Keeping pace: Hampton native’s race for child nutrition, marathons

Partch shares race through her career in state government

  • Kevin and Kayte Partch pose for a family photo with daughters, from left, Kendall and Kellan. The family lives in Lincoln where Kayte is the USDA Child Nutrition director for the Nebraska Board of Education.
    Kevin and Kayte Partch pose for a family photo with daughters, from left, Kendall and Kellan. The family lives in Lincoln where Kayte is the USDA Child Nutrition director for the Nebraska Board of Education.
  • Kayte Partch runs at the 10K Leprechaun Chase in Ashland this March. Partch has devoted herself to continuing to run in competitions such as the Boston Marathon this year.
    Kayte Partch runs at the 10K Leprechaun Chase in Ashland this March. Partch has devoted herself to continuing to run in competitions such as the Boston Marathon this year.

    Becoming a runner takes both the proper food and mental determination to use that fuel to the limit. One Hampton graduate knows the importance of both continuing to run for herself and helping kids in Nebraska to have the basic nutrition to push themselves. For the past three years, Kayte (Tranel) Partch has been the director of the USDA Child Nutrition Programs for the Nebraska Board of Educ…