{"id":13866,"date":"2024-03-25T13:13:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T17:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/?page_id=13866"},"modified":"2024-03-25T13:13:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T17:13:39","slug":"wcea-meeting-minutes-january-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wcea-meeting-minutes-january-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"WCEA Meeting Minutes &#8211; January 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WCEA meeting minutes 1\/25\/2024<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Present &#8211; Kyle Winslow, Nicholas MacDonald, Eric Jones, Ed Latham, Jen Lobley, Robin Pinto, Vanessa Young, Gabby Brodek, Jason Palomo, Lisa Phelps. Heidi Hinkley<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Secretary&#8217;s Report &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;Kyle moved, Eric seconded, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">unanimously approved<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Treasurer&#8217;s Report &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;Robin moved, Kyle seconded, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">unanimously approved<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Office update-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upstairs temporary closure due to lack of secondary escape on that second floor. Think&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phone access needs attention for some people in the building &#8211; possible fix through tech department, otherwise may have to hire to get new wires added<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>EFNEP position<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; change in Vanessa&#8217;s work<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can she cover Hancock County? Virtual (Zoom) support can be offered.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vanessa is already doing 4 out of 5 days a week in programming so physically facilitating in Hancock is not possible. Door is still open to do in person, but no expectation of that happening.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Annual meeting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; initial planning begins Subcommittee will work on details like the ones listed below<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Selecting a date: Maybe the 11th?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10am to 1pm was timeframe last year for reference. Does that timeframe work this year?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Education campaign to share the many facets of our program may start up a few weeks before?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jason, Tara, Eric, Robin, Vanessa, Nicholas expressed subcommittee interest.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Program Summaries <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gabby shared link to job description for assistant and link for application:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Description: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1DsUQ3Y5Oxk4acKDXIorUpV8Q6ya9wfKN\/view?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1DsUQ3Y5Oxk4acKDXIorUpV8Q6ya9wfKN\/view?usp=sharing<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Application: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.hiretouch.com\/job-details?jobid=83601\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/umaine.hiretouch.com\/job-details?jobid=83601<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eric and Deb met and are excited about Science Greenhouse ideas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jason: Youth development program in Milbridge and Princeton doing Aquaponics. Working with Gabby with her programs as well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rachel and Nicholas have been in frequent contact and happy about increasing livestock connections. Rachel has interest in connecting with County Fair organizers to see if her work can be a part of this year\u2019s fair.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vanessa picked up elementary school in Lubec. Will start adult class at WCCC. Visiting with food pantry managers to share EFNEP info.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trying to connect with community gardeners to pull them into meetings to share what they do and maybe facilitate collaboration ideas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WCEA meeting minutes 1\/25\/2024 &nbsp; Present &#8211; Kyle Winslow, Nicholas MacDonald, Eric Jones, Ed Latham, Jen Lobley, Robin Pinto, Vanessa Young, Gabby Brodek, Jason Palomo, Lisa Phelps. 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