Meet Our Staff

Chris Kilbride, MS, CFCS
Martin County Extension Director
Family & Consumer Sciences Extension Agent IV
(772) 288-5654 kilbride@ufl.edu

Joining Martin County in 1983, Chris teaches topics "inside the home" like financial management, nutrition, Restaurant Manager's Food Safety Certification, housing, and even hurricane preparation. Among her clientele are volunteers, youth, parents, seniors, felons, drug and alcohol group homes, mentally challenged and at-risk youth. Her "Decisions for Independent Living" 8-part series, won a National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Science's Southern Region National Award for educational programming. Chris is the USDA Grant Coordinator for the Martin County Family Nutrition Program, where Program Assistants, Jenny Buntin and Gale Ryan, teach basic nutrition to K-1-2-5 and Teen Parents within 6 Title One Schools.  She holds a Masters degree in Family Resource Management from the University of Tennessee.

Fred Burkey
Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Agent
(772) 288-5654
burkey@ufl.edu

Fred heads the Florida Yards & Neighborhoods (FYN) program at the Martin County Extension Service. He hosts a local television program, "Your Florida Yard." He was raised in Martin County and a graduate of Martin County High School and Florida State University with graduate studies at the University of Florida. He is a second generation flower grower and horticulturist and served on the board of directors of the Florida Ornamental Growers Association. He was a founding member of the Florida Organic Recycling Association and an assistant editor of DEP's "Recycling Yard Trash" best management practices for Florida.

Pat Bonis
Florida Yards & Neighborhood Assistant
(772) 288-5654
thapeej@ufl.edu

Cindy Harris
4-H Youth Programs Agent
(772) 288-5655
LJH@ufl.edu

Mary McNulty
Administrative Assistant
(772) 288-5654
mbmcnulty@ufl.edu