Copy of Active Component Members
3:00 p.m. Welcome and Introductions – Ivory Lyles
3:05 p.m. Roll Call/Sound Check – Ivory Lyles
WEDA Business Meeting
3:10 p.m. Approve April WEDA Meeting Minutes – Kelly Crane
Old Business:
3:15 p.m. WEDA Committees – Discuss role and structure of WPOLC and WREN
- Tribal Representation on WPOLC
- Who does WREN report to?
- Who should serve on WPOLC?
3:35 p.m. Updates from the following Subcommittees
- Advocacy/capacity/priorities for WEDA for the next year (Western Agenda): Kelly, Cody, Jeremy, Lindsey, and Vicki
- WEDA travel support funds: Jon, Cody, and Lindsey
- Working with Tribal Audiences: Trent Teegerstrom (AZ), Staci Emm (NV)- Names due by May 15th to Doreen
3:50 p.m. – Review APLU Assessment spreadsheet – please provide updates to Doreen
New Business:
4:00 p.m. WEDA Committee Updates:
- WRAM – Jon Boren
- WELD – Lindsey Shirley
- WPOLC/WREN – Ivory Lyles
- Summer Meeting update – Vicki McCracken
4:20 p.m. ECOP Committee Updates:
- Executive Committee – Barbara Petty
- National Integrated Pest Management Coordinating Committee – ECOP Liaison
- Update on NEDA Conference, Oct. 10-12, Tucson, AZ
- Programs Committee – Ivory Lyles
- PATs
- New PAT – Focus food loss/food waste
- Graduating PATs
- BLC – Increase funding request for PATs
- Professional Development – Jon Boren
- Learning for Leaders
- New Director’s Session at NEDA
- Mentors
- Awards
- PD training (national, regional, state-level discussion)
- 4-H Leadership – Cody Stone
- Name and Emblem
- DEIJ
- National 4-H data collection
- 4-H Fact Sheets formerly posted on NIFA
Updates ECOP BLC – Cody Stone, Kelly Crane, Vicki McCracken
- Ideas/priorities for 2025 Appropriations Budget
Next WEDA meeting: Face-to-face, Tuesday, June 20th – 22nd, 2023, Richland, WA