{"id":157,"date":"2026-02-13T21:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/teller\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2026-04-01T22:43:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:43:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/teller\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-subheading has-section-title-font-size\"><span class=\"is-style-highlight-heading\">About Us<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teller County Extension&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Teller County Extension provides research\u2011based education, resources, and support to help individuals, families, and local organizations thrive. Our team is committed to strengthening the region through accessible learning and meaningful partnerships.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/teller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/Woodland-Park-Colorado.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"View of the Rocky Mountains from Woodland Park, Colorado\" class=\"wp-image-439 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/teller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/Woodland-Park-Colorado.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/teller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/Woodland-Park-Colorado.jpg?resize=300,161 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/teller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/Woodland-Park-Colorado.jpg?resize=768,412 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/teller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/Woodland-Park-Colorado.jpg?resize=1024,549 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/teller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/Woodland-Park-Colorado.jpg?resize=1536,824 1536w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/teller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/Woodland-Park-Colorado.jpg?resize=1400,751 1400w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/teller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/Woodland-Park-Colorado.jpg?resize=600,322 600w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/teller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/Woodland-Park-Colorado.jpg?resize=1568,841 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull wp-block-pattern-content-list is-style-brush-stroke-dark has-white-color has-accent-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1975ab6f8f3ebdda24ac759e0ac888d9 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19c400f2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7255d826 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8e3c31ffdbad8bd6e12dd25f9c645c99\">Our mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Teller County Extension serves as a local resource, offering consultations, services, classes, outreach, and research\u2011based materials to support the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are part of the land-grant university system nationwide. We draw from the University\u2019s research-based resources to strengthen community partnerships, boost the economy, engage families and youth, and enhance our quality of life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3e73e097 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-39a2cfbef54ffa7b021c0f549bf56f29\">Our location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-content-selector--grid wp-block-csu-content-selector\" data-grid-columns=\"1\">\n\n\t\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card-post c-card-post--office post-8768\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.colostate.edu\/office\/teller-county-office\/\" class=\"c-card__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tTeller County Office\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__termgroups c-card__termgroups--location\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"c-termgroup\">\n\t<p class=\"c-termgroup__title\">\n\t\tRegion:\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-termgroup__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Mountain<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"c-termgroup\">\n\t<p class=\"c-termgroup__title\">\n\t\tCounty:\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-termgroup__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Teller<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"c-card__contact-details\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--address c-contact-item--map-address\">\n\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t11115 W Hwy 24, Unit C, P.O. Box 928, Divide, CO, 80814\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-contact-item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/?api=1&#038;destination=11115+W+Hwy+24%2C+Unit+C%2C+P.O.+Box+928%2C+Divide%2C+CO%2C+80814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGet Directions\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--phone\">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t(719) 686-5425\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--url\">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/teller\/\" class=\"c-contact-item__link\" title=\"Office Website URL\">\n\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/teller\/\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1781f92c2f338b632126a2d8fb728333\">Office hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">*The office is currently staffed by one employee so may be closed for offsite meetings, trainings, and events in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/teller\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull wp-block-pattern-content-list is-style-default has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d0c92d38 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-be04af43 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a74e168b2a18e72115904caa6f4061b4\">Meet the Teller Extension team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-content-selector--grid wp-block-csu-content-selector\" data-grid-columns=\"3\">\n\n\t\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card-post c-card-post--staff post-9072\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.colostate.edu\/staff\/darian-founds\/\" class=\"c-card__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tDarian  Founds \t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-card__subtitles\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-card__subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCounty Director, CSU Extension\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-card__subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExtension\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"c-card__termgroups c-card__termgroups--location\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"c-termgroup\">\n\t<p class=\"c-termgroup__title\">\n\t\tRegion:\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-termgroup__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Mountain<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"c-termgroup\">\n\t<p class=\"c-termgroup__title\">\n\t\tCounties:\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-termgroup__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Teller<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"c-card__contact-details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--address c-contact-item--map-address\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"address__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-contact-item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.colostate.edu\/?p=8768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTeller County Office\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>11115 W Hwy 24, Unit C, P.O. Box 928, Divide, CO, 80814<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--phone\">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t(719) 686-5425\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--email\">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:darian.founds@colostate.edu\" class=\"c-contact-item__link\" title=\"Office Email\">\n\t\t\t\tdarian.founds@colostate.edu\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card-post c-card-post--staff post-9700\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.colostate.edu\/staff\/barbie-garnett\/\" class=\"c-card__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tBarbie  Garnett \t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-card__subtitles\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-card__subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAccessible Education Specialist\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-card__subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEngagement and Extension\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"c-card__termgroups c-card__termgroups--location\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"c-termgroup\">\n\t<p class=\"c-termgroup__title\">\n\t\tRegion:\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-termgroup__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Mountain<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"c-termgroup\">\n\t<p class=\"c-termgroup__title\">\n\t\tCounties:\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-termgroup__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Chaffee<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Clear Creek<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Custer<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Eagle<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Fremont<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Gilpin<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Grand<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Jackson<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Lake<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Park<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Pitkin<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Summit<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Teller<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"c-card__contact-details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--address c-contact-item--map-address\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"address__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-contact-item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.colostate.edu\/?p=8755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMountain Regional Office\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>27900 County Road 319, Buena Vista, CO, 81211<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--phone\">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t(303) 842-6583\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--email\">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:barbie.garnett@colostate.edu\" class=\"c-contact-item__link\" title=\"Office Email\">\n\t\t\t\tbarbie.garnett@colostate.edu\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card-post c-card-post--staff post-10133\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.colostate.edu\/staff\/naomi-miles\/\" class=\"c-card__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tNaomi  Miles \t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-card__subtitles\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-card__subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAdministrative Assistant\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-card__subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExtension\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"c-card__termgroups c-card__termgroups--location\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"c-termgroup\">\n\t<p class=\"c-termgroup__title\">\n\t\tRegion:\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-termgroup__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Mountain<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"c-termgroup\">\n\t<p class=\"c-termgroup__title\">\n\t\tCounties:\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-termgroup__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Teller<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"c-card__contact-details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-contact-item c-contact-item--address c-contact-item--map-address\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"address__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-contact-item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.colostate.edu\/?p=8768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTeller County Office\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>11115 W Hwy 24, Unit C, P.O. 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