April 3-4, 2025 Spring Meeting

DATE AND TIME

WEDA

THURSDAY, APRIL 3^RD, 2025

7:30 – 8:45 a.m.

BREAKFAST

8:45 a.m.

WEDA Meeting

·      Welcome

·      Review Agenda

·      Introductions

9:15 a.m.

WEDA and W-COMM

·      Jennifer Alexander, Co-Chair Western Communications Committee

10:30 a.m.

WEDA and WPOLC Meet – Doreen

–              Needs assessment exercise –

–              Extension Directors work with their WPOLC member

–              Top 3 needs in your institution (collective action)

11:00 a.m.

WEDA and WPOLC cont. Meet

–              Continue needs assessment exercise

12:00 noon

LUNCH

1:00 p.m.

WEDA Meets –

–              Approve February WEDA meeting minutes

–              Report from CARET Meeting – Attendees

–              Report from ECOP Meeting

o   Executive Committee _ Barbara Petty

o   Professional Development – Jon Boren

o   Programs – Brent Hales

o   4-H – Cody Stone

o   W-Communications – James Pritchett

Roadmaps:

Executive Summary

4-H

CED

Nutrition and Health

If Interested:

NERAOC – 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.“How are LGU’s addressing Extension Challenges” – Panel:  Lacey Raub, Purdue; Callie Glascock, Missouri; Jessie Buxton, Ohio State. Panel discussion of LGU’s around challenges in Extension including funding models, revenue support and generation and staffing.

2:00 p.m.

WEDA Meets –

WEDA Business Meeting

–              WEDA Committee Reports

–              – WELD – Jeremy Elliott-Engel

–                WRAM – James Pritchett

–              Extension Foundation – Vicki McCracken

–               Review and discuss plans for Face-to-Face winter Leadership Conference – Jake DeDecker (attachment)

–              Institutional/State Reports

–               – 6-8 Reports

If interested:

NERAOC – 3:00 – 4:15 p.m.  “Strategies for successful Extension Programming” – Joe Rand, University of Minnesota.  Learn about successful strategies used in Minnesota to develop and deliver  Extension Programs in todays environment.

4:00 p.m.

WEDA Business Meeting

ED’s Updates and reports – Doreen

·      WEDA Committees – Share progress, Committees List

·      Discuss WEDA Website – Awards

·      2026 WEDA Assessment

·      WEDA Nominating Committee – New for 2025-26

·      ED Time with each Director – Schedule

·      ED Annual Review

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

CLOSING EVENT

Bowling open to all