May Chautauqua Lecture

May Chautauqua Lecture: Growing Food, Growing Community

This month’s speaker, Richland Community College’s Dave Shiley, is the Outreach Coordinator for Agricultural Programs. Shiley works with high school agricultural programs within Richland’s district to showcase the College’s agricultural offerings and recruit students into the program. Additionally, he works with the agribusiness community to expand internships and other experiential learning opportunities for students. 

Shiley earned his BS and MS in Forestry and Outdoor Recreation from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, and has completed advanced coursework at the University of Illinois in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources.

He brings to Richland Community College 38 years of experience with the University of Illinois Extension. He recently served as an Extension Educator in Local Food Systems and Small Farms in east-central Illinois and as the coordinator of the Illinois Master Naturalist program. Shiley also worked as an Extension Educator in Natural Resource Management in central…