Kandice Everitt Alumni Profile

Nutritional Sciences alumna Kandice Everitt was appointed as the County Extension Agent for Family and Community Health in Runnels County by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Kandice received her bachelor's degree in Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics from Texas Tech University in May of 2013 before she went on to complete her master's degree in Nutrition from the University of Central Arkansas in 2016.

Kandice was hired in late 2015 as the County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) in Coke and Sterling Counties. She served as a dual county agent up until her recent transfer to Runnels County. In her new role, Kandice will be conducting youth and adult nutritional education.

"I mainly do health-related programs such as diabetes education, but also do courses on food safety and nutrition education," Kandice explains. "I also assist with the 4-H program and focus on FCS related projects such as food, nutrition, clothing, and textiles."

Kandice's background in 4-H as a young child is something that she says strongly contributed to her passion for dietetics and nutritional education.

"One of my main projects was the Food and Nutrition project where I was a junior project leader. My experience in 4-H made me want to continue my education in the field of nutritional sciences."

Kandice knew she wanted to make a difference using her 4-H background, ultimately choosing to pursue her undergraduate degree in nutrition and dietetics.

"It is a very rewarding degree. Knowing you are using your knowledge to help others, whether it's in the preventative stage or once disease has set in, is very rewarding. If you are passionate about helping others, then this is a great degree to consider," Kandice said.

Kandice looks at her undergraduate experience in Texas Tech's nutrition program as a great advantage for her career today, having knowledge rooted in the health field.

"When I prepare to teach health-related programs; it comes naturally to me."

Kandice described the vision of AgriLife Extension Service as one that is helping Texans better their lives, something that echoes the values in the College of Human Sciences.

"I take what the College of Human Sciences taught me on how to improve and enhance the human condition and use it to help Texans better their lives."