Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County recently hired a staff member who will help support the Nutrition Education Program (NEP) in Lancaster County. Zahraa Rida joined the NEP team in August as a full-time staff member. Zahraa will focus efforts on teaching nutrition classes to limited-resource individuals and families, in coordination with community agencies. Zahraa will utilize her multilingual skills in English, Arabic and Persian to reach a diverse audience. She has a bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences and Diploma of Education Qualification from Damascus, Syria.