Southern Region Program
Leadership Network
Orientation of New Members
August 2009
Southern Region Program
Leadership Network
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
Individual Benefits1
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Building collaborative networks (85%)
Implementing/adapting ideas/best practices (71%)
Widening one’s view of Extension work (51%)
Catalyzing connections with people (46%)
Reflecting critically on their work (42%)
Training/professional development (40%)
Developing leadership skills (33%)
Gaining confidence in work/personal skills (33%)
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N., Stovall, C. & Owen, M. (2009)
Committee Benefits1
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Leveraging other’s ideas/best practices (73%)
Problem solve/deal with struggles (72%)
Supporting each other (72%)
Developing joint projects/share resources(55%)
Initiating ideas that later gain prominence (44%)
Working w/ASRED & AEA for national voice (43%)
Building bonds among 1862 & 1890 Inst. (41%)
Developing & supporting southern solidarity (35%)
1Franz,
N., Stovall, C. & Owen, M. (2009)
Four Results of PLN1
Improved effectiveness by adopting a best
practice from another state (66%)
Feel more support in their work (48%)
Changes in
my work
due to PLN
Think differently about their resources (48%)
Feel recharged from PLN (35%)
1Franz,
N., Stovall, C. & Owen, M. (2009)
Program Leadership Network
(PLN)
Mission
• Foster and strengthen Extension education
programming throughout the Southern region
by promoting multi-state cooperation.
• Anticipate emerging program issues and
needs.
• Implement action processes to address them
in a timely manner.
PLN Structure
Three Main Groups:
• Program Committees (PC)
• Program Leadership Committee (PLC)
• Executive Committee (EC)
Administratively responsible to ASRED and AEA
AEA
1890 Inst - Administrators
ASRED
1862 Inst - Directors
PLN Structure Overview
EC
Executive Committee
ANR
PLC
PSD
Program Leadership Committee
COM
CD
FCS
4-H
MM
IT
Extension Service Representatives from
Southern Region 1862/1890 Universities
Program Committees (PC)
Agriculture
& Natural
Science
MM
COM
Communication
Community
Development
Program
& Staff
Development
PSD
ANR
CD
FCS
Family &
Consumer
Science
4-H
IT
4-H Youth
Development
Middle Managers
Information
Technology
Program Committees (PC)
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Membership
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Officers, Representatives, and Administrative Advisors
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Roles and Responsibilities
• Web site (http://srpln.msstate.edu/)
• Annual Work Plan (AWP)
• Regular Conference Calls
PSD
MM
ANR
• Emerging Issues
• Review Annual Work Plan
COM
CD FCS 4-H IT
• Review PLN Web site and Listserv
• Other Items as Determined by PC
Program Leadership Committee
(PLC)
PLC
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Membership
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Officers, Advisors, and ASRED and AEA Representatives
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Roles and Responsibilities
• Review the PLN Web site http://srpln.msstate.edu/
• Develop an Annual PLC Work Plan
http://srpln.msstate.edu/plc/plc_pow_08-09.pdf
• Identify Emerging Issues (on behalf of all PCs)
• Review Annual Work Plan for Committees
• Plan Annual PLN Conference
• Carry Information and Action Items from the Program
Committees to the Administrators and Directors
Program Leadership Committee (PLC)
ANR
• Nelson Daniels
• Joan Dusky
COM
• Debbie Archer
• Frankie Gould
CD
• Jenny Fertig
• Joe Sumners
FCS
• Shirley Hastings
• Kasundra Cyrus
4-H
• Kellye Rembert
• Dorothy Wilson
IT
• Jim Segers
• Lalit Rainey
MM
• Ray Rice
• Ellen Smoak
PSD
• Mitch Owens
• Demier Richardson
Advisors
• Jon Ort
• Gina Eubanks
AEA & ASRED Appointees
• Albert Essel
• Gaines Smith
Ex-Officio
• Ronald A. Brown
• L. Washington Lyons
• Alan Barefield
• Rachel Welborn
Executive Committee (EC)
EC
Members
• PLC Chair (Serves as Vice Chair of EC)
• Immediate Past Chair of PLC (Serves as Chair of EC)
• Administrative Advisors to PLC from ASRED and AEA
• One Director chosen from ASRED
• One Administrator chosen from AEA
• One Member elected by the Subject Area Program Committees
• One Member elected by the Administrative & Support Services
Committees
Executive Committee (EC)
EC
Members:
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Nelson Daniels, EC Chair
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Jon Ort
1862 Advisor
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Mitch Owen, PLC Chair/EC Vice-Chair
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Gina Eubanks
1890 Advisor
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Gaines Smith, 1862 Representative
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Albert Essel, 1890 Representative
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Frankie Gould, Elected Representative
From Com, IT, PSD, & MM
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Dorothy Wilson, Elected
Representative From FCS, ANR, CD &
4-H
Ex-Officio:
• Ron Brown, ASRED
• L. Washington Lyons, AEA
• Alan Barefield, SRDC
Executive Committee (EC)
Roles & Responsibilities
Action Arm of PLN
• Coordinate action on emerging issues and on regional AWP
• Promote effective communication
• Take responsibility for actions needed between scheduled
meetings of the Program Leadership Committee
• Act on issues that emerge
• Appoint teams or task forces to address multi-program issues
As actions are taken, communication with SR-PLC, PCs, ASRED,
AEA, and the entire Extension system is important.
Putting It All Together
AEA
1890 Inst - Administrators
ASRED
1862 Inst - Directors
Work Plans
Informational
Items
Suggested
Action
Items
Accomplishment
Reports
Collaborative
Logic
Projects
Models
EC
Executive Committee
ANR
PLC
PSD
Program Leadership Committee
COM
CD
FCS
4-H
IT
MM
Southern Region Program
Leadership Network
Questions?