1. Relationships Surrounding Extension Advisory Leadership Systems Strengthening Extension Advisory Leaders Cathy M. Sutphin, PhD Virginia Cooperative Extension Virginia Tech

2. Community Involvement Extension Advisory Leadership Systems are the primary means for involving the community.

3. Partner in the Programming Process

4. Makeup of an Extension Advisory Leadership Group Reflective of the community Diverse Users and Non-users Representatives of funding sources Collaborators Program representatives Agency representatives

5. Extension Staff Roles Convene the group Serve as content experts Local connection to the Land-Grant Educator Facilitator of the programming process Steward of the Extension mission and parameters

6. Volunteer Roles Equal partners Any role within the programming process Committee members Leadership role

7. Reference Extension Leadership Councils. Virginia Cooperative Extension. VA Tech: Blacksburg, VA.