WEDA August 8, 2023 Meeting

3:00 p.m.          Welcome and Introductions – Ivory
Lyles

3:10 p.m.          Roll Call/Sound Check – Doreen

3:15
p.m.          Dr.
Brigitte Scott, National Project Leader (brigit2@vt.edu,
(540-449-1919) and Terry Meisenbach, OneOp Extension Engagement Strategist
(tmeisenbach@gmail.com,
760-641-9354) will update the Western Extension Directors on OneOp.  OneOp
(formerly the Military Families Learning Network) has gone through a great deal
of change in recent years, and continues to provide outstanding professional
development and growth opportunities to service providers for military families
nationwide. We’ll present our rebranding efforts, our programming organization,
demonstrate our new web presence, and outline our major Powerful Provider
initiative.  Our goal is to show opportunities for Cooperative Extension
to collaborate even more with this national organization.

3:45
p.m.          Brad Galoach
– update on WCMER to national and our NRSP
proposal to ESCOP/Hatch

4:15 p.m.          Amanda Marney,
Nutrition and Mental Health Conference (Save the date brochure attached)

WEDA Business Meeting

4:30 p.m.          Approve May WEDA
Meeting Minutes – Doreen Hauser-Lindstrom

Old Business:

4:35
p.m. Updates from the following Subcommittees

·      
WEDA travel support funds:  Jon, Cody, and Lindsey (Attached)

New Business:

4:40 p.m. ECOP Committee Updates:

• Executive Committee – Barbara
  Petty
• Programs Committee – Ivory
  Lyles
• New PAT
  – Food Systems Viability
• Professional Development – Jon
  Boren
• 4-H Leadership – Cody Stone

Next Meeting:  Tuesday,
September 12, 2023, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. zoom

                        NEDA,
October 10-12, 2023, Tucson AZ.  Don’t forget to register!

§  WEDA
meeting – Thursday afternoon