Responsibilities: Provide leadership and management for El Paso County Extension program for urban and rural areas, including all functions related to human and fiscal resource development and management, program development and direction, marketing and interpretation of program successes to key audiences, and evaluation of program impact.
Maru Barúa, M.B.A.
County Extension Agent-Marketing and Public Information
Provides leadership and management of the El Paso County Expanded Nutrition Program (ENP) unit.
This program assists limited resource families with children and youth groups with a nutrition education series focusing on the Food Guide Pyramid, Dietary Guidelines, food and kitchen safety, and budgeting the food dollar.
