Dea Rash is Payne County's Family and Consumer Sciences Educator.

She can be reached at dea.rash@okstate.edu or 405-747-8320.

Dea is involved in the following activities and teaches the following programs:  

• Adviser for Oklahoma Home and Community Education Clubs in Payne County
• Teaches the state-mandated class, Co-Parenting for Resilience for divorcing parents with minor children  
• Basic Hands-On Canning Workshop
• "Cooking Together is Fun" Youth Cooking School
• Salsa Canning Workshop
• PRIDE Customer Service Program
• OHCE educational programs (leader lessons) for local group lesson leaders (these are taught monthly)
• Tests Presto brand pressure canner lids for accuracy
• Works closely with 4-H Educator to plan & conduct FCS-related 4-H events and activities such as 4-H Food Show, 4-H Food Showdown, 4-H Dress Revue & Dress to Impress, public speaking events and record books