Person

David Allen Yates

Ext Area Specialist III | Eastern Region Office

Specialization: Information Technology

Overview

David is a thirty-year plus educator with the University of Tennessee Extension. Raised on a century-plus family dairy farm in Grainger County, Tennessee, David began his Extension career as a farm management area specialist in northeast Tennessee. He then transferred to his current role of the area specialist in information technology for the Eastern Region of Tennessee. David always strives to identify new technology tools and resources. His goal is to make technology understandable and provide useful tools to promote efficiency and relevancy to all levels of Extension work.

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126 Extension Eastern Region Office
1801 Downtown West
Knoxville, TN 37919
Education and Training
  • MS, Agricultural Economics, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 1989
  • BS, Agricultural Business and Management, General, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 1987
Responsible Area(s)
  • Organizational Support

David Allen Yates

Ext Area Specialist III | Eastern Region Office
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126 Extension Eastern Region Office
1801 Downtown West
Knoxville, TN 37919
Education and Training
  • MS, Agricultural Economics, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 1989
  • BS, Agricultural Business and Management, General, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 1987
Responsible Area(s)
  • Organizational Support
Overview

David is a thirty-year plus educator with the University of Tennessee Extension. Raised on a century-plus family dairy farm in Grainger County, Tennessee, David began his Extension career as a farm management area specialist in northeast Tennessee. He then transferred to his current role of the area specialist in information technology for the Eastern Region of Tennessee. David always strives to identify new technology tools and resources. His goal is to make technology understandable and provide useful tools to promote efficiency and relevancy to all levels of Extension work.