Christine Gelley is an Assistant Professor working in the Department of Extension at The Ohio State University where she has served the Noble County community since 2016 in the field of Agriculture and Natural Resources. As part of this role, she also serves as the Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator for Noble County. Her areas of focus include Forage Crops & Livestock, Natural Resource Management, and Horticulture. An avid writer, videographer, and researcher, Christine strives each day to be an encouraging voice of reason to her clientele, while seeing challenges as opportunities and posing viable solutions to enhance the lives of Ohioans, their families, their plants, and their animals. She grew up in Ashland County, OH, earned degrees in Plant Science at The Ohio State University and University of Tennessee, and now resides in Cumberland, OH with her husband- Keegan, and their daughters- Bethany and Naomi.