Millie Ferrer, Ph.D.

Title

• Associate Dean for Extension

Biography

As the Associate Dean for the UF/IFAS Florida Extension Service, Dr. Millie Ferrer provides support to the Dean for Extension in all aspects of Extension Administration. She represents the Dean for Extension’s office both internally and externally. She assists the Dean with policy development, interpretation and implementation within the framework of the Florida Extension Service, UF/IFAS, the University of Florida, and USDA. She is responsible for the execution of the Extension budgetary process and for developing budget recommendations for the Dean.

Dr. Ferrer works with District Extension Directors, Department Chairs, Research and Education Center Directors, and Program Leaders regarding county Extension Programming. In addition, she provides leadership for the District Extension Directors in administration of organizational policies with regard to county Extension faculty and programming.

Dr. Ferrer received her B.S. degree from Inter-American University of Puerto Rico; M.S. from New York University; and Ph.D. in Human Development from Florida State University. She taught at Inter-American University for a number of years and then joined Extension in 1984, serving as a Family and Consumer Science Agent in Orange County. In 1997, she joined the state faculty as the Human Development Specialist in the Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences. She was appointed Associate Dean for Extension in 2005.

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