1. West Central Update State Advisory Council Conference October 12, 2010

5. North Carolina Cooperative ExtensionNorth Carolina Cooperative Extension Advisory Leadership SystemAdvisory Leadership System In the Spotlight for February 2010 Mr. Ron Joyner ( Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes and Surry )

6. Center of West Central District (Alexander County):

7. Overview Information 17 Counties –18% of NCCES Centers –6725 square miles (14% of NC) – from ~1170 to 6684 feet elevation –6 of 17 counties border another state –40 to 800 persons per square mile

8. Views, Eco-systems, Environment Diversity of Population Blue Ridge Parkway Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fraser fir

9. Urban Profile District: Charlotte, NC : County population in July 2008: 890,515 (96% urban, 4% rural)

10. Urban Profile : Hickory, NC

11. Blue Ridge Parkway

13. Frasier Fir Farm: Alleghany County

14. Frasier Fir : Ashe County

15. District Overview Regional scenic beauty. Economy based on Tourism, Agriculture, Real Estate, Construction, Retail, Professional Services, Manufacturing. Strong sense of place and pride.

16. Our Extension People ~72 Extension Field Faculty 15 Program Assistant/Associates 38 Secretaries

17. Our Progress State Advisory Council –Giles Martin-Lincoln County –Joseph Bullock- Rowan County –Ron Joyner- Ashe County –Charles Moseley- Burke County – Brent Hunter- Yadkin County

18. State Advisory Council (SAC) Links West Central District State Advisory Council Members: Ron Joyner (Ashe) Brent Hunter (Yadkin) Joey Bullock (Rowan) Chuck Mosley (Burke) Giles Martin (Lincoln) Joey Bullock Gaston Mecklenburg Rowan Ron Joyner Ashe Alleghany Wilkes Surry Giles Martin: Cleveland Lincoln Rutherford Chuck Mosley: Alexander Burke Caldwell Catawba Brent Hunter: Davie Yadkin Iredell

19. Our Progress – POW Objectives 01 Life Skills (16 counties) 03 Profitable, Sustainable Agri. (15) 10 Healthy Eating, Wellness (15) 18 Nat’l Resources Conservation (15) 20 Urban- Consumer Agriculture (14)

20. Our Progress – POW Objectives 04 Local Food Systems (10) 05 Emerging Ag., Value Added (14) 08 Volunteerism (15) 11 Parenting-Caregiver Skills (14)

21. Our Strategic Goals To adapt & adopt issue-based integrated programming. To increase use of evaluation tools and identify impacts. To improve Success Stories. To increase Advisory Council and Committee’s functionality.

22. Our Progress -- District Initiatives Regional Environmental Issues ( Storm Water & Wetland) Regional Day Providers Network with Parenting Education - Regional 4-H Bio-Tech Camp Regional 4-H Science Fair

23. West Central Update People, Programs, and Progress