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UNH Cooperative Extension Advisory Councils: County Meetings and Staffing

Learn about the roles and responsibilities of UNHCE Advisory Council members, including advocacy, budget input, and program support. Get involved in guiding and promoting educational programming in your county.

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UNH Cooperative Extension Advisory Councils: County Meetings and Staffing

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  1. UNH Cooperative Extension Advisory Councils: County Meetings and Staffing

  2. Thank you!UNHCE Advisory Council Operating Procedures

  3. 14 Members: • 12 individuals who represent the educational needs of the county (selected through a nomination process) • 1 County Commissioner • 1 Legislative Delegation member Membership

  4. Be an advocate with stakeholders, legislators and partnering organizations • Identify needs and wants of county citizens on which to base educational programming • Be an ambassador for communications/public relations and marketing • Assist in the recruitment, employment and evaluation of Extension Field Specialists and County Coordinators • Provide input on budget preparation and attendance at county commissioners/county delegation hearings in support of the Extension budget • Attend Extension workshops in support of educator efforts and to learn more about individual programming • Participate in orientation and other educational opportunities Role of Advisory Council Members

  5. Typically meet six times per year • (insert meeting dates, times and location) Meetings

  6. Elect a chair, vice-chair, secretary and financial reporter Subcommittees: • Public Awareness Team • (insert those active in your county) Officers and Subcommittees

  7. Made up of county representatives (all 10 counties) and 2 at-large members as well as a CARET representative (Council of Agriculture Research Extension and Teaching (ex officio). • Meets 2-3 times per year • Role is to guide and promote UNHCE by offering guidance to UNHCE Administration on appropriate issues. State Advisory Council

  8. Housed in counties • Specialized, focused discipline • Work regionally • Plan and implement high quality, impactful programming • Majority of funding from state and federal funds (75%) • May supervise program coordinators • Identify and seek out UNH faculty/staff to work with • Contribute effort to grant projects • Submit county and state-wide reports • Serve on organization-wide committees Regional Field Specialists

  9. County-focused in support of local programs • Mainly 4-H and Nutrition Connections • Majority of funding from county (up to 75%) • Implement local programming and coordinate activities • Submit county reports • Occasionally support state-wide events (when county clientele are participating) County Program Coordinators

  10. Housed in campus departments • Most hold terminal degrees • Applied research and teaching • Work statewide supporting field work • Funded through grants, state and federal monies State Extension Faculty

  11. All program staff report regularly and submit a written annual report to council on efforts and impacts • They are expected present their annual accomplishments to Council • Council completes staff evaluation (Program Team Leader in attendance) • Council recommends promotion for Field Specialists only Advisory Council Role in Staff Evaluation

  12. Questions?

  13. extension.unh.edu The University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity educator and employer. University of New Hampshire, U.S. Department of Agriculture and N.H. counties cooperating.

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