WELD IX agenda Monday, March 20 Moderator: Shannon Mueller 10:00 am to 11:30 am Welcome and Introductions: Shannon Mueller, WELD IX Chair Rich Koenig, Associate Dean and Director of Washington State University Extension Interns and Planning Committee 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Lunch 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Understanding Self and Leadership, Mitch Owen 2:30 pm to 2:45 pm Break 2:45 pm to 5:45 pm 2:45 pm to 5:15 pm Individual Intern Coaching Sessions, Mitch Owen Leadership Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Judy Barth 5:15 pm Adjourn for Day Dinner on your own 1 Tuesday, March 21 Moderator: Christina Turner 7:00 am to 10:30 am Individual Intern Coaching Sessions, Mitch Owen 9:00 am to 10:15 am Leadership Models, Dan McDonald 10:15 am to 10:30 am Break 10:30 pm to 11:00 am Final Wrap-Up: Understanding Self and Leadership, Mitch Owen 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Innovative Project Overview, Frank Burris 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm Innovative Project Discussions, Frank Burris & Planning Committee Members 1:45 pm to 2:10 pm Book Review Overview, Pat McGlynn 2:10 pm to 3:00 pm Engaging and Connecting throughout WELD: How? Why? Heidi Rader 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm Break 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm 5:00 pm Difficult Conversations/Leadership Scenarios, Planning Committee Adjourn for Day Dinner on your own
Wednesday, March 22 Moderator: Mark Heitstuman 8:30 am to 11:00 am Ethical Leadership Oxymoron or Expectation? Judy Barth 11:00 am to 11:30 am Break 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Travel to CAMAS Wellness Center, Boxed lunch on the Bus 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Team Building Activity, Kalispell Indian Reservation, Mark Heitstuman & Heidi Rader Facilitators: Mike Jensen, Jan Klein, & Alex Laughery 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm Return to Spokane on the bus 5:15 pm Adjourn for Day Dinner on your own 2 Thursday, March 23 Moderator: Steve Burr 8:30 am to 10:15 am Conflict Management, Steve Daniels 10:15 am to 10:30 am Break 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Conflict Management (cont.), Steve Daniels 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Thriving in the 21st Century Workplace, David Remson 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm Break 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Thriving in the 21st Century Workplace (cont.), David Remson 5:00 pm Adjourn until Dinner 6:00 pm Dinner Provided, Wrap-up and Next Steps, Shannon Mueller and Planning Committee WELD IX Interns: Andree Walker Bravo Brad Bauer Brian Brandt Brianna Beene Dan Schroder Dominic Rodriguez Emily Henry Glenn Owings Jamie Davis Jamie Doyle Karen Hanshaw Kathee Tifft L. Karina Diaz Rios Laura Ryser Lynette Black Mindy Meuli Nicole Martini Patrick Kircher Paul Hill Roubie Younkin Sheila G. Kelley Stacy Buchholz Tapan Pathak Teresa Dean Tracy Trumper Travis Hoesli
3 WELD IX Planning Committee: Shannon Mueller, WELD IX Chair, California Christina Turner, WELD IX Secretary, New Mexico Jon Boren, WEDA Liaison, New Mexico Heidi Rader, Alaska Dan McDonald, Arizona Judy Barth, Colorado Lynn Nakamura-Tengan, Hawaii Pat McGlynn, Montana Frank Burris, Oregon Steve Burr, Utah Mark Heitstuman, Washington TBD: Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, 1994 Land Grant Colleges, & Pacific Territories Land Grant Colleges Presenters: Steven E. Daniels, Ph.D. Steven E. Daniels, Ph.D., is a Specialist for Community Development in University Extension at Utah State University and a Professor in the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology and in the Department of Environment and Society. Previously, he was Director of the Western Rural Development Center at Utah State University (1999-2004), on the faculty at Oregon State University as a professor of forest policy and economics (1989-1999) and on the faculty of Utah State University (1986-1988). Much of Dr. Daniels professional interests focus on community linkages to natural resources and in collaborative processes in natural resource management. He has been involved in a number of community-level collaborations, primarily in the Pacific Northwest. With Dr. Gregg Walker of OSU, he is a co-author of Working Through Environmental Conflict: The Collaborative Learning Approach. Except for a few years living in North Carolina while Steve earned his graduate degrees at Duke University, he has lived in the northern Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest. David Remson David Remson has been teaching and learning about the multigenerational workplace for over 10 years. He has been an invited speaker in numerous public, private and non-profit sector organizations across the country. David focuses on understanding and leveraging the assets each generation brings to the workplace. Through humor, history and research, his programs offer the opportunity to develop strategies to engage people across the generational spectrum. He holds a Master s degree in Management and Organizational Leadership from Regis University and brings a simple philosophy to all of his work; It s not about them, it s about you.
4 Mitchell B. Owen, Ph.D. Mitchell B. Owen, Ph.D. is the Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Mitchen Inc., an innovative training and organizational development company celebrating over 23 years of service to its clients. Dr. Owen has also served as the Deputy Director for Performance and Organization Development with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and as the Director of Personal and Organizational Development at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. He is the creator of the Elusive Leadership TM model for high performance teams and the Mitchen Organization Strategic Positioning System TM. Dr. Owen s expertise and reputation has enabled him to work with a wide variety of groups, including major universities, public agencies, non-profits, as well as business and industry. He completed his Doctorate of Education at North Carolina State University in Adult Education and Development while focusing his research on technology adoption and psychology and has presented and published extensively on a host of topics related to organizational development and education. Dan McDonald, Ph.D. Dan McDonald, Ph.D. is the County Extension Director for Pima County and an associate area agent with Arizona Cooperative Extension at the University of Arizona. His current research and community outreach involves the development, implementation, and evaluation of community programming and curricula, including nutrition and physical activity programs, youth development programming, and capacity building workshops. He has published on developing school wellness policies, evaluating community programs, and fatherhood. He serves on the City of Tucson Commission on Food Security, Heritage and Economy, and the Arizona Area Health Education Centers advisory board. Judy Barth, Ph.D. Judy Barth, Ph.D., is currently Director of Operations/Human Resources for Colorado State University Extension. Previously she served as Human Resources/Personnel Coordinator, Assistant to the Director, and Staff Development Coordinator. She spent 14 years as a county Extension Agent responsible for 4-H Youth Development before moving into human resource management. Judy received her Ph.D. from Colorado State University in Human Resource Studies; has an MBA in Accounting and Finance from the University of Arizona; and a B.S. in Education from Cornell University.
5 The Relationship between WELD and WEDA: The Western Extension Directors Association (WEDA) is open to the 1862 Extension Directors and 1994 Representatives of the Land-Grant Cooperative Extension organizations in the following states and territories: Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Micronesia, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. WEDA works on mutually beneficial programs and organizational issues in partnership with USDA-NIFA (National Institute for Food and Agriculture) and the APLU (Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities), as well as other regional and national organizations. The WEDA mission is to advance the Land Grant College/University Extension programs in member states and territories in the Western Region to assist in meeting the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century by: Facilitating stakeholder input on critical issues Creating a voice on national issues for the West, including insular areas Fostering the next generation of Extension programs Mentoring and developing Extension leadership and professionals Developing collaborative structures for efficiency and effectiveness. In 1999, the Western Extension Directors Association created the Western Extension Leadership Development (WELD) committee, representing the 13 western states and territories, to investigate and develop a regional leadership training program for Extension faculty. WELD Program Objectives: Developing awareness and appreciation of leadership styles and applying appropriate techniques in working with diverse individuals. Fostering skills that enable individuals to develop and articulate organizational/group direction. Developing skills that enable Extension Professionals to work together and with others effectively. Developing skills to enable an organization/group to effectively implement planned change.