Jennifer Brummel has taken over her new responsibilities as Elk County Economic Development Director and Youth Development Coordinator.

Working from her office in the Elk County Courthouse, Brummel will continue the work started by Laura Fry before she resigned to prepare for work with her husband in a mission field.

Brummel is a native of Garnett where she graduated from high school before heading off to Independence Community College, then to Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Okla., where she earned a B.S. degree in agriculture economics and agronomy. She also earned her masters degree from West Texas A&M.

At ICC and Oklahoma Panhandle, she was actively involved in the Upward Bound program with students, and at West Texas A&M she ran a residence hall for students.

She previously was employed in the Kansas City area.

“I am so excited about living and working in Elk County,” Brummel said. “I came from a small town so I have a good feel for it.”

She is especially eager to work toward the wind farm which still is on the drawing board to be built west of Howard.

Brummel has enjoyed getting to know many people already, and especially enjoyed attending the table setting last weekend at Moline and the Elk Konnected update held last Tuesday in Howard.

Brummel can be contacted at 620 205-8514 or by email at <growingelkcounty@gmail.com>.