New Educator Joins UW Extension’s Sheridan County Office

The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Larissa Bonnet as a community vitality and health educator serving Sheridan County.

An older woman with long blonde hair wearing a white shirt with dark purple flowers and a tan cardigan.
Larissa Bonnet

Bonnet grew up in Sheridan and serves as a volunteer in various community organizations. Currently, she referees youth sports, serves as the president of the Sheridan Junior Hawks hockey team and supports the Advocacy & Resource Center of Sheridan.

Bonnet earned a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado, in 2002. In 2005, she received her master’s in counseling and human services from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Bonnet is currently pursuing a doctorate in education from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona, which she anticipates completing in 2025.

Bonnet has spent more than a decade working for Sheridan College. For 13 years, she served as director of campus life and housing; in the past year, she worked as the director of campus services.

In her time at Sheridan College, Bonnet developed leadership trainings, addressed student concerns, served on committees that govern the college, and coordinated building and service maintenance. She looks forward to learning new skills, deepening her existing connections, and meeting new people in her new role with UW Extension.

“I am excited to create new relationships and work with key partners in the Sheridan community to bring opportunities to the community,” says Bonnet.

Bonnet started her new role with UW Extension Monday, Sept. 23. She can be contacted at (307) 674-2980 or lbonnet@uwyo.edu.

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