ELT Minutes, January 10, 2012
Extension Leadership Team Meeting Minutes
January 10, 2012
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Richard J. Randall Student Technology Center
University of Augusta
Present: John Rebar, Fran Sulinski, Jon Prichard, Dennis Harrington, and Lisa Phelps
Facilitator: Fran Sulinski
Note taker: Lisa Phelps
Guest: Jennifer O’Leary
ADA Statement and Phone Number: There are many instances where a brochure, flyer or other material has no Extension phone contact but does have the non-discrimination and ADA statement with Equal Opportunity (EO) contact information. As a result, our clients end up calling the only number available to them and EO is reporting that they get an average of three (3) Extension client calls a week. Fran Sulinski and Jen O’Leary will work together to share information with staff. Minimally there needs to be a phone contact on all print items in addition to a website address and e-mail address. Guest: Jennifer O’Leary
Northeast Program Leaders Network Meeting will be held in Washington, DC, February 15-17, 2012. Karen Hatch Gagne will represent Maine at this meeting. We thank Karen for her willingness to attend this meeting. University of Maine Diversity Leadership Institute (UMDLI): Funding for UMDLI has been decreased and the program has also been reconfigured to reduce costs. The ELT agreed to provide $2,500 to support the program because of our continued involvement and because of the good work and benefits of the program. The ELT is encouraging more UMaine Extension staff to participate in UMDLI.
Announcements:
- Congratulations to Susan Jennings who has been awarded $123,000 by the National 4-H Council to fund Mentor ME Tech Wizards 2012.
- Congratulations to Lois Stack, who has been awarded $4,300 from New England Floriculture for the project “Assessing Flower Preference of Three Groups of Pollinator Bees.”
- Congratulations to Catherine Elliott, who has been awarded $50,000 from RSF Social Finance for the project “Parking Lot Giving Fund of RSF Social Finance”.
- Congratulations to Keri Lindberg, who has been awarded $181,259 from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for the project “Maine Healthy Beaches Program 2012.”
- Congratulations to Sarah Sparks, who has been awarded $1,510 from the Perloff Family Foundation for the project “And/Sag 4-H Robotics-Lewiston”.
- Congratulations to Barbara Baker, who has been awarded $25,000 by the National 4-H Council for the project “Engaging Youth Serving Community (EYSC10) – Communities for ME.”
- Congratulations to Barbara Baker and Jennifer Lobley, who have been awarded $28,888 by the National 4-H Council for the project “4-H Tribal Youth Mentoring Program”.
- Congratulations to Catherine Elliott, who has been awarded the following amounts from The Chewonki Foundation for the project “Environmental Living and Learning for Maine Students (ELLMS)”: $47,102 (Jane’s Trust) and $9,420 (Sam L. Cohen Foundation).
- Congratulations to Ryder Scott, who has been awarded $18,841 from The Chewonki Foundation for the project “Environmental Living and Learning for Maine Students, Quimby Foundation FY11.”