Patrick Cudney has been named the associate director for operations with MSU Extension, effective Sept. 1, 2014.
The associate director for operations position had been vacant since Michelle Rodgers left MSU Extension in 2012. Cudney will report to the director of MSU Extension and supervise district coordinators and administrative support units within the director¹s office. This also includes the organizational development team.
Cudney comes to this position with a long history of Extension involvement and knowledge of the organization. He began his career as a 4-H youth educator in Kalkaska County and has continued his leadership by serving as a county Extension director in Benzie County, then as regional director in the North Region. He is currently the District 3 coordinator, serving nine counties in northwest Lower Michigan.
Cudney will continue working in his current Traverse City location to transition responsibilities and mentor the next District 3 coordinator. A search to fill that position will begin immediately.