Kloey Painter sits atop her horse, Buck. She and her Army husband recently transferred to Colorado with their two children.
Kloey Painter is married to an active-duty Army soldier and previously worked as an AgriLife extension agent in Texas, a combination that serves her well as a Veteran Service Provider with Farmer Veteran Coalition.
“FVC is a dream job for me,” Kloey said. “I get to work with my two passions: the military and agriculture. Getting to visit with our members each day and assist them helps me feel like I am making a difference for people who sacrificed so much.”
Kloey is adjusting to life at Fort Carson in Colorado, where her Army husband, Ross, is now permanently stationed. Their family moved from Fort Bragg in North Carolina at the first of the year.
“I was born in Amarillo, Texas, and that is where I still claim my home because all my family lives there still,” she said. “We spent some time in the Texas Hill Country, Weatherford, and even a small amount of time in East Texas.”
She attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, and earned an agricultural education degree. Kloey then spent six years as a Texas AgriLife extension agent in West Texas before Ross joined the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Bragg.
“We also co-managed a few cattle ranches in West Texas until he decided on the military journey,” she added. “I have been deeply involved in agriculture my entire life, ranching with my Dad, always on horseback, and heavily involved in FFA and 4-H.
“Then, I got my agricultural degree and started ranching with my husband, and I am forever grateful for the time and experience. Being an extension agent was also a huge blessing for my career and I met so many folks along the way who were willing to continue to teach me.”
Family Life
Kloey and Ross have two children: Truett, 5, and Hattie, 3. “They are my whole world,” she said.
Truett is named for her grandfather, who served in World War II, and her mom’s father served in Vietnam.
“My parents did not serve, but I grew up in a very patriotic family,” she said.
The family has three dogs: Charlie Brown, a French bulldog they rescued at Fort Liberty; Huey, an Anatolian shepherd/ Great Pyrenees mix, who is another rescue; and “our old man, Boudreaux, who is a chocolate Lab.” They also have a buckskin horse named Buck.
In her free time, Kloey loves hiking, being on horseback, camping, fishing, and just being outdoors and exploring new places with her kids and husband.
