IEPYE NEWS
Illinois Extension Professionals for Youth Education
October 2001
IEPYE
2001-02 IEPYE
Leadership Team
Officers
Diane Baker, President
Bill Million, President-Elect
Lisa Woessner, Vice President
Lori Quinn, Secretary
Fran Streitmatter, Treasurer
Cathy Graham, Past President
Regional Directors
Cheryl Geitner, Northwest
Katie Wagner, Northeast
Stacy Dorethy, West Central
Kim Goodrich, East Central
Melinda States, Southern
Committee Chairs
Peggy Hampton, Diversity
Cathy Deppe, Member Recognition
Lisa Woessner, Membership
Natalie Eichhorst, News & Views
Dave McMurtry, Policies &
Resolution
Deanna Franklin, Professional
Improvement
Chris Hill, Programs
Tina Veal, Public Relations
Cathy Graham, Advisory
Related Committees
Fran Streitmatter, IL 4-H
Foundation
Cathy Graham, Field Staff Advisory
Diane Baker, IJCEP
Judy Taylor, IJCEP
Cathy Graham, IJCEP
Bill Million & Lori Quinn, State
4-H Advisory
Greetings from the New
IEPYE President
by Diane Baker, IEPYE President
The Fall IEPYE meeting was an
exciting time to come together as
youth development colleagues from
across the state. After a long
summer of camps, fairs, and
assorted activities for youth, it was
refreshing to gather with coworkers. It was especially exciting
to see the number of new staff who
participated in the meeting.
Unfortunately, as I write this
newsletter article, our nation is not
experiencing those feelings of
“refreshment and excitement.” With
the recent tragic attacks on the East
Coast, we are reminded of how
fortunate we are to be Americans.
We know that fellow IEPYE
members were closely touched by
the events on September 11, 2001.
We undoubtedly had colleagues
from across the nation who were
also closely touched.
When we gathered at our Fall
IEPYE meeting, we talked about the
mission and vision of our
organization. For many, one of the
most important reasons that they
belong to IEPYE is the support and
camaraderie of fellow members. At
this time, perhaps more than in
many years, let us remember the
support and friendship that we can
extend (and accept) from our fellow
IEPYE members.
Change is certain. It is certain for
our country, it is certain for our
personal lives … and it is certain for
our association. Let us embrace that
opportunity for change and look
forward to a great year ahead!!
NAE4-HA News
State's Night Out for the 2001 NAE4-HA Conference will be held at
Jack's Steakhouse N Saloon (in a private dining room) in Bismarck, on Oct.
22 at 6:30 p.m. Everyone attending NAE4HA is encouraged to attend.
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This year’s menu includes:
Assorted Appetizers (cheese stix, wing dings, breaded cauliflower and
onion rings)
Salad
Fresh Baked Bread with Strawberry Butter
Choice of one of the following:
10 oz. Sirloin Steak, 10 oz. Prime Rib, Breaded Shrimp or Grilled
Chicken Breast
Choice of potato or vegetable
Dessert: Vanilla Cheese Cake with Strawberry Topping
Congratulations to our Newly
Elected Board of Directors
An accurate count is needed for this special event. Please contact Sandra
Lignell, State’s Night Out Coordinator, if you plan to attend and if you will
have a guest. Dr. Campion is providing the State's Night Out dinner.
2001 Upcoming Meetings
North Central Regional Breakfast theme is “Helping Hands.” Please
bring mittens, gloves, hats or scarves with you to Bismarck. These will be
used as our breakfast table centerpieces and then donated to local charities.
NAE4-HA
10/21-25
As is tradition, a State Meeting is planned for Sunday evening. Time and
location coming soon or check the message board!
October 2001 – IEPYE News
IEPYE Membership
One lucky member of IEPYE had
their membership dues refunded as
part of a recruitment incentive. As
part a new IEPYE display at Annual
Conference, members were
encouraged to renew his or her
membership or join IEPYE before
the end of the conference to be
eligible for a drawing for a free
membership. If you have not
received your membership material,
please contact your IEPYE
Regional Director. Just a reminder
– IEPYE state dues are $25 per year
Illinois Extension Represented at PILD Conference
by Diane Baker, IEPYE President
This spring, members of the four Extension associations descended
upon Washington D.C. for the Public Issues Leadership Development
Conference. This conference, sponsored by the Joint Council of Extension
Professionals, is a great opportunity for professional development,
networking, and visiting Capitol Hill. During the week this year, we had
workshops on diversity, marketing, public policy and ethics. There were
also some very intriguing simulations of life as a congressman and the
federal budget. One afternoon was devoted to visits in Washington D.C.
where topics such as food safety, water resources and waste management,
and youth, families and violence were addressed. One entire day was
open for Congressional Visits on Capitol Hill. This was a great
opportunity for us to visit with our Senators and Representatives.
During the conference there was also time allocated for networking with
NAE4-HA colleagues from across the nation. Our National board
presented a workshop based on the book “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of
Leadership.” It’s a very fascinating book and is a relatively easy read. It’s
a great book to get you thinking about your own personal leadership style
and tendencies.
While Illinois sends representatives of the four associations each year, the
PILD Conference is open to any Extension professional. I highly
recommend this conference as a part of your long-range plan.
and dues for IEPYE and NAE4-HA
are $76 for one year. Regional
Directors for IEPYE are:
Northwest – Cheryl Geitner,
Northeast – Katy Wagner, East
Central – Kim Goodrich, West
Central – Stacey Dorethy, and
Southern – Melinda States.
The lucky winner was: Carroll
Rodgers, Youth Development
Educator from Clay County.
IEPYE Programs
Committee Report
by Chris Hill, Programs Committee
Chair
The IEPYE programs committee
met by telenet on September 6th and
reviewed its purpose and that of the
national committee. The charge of
the national committee is to
communicate the work of its eight
task forces and share the most upto-date information with its
members.
The programs committee
discussed possible goals for the
upcoming year and set the date for
its next meeting on 11/07/01 at 2:30
pm code # 7764, which is after the
annual NAE4-HA Conference in
Bismarck.
If there are IEPYE members
interested in joining the programs
committee contact Chris Hill by
email or at 618-252-8391.
New Web Site
JCEP has launched its new web site
that will contain information about
regional leadership workshops,
PILD, the Galaxy conference and
other pertinent information. Check
it out at: http://www.jcep.org
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October 2001 – IEPYE News
“Balancing Your Life –
4-H Style…The
Teleconference”
Summary of comments from
panelists and others from a
teleconference held at the UWExtension in 2000
Submitted by Katie Wagner
You don’t owe explanations to
anyone for taking professional time,
you are a professional.
Let go of trying to please everyone
and being everything to everyone.
Create your own focus and use it to
manage your time.
Take control of the situation when
approached off-hours (in a store, on
the street) about work. Let them
know you don’t have the
information and that they can get it
by contact you at the office.
You don’t have to be a “super
worker,” mediocrity is not a bad
thing!
Realize that nothing is life or death,
most times it can wait until
tomorrow!
Do something unrelated to work.
Use all of your vacation days.
Put humor into your work.
Consciously plan who you are and
what you want to do.
Follow the 12 hour rule. Don’t
return to work until at least 12 hours
have passed. (If a meeting runs
until 10pm, don’t return to work
until 10am)
You don’t always have to be there!
Keep a time card.
Delegate! Can someone make calls
for you; plan an event?
Does the activity/event need to be in
the schedule? If so, find new ways
to make it fun and better.
Work smarter, not harder.
Involve volunteers in strategic and
long-range planning to give them
ownership of the program.
Work hard to gain trust from the
people you work with, they will
support your need for personal time.
You might choose to involve your
family in 4-H and the things you do
with your work. If you do this, you
will want to decide how they should
participate in award competitions,
etc.
Take time off to be involved in your
family’s activities, kid’s school
events, etc.
Perfection is not an option, stop
striving for it.
Follow the rule, “work stays at the
office and family issues stay at
home.”
Don’t let the sun set on your anger.
Have only one calendar for personal
and professional.
Schedule time off well in advance
and stick with it.
Don’t show your calendar to others.
Make sure your family
commitments are on the calendar
and stick to them.
Don’t count on the organization to
lighten your workload, you need to
do it yourself.
Use flexibility, work when you
want to work. For example, you
might go in early to get done early.
Take a long lunch hour and
exercise.
Take the long view. Can you really
continue over the long haul at the
pace you are going?
Make work fun, find ways to
incorporate your interests and
expertise.
No one ever complains from their
death bed about not spending
enough time at the office.
Spend time with pets, it lowers your
blood pressure.
Double the estimate of how long
you think it will take to do
something.
Schedule several meetings on the
same night and stagger them. “Kill
two birds with one stone.”
Don’t schedule night meetings on
days you are out of town at another
meeting.
Look ahead and schedule nights off.
Get involved in something you like,
try the arts.
Ask yourself, do I have an
educational role here? I not, should
you be there?
Two books are suggested:
The Inventurers: Excursions in Life
and Career Renewal by Janet
Hagberg and Richard Leider
Creating Your Future-Personal
Strategic Planning for Professionals
by George L. Morrisey
Take advantage of windows of
opportunity in your schedule to get
time off.
Work on trusting volunteers to take
over programs!
Respect volunteers’ need for
family/personal time and they will
respect yours.
Things do go on without us.
Manage your time.
Don’t get tied up in knots!
Screen calls at home.
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October 2001 – IEPYE News
IEPYE Fall Meeting Highlights
The IEPYE Fall Meeting was held August 30 in Bloomington.
IEPYE members
before and during
the Fall Meeting.
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