Polk County Extension
Expanded Food & Nutrition
Education Program

Joyce Tompkins - Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program

Brief Description of the Program

The Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) reaches families with incomes at or below the poverty threshold, or families that qualify for Federal Food Assistance Programs (ie WIC, Food Stamps, TAMF, Head Start, Free or Reduced School Lunches) when these families have school aged or younger children at home.  Pregnant women who qualify for WIC also qualify for EFNEP.

Educational Background

• 1974 - Graduated Deland Senior High School, Deland FL
• 1981-1983 - Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona, FL (EMT I, Basic Nutrition)
• 2004-Present - Polk Community College (Continuing Education towards Associate Degree)

Experience

• 2003-Present
  EFNEP Program Assistant
  Polk County
  Cooperative Extension Service
• 2000-2003
  Medical Coder
  Watson Clinic
• 1998-2000
  Lakeside Pediatrics
• 1988-1993
  EFNEP Program Assistant
  University of Vermont Extension Service
  Orleans County
  Newport, Vermont