Water resources agent joins Carolina Clear and Clemson Extension

Published: December 5, 2012

SUMTER — Carolina Clear and Clemson Extension appointed Jolie Brown as a water resources agent in Sumter County and 4-H agent in Williamsburg County.

Brown works with Sumter Stormwater Solutions to help plan and implement targeted stormwater awareness and involvement initiatives with the support of the consortium’s partners. She also works to increase the program’s visibility in the Sumter area. 

As a 4-H youth development agent in Williamsburg County she will provide expertise on topics such as agriculture; natural resources and the environment; gardening; leadership; personal growth and development; and science, engineering and technology. She will begin in Williamsburg County in January.

Brown brings a wealth of experience in program development, soil and water conservation and community outreach. Most recently she worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Georgetown County.

 A native of Anderson, Brown graduated from Westside High School and is a 2011 graduate of Clemson University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education with an emphasis in leadership.

Sumter Stormwater Solutions is a regional collaboration involving the Carolina Clear program in partnership with communities and educators from universities, state agencies and nonprofits.

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Carolina Clear
Carolina Clear is a stormwater education and involvement program of the Clemson University Restoration Institute and the Center for Watershed Excellence. The program’s goal is to minimize polluted stormwater runoff by educating the general public, youth, builders, developers, homeowners and government officials about how they can keep water in the state’s streams, rivers and basins as clean as possible.