Opening Session Comments - Read the comments presented by Dr. John Lawrence, Vice President for Extension and Outreach
Breakout Session Resources - The following resources are a compilation of the Power Point slides, handouts, and web links utilized by the presenters during the breakout sessions for the Inaugural Extension Council Conference held in Ames on March 30, 2019. Additionally, the contact information for each of the presenters is listed.
- Background Screening Process and Trends
- Best Practices for Staff Management
- Conducting Public Council Meetings
- Council Member Overview
- County Program Success Stories
- Creating Community Partnerships for Common Goals
- Employment Law & Practices
- Fiscal Reports & Budgeting
- Lessons from Dr. Lawrence's Road Show
- Promoting Extension to Decision-makers
- Program Planning for County Needs
- Presenters
- Brent Schwenneker, Dallas County Extension Council; beschw@monsanto.com
- Nicki Stajcar, Dallas County Extension Council; jicnnim@Q.com
- Presenter
- Gene Mohling, Regional Director, Region 15; mohling@iastate.edu, 319-337-2145
- Resources
- Fiscal Reports & Budgeting presentation PDF of Power Point
- Fiscal Reports & Budgeting presentation PDF of Power Point
County Program Success Stories
- OUCH! That Stereotype Hurts
- Malisa Rader, Family Life Specialist, mrader@iastate.edu
- Resource: PDF handout
- Entrepreneurship in Human Sciences, Hamilton County
- Susan Schmitz, Hamilton County Program Coordinator; sschmitz@iastate.edu
- Kathy Getting, Hamilton County Extension Council Member; kkgetting@gmail.com
- Jerry Chizek, Regional Extension Education Director, Region 7; jwchizek@iastate.edu
- Resource: PDF of Power Point
- Summer Youth Workshops, Hancock County
- Trece Lonneman, Hancock County Office Administrator; trece@iastate.edu
Victoria Schmidt, Hancock County Youth Coordinator; vschmidt@iastate.edu
Mary Greiman, Hancock County Extension Council; tmkcg@ncn.net - Resource: PDF of Power Point; Video clips and photo slide slow of workshops available upon request (email trece@iastate.edu)
- Trece Lonneman, Hancock County Office Administrator; trece@iastate.edu
- It's Time for STEM
- Casey Wenstrand, Madison County Youth Coordinator- caseyw@iastate.edu
- Resource: PDF of Power Point; handout
Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Monona County Swine Project
- Melissa Beermann, Monona County Extension Director; mbeerman@iastate.edu
Chris Beedle, ISU Western Research Farm Manager; beedlec@iastate.edu
Whitney Carrier, Monona County Extension Council; farmgirlia16@hotmail.com - Resource: PDF of Power Point; Swine Program Summary Flyer; Swine Program Contract; Swine Program Workshops; Price of Livestock Activity
- Melissa Beermann, Monona County Extension Director; mbeerman@iastate.edu
- Agriculture Education Dinners, Plymouth & Cherokee Counties
- Janelle Johnson, Plymouth County Program Coordinator; janelle@iastate.edu
Mary Tuttle, Cherokee County Program Coordinator; mtuttle@iastate.edu - Resource: Presentation Handout
- Janelle Johnson, Plymouth County Program Coordinator; janelle@iastate.edu
Community & Economic Development
- Leading Communities, Lee & Henry Counties
- Shelley Oltmans, Keokuk Chamber Director and Program Specialist Community Development; shelleyo@iastate.edu
Traci Vantiger, Henry County Office Manager; traciv@iastate.edu - Resource: PDF of Presentation
- Shelley Oltmans, Keokuk Chamber Director and Program Specialist Community Development; shelleyo@iastate.edu
- Solar Energy Project, Louisa County
- Angela Shipley, Executive Director, Louisa Development Group; shipleya@iastate.edu
Conducting Public Council Meetings
- Presenters
- Gary Taylor, Director, Community and Economic Development, gtaylor@iastate.edu
- Bob Dodds, Assistant Vice President, County Services, redodds@iastate.edu, 515-294-0013
- Resources
- Conducting Public Council Meetings presentation PDF of Power Point
- Attorney General Sunshine Advisories webpage
- Chapter 21, Iowa Code (open meetings act) webpage
Background Screening Process and Trends
- Presenters
- Meredith Elmore, First Advantage; Meredith.Elmore@FADV.com
- Terry Maloy, IECA Executive Director, maloy@iastate.edu
- Resources
- Background Screening Process and Trends presentation PDF of Power Point
Program Planning for County Needs
- Presenter
- Alan Ladd, Regional Director, Region 17; aladd@iastate.edu
- Connie Casson, West Pottawatamie Extension Council; cmcasson@gmail.com
- Resources
- Program Planning for County Needs Power Point presentation
- Program Planning for County Needs notes catcher
- Presenters
- Jaki Samuelson, Whitfield & Eddy Law Firm, Samuelson@whitfieldlaw.com, 515-246-5569
- Kay Oskvig, Whitfield & Eddy Law Firm, oskvig@whitfieldlaw.com
- Terry Maloy, maloy@iastate.edu, 641-226-1541
- Resources
- Employment Law & Practices Presentation PDF of Power Point
Promoting Extension to Decision-Makers
- Presenters
- John Putney, Past Executive Director, Iowa State Blue Ribbon Foundation and former State Senator; jlputney@windstream.net
- Resources
- Promoting Extension to Desion-Makers presentation
Creating Community Partnerships for Common Goals
- Presenters
- Brooke Blessington, Regional Director, Region 18; bbless@iastate.edu
- Katharinna Bain, Keokuk County Director, kbain@iastate.edu
- Resources
- Creating Community Partnerships for Common Goals presentation Power Point
- Creating Community Partnerships for Common Goals networking notes PDF
Lessons from Dr. Lawrence's Road Show
- Presenter
- Dr. John Lawrence, Vice President for Extension and Outreach, jdlaw@iastate.edu
- Resources
- Lessons from Dr. Lawrence's Road Show presentation PDF of Power Point
Best Practices for Staff Management
- Presenters
- RaeAnn Gordon, Linn County Director, raeannb@iastate.edu
Alan Beach, Linn County Extension Council, beachalan1@aol.com
- RaeAnn Gordon, Linn County Director, raeannb@iastate.edu
- Resources
- Best Practices for Staff Management PDF of Power Point
- Handout: 10 Principles of Policy Governance