WEDA April 14, 2026 Meeting

Agenda

Alii, Greetings, Hafa Adai, Talofa, Mogethin, Kaselehlie, Ran annim, Lenwo, Iakwe, Aloha, Hola!

Times:

• 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 12^th, 2026, regular time.

Attachments

• CTA & Societal Benefits
• Evaluation WELC
• Draft 2027 WEDA Working Commitees