Alexis Sheffield, M.S.

Extension Specialist & CCD Co-Director

Alexis joins the CCD team after an eleven year career as an Extension Agent for Horticulture in Kentucky. She holds degrees in Horticulture and Plant and Soil Sciences from University of Kentucky, which fuels her passion for specialty crop production systems and supporting local farms. Along with work as an Extension Agent, Alexis has experience working in greenhouse systems, organic vegetables and floriculture and has a special love of season extension and native plants. Alexis was the 2025 Dr. Lisa Collins Outstanding Staff Award winner for MG-CAFE, and the 2024 Outstanding Extension Specialist for the Kentucky Association of State Extension Professionals.