1. Extension Leadership System (ELS)
Program Development Team (PDT)
county based volunteers working to support and advocate for programming
4-H Youth Development
Family and Consumer Sciences
Agriculture and Natural Resources
County Council
serves to coordinate efforts for advocacy and support of the total county Cooperative Extension program

2. 3 modules
Taught by our Program Development Coordinators
Implementation timelines

3. Module 1 Membership and Structure roles goals selection process (9-12 members) recruiting members recognizing members member orientation
Before we jump into nutrition and your diet, I’d like to take a minute to discuss what diabetes is and the complications that occur as a result of not managing your diabetes effectively.

4. Module 1 (cont.) Membership and Structure operating guidelines and procedures length of service and rotation (3 years) documentation

5. Module 2 Involving Members Building Successful Meetings shared leadership developing shared leadership (ownership, learning, and sharing) member involvement and engagement (why, how, and what)

6. Module 2 (cont.) member involvement (assessing needs, developing educational plans, making it happen, evaluation)

7. What does the research tell us?
Number of meetings
Successful components
Agent Involvement
Interaction
Meeting Length

8. Four components of successful meetings. R - review and evaluate recent
Four components of successful meetings! R - review and evaluate recent programs/events E - educate and explore P - plan events and participation E – engage and encourage

9. Empowering your Program Development Team and Sharing Leadership
Module 3
Empowering your Program Development Team and Sharing Leadership
understanding shared leadership implementation
structure (chair, vice-chair, secretary)

10. YES, many success stories!
Does it work?
YES, many success stories!

11. serves to coordinate efforts for advocacy and support of the total county Cooperative Extension program
9-12 members
3-4 representing each program area (even if there is no agent in the county)
County Council