Agenda
Alii, Greetings, Hafa Adai, Talofa, Mogethin, Kaselehlie, Ran annim, Lenwo, Iakwe, Aloha, Hola!
Times:
Tuesday afternoon, April 14, 2026,
- 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (Pacific)
- 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. (Mountain)
- 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. (Alaska),
- noon – 2:00 p.m. (Honolulu)
- 11:00 -1:00 p.m. (Pago Pago)
Topics:
- 3:00 pm: Welcome and Introductions – Jacob DeDecker
- 3:05 pm: Roll Call/Sound Check – Doreen Hauser-Lindstrom
- 3:10 pm: Recognize and Well Wishes to Mandy Marney – Barbara Petty, Jon Boren, and Engly Ioanis
- 3:20 pm: Approve March meeting minutes – Kris Elliott
Old Business
- 3:20 pm: Review March Extension Leadership Committee Meeting – Kris Elliott
- 3:45 pm: Update on Western Regional Joint Summer Meeting, June 23 – 26, 2026, Hilo, Hawaii
- Please book your hotel and register now for the joint Western Region Summer meeting in Hilo, Hawaii, June 23-26, 2026. The agenda is on the ticket home page along with links to the two hotel pages.
- Please note we recommend flying into Hilo or Kona and renting a car.
New Business
- 3:50 pm: Discuss NSF/USDA AI Funding Opportunity
- 4:05 pm: USDA/NIFA Terms and Conditions Discussion
- 4:15 pm: ECOP Committee Updates:
- Executive Committee & ECOP 4-H Leadership Committee – Cody Stone
- Professional Development – Jon Boren
- Programs Committee – Ed Martin
- Extension Foundation – Vicki McCracken
- Health & Tiger Team Report – Jake DeDecker and Doreen
- 4:35 pm: WEDA Committee Updates
- Nominating Committee –Jon Boren, Jake DeDecker and Cody Stone
- WELD – Mandy Marney
- WRAM – Eric McPhail
- WPOLC – Ed Martin
- 4:50 pm: Update from ED – Doreen Hauser-Lindstrom
- 5:oo pm: Adjourn
Upcoming Meetings:
Face-to-face, Tuesday, May 12th, 2026, regular time.