KAILYN CAPPS NAMED NEW 4-H AGENT FOR WASHINGTON CO.

  

A Brenham native is joining Washington County as its new 4-H and Youth Development Agent.

Washington County Commissioners today (Tuesday) unanimously approved the hiring of Kailyn Capps to serve in the role, with a start date of June 2^nd. 

Capps, a Brenham High School graduate who was involved in Brenham FFA and Washington County 4-H, has served since July 2018 as the 4-H and Youth Development Agent for Austin County.  She graduated from Texas A&M University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Leadership and Development and expects to earn a Master of Agriculture in Animal Science from Texas A&M this summer.

Capps says she appreciates the opportunity Austin County provided her, but she is eager to serve her hometown and be closer to family.

After graduating from Texas A&M, Capps served as a graduate teaching and research assistant at the university and helped develop programs under state horse specialists, including equine breeders school, summer horse judging camps, adult volunteer leaders training sessions, the State 4-H Horse Show, equine ambassadors, and numerous horse judging contests and clinics.  She was also a training and breeding assistant for JRS Performance Horses/Skinner Show Stock and Steephollow Farms in Bryan.

Capps has maintained involvement with committees and organizations at the county, multi-county, district, state and national level, such as the National Reined Cow Horse Association, State 4-H Horse Show, South Central Texas Cow Calf Clinic youth track and Bluebonnet Master Gardeners Association. 

Capps fills the position formerly held by Pearl Jones, who is now the 4-H and Youth Development Agent for Potter County in the Panhandle.  Jones had held the Washington County position since her appointment in May 2023.

Also at today’s meeting, commissioners heard a quarterly economic development report, renewed the county’s interlocal agreement with the Brazos Valley Council of Governments for E-911 public safety answering point services, and read a proclamation declaring May 19-23 as Flood Awareness Week.