Minutes
Alii, Greetings, Hafa Adai, Talofa, Mogethin, Kaselehlie, Ran annim, Lenwo, Iakwe, Aloha, Hola!
Agenda
- 10:15 a.m. Welcome and Introductions – Jake DeDecker
- Please sign sympathy card for Ingly.
WEDA Business Meeting
- Approval of August 11th, 2026 WEDA Meeting Minutes
Old Business:
- Expectations/Goals of WEDA Director’s Retreat – Ed Martin, Kris Elliott, Janine Woods and Derek Scasta -Conversation led by Ed Martin
- Preference for San Diego Location
- WPOLC/WREN/Communications
- AWE Update – Jake DeDecker
- Tiger Team Update – Vicki McCracken
- META ($17B) – What states are doing to engage their AG offices to potentially access some of the funds acquired from META ($17B) to provide youth and family education around healthy social platform use.
- Rural Transformation Grants – what states have received rural health transformation grants (we received notice that 4 of 5 we submitted were funded this past week).
- External Program Reviews – Kris Elliott, Janine Woods, Allen Malone, and Cody Stone
- Updates from National ECOP Committees:
- Executive Committee: Cody Stone
- Programs Committee: Ed Martin
- Professional Development: Jon Boren – soon to be Jacob DeDecker
- Other updates/discussions from this week’s National Meeting.
New Business:
- Increase in Smith-Lever/Federal capacity funding? (CARET/BAA – March 1-4, 2027)
- Update from ED – Doreen
- MENTORS:
- Jenn Wagaman
- Tanisha Aflague
- Darren Haver
- Eric McPhail
- John Derek Scasta
- Surendra Dara
- Propose 1 Program area focus quarterly – Share an impact
- MENTORS:
Adjourn at noon
Next WEDA Zoom Meeting: October 14, 2026, 3:00 pm Pacific
- Final 2026 WEDA Budget Report