Committee

Family and Consumer Sciences and 4-H Youth Development

MISSION

• To identify areas of need and provide resources for utilization by Extension Educators when educating their audiences in the areas of disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery. Create research-based fact sheets and courses, as well as evaluate other authored documents that would be helpful for public use.

COMMITTEE’S CHARGE

• Seek out, review, and offer appropriate resources for Extension Educators and public stakeholders pertaining to disaster preparedness and response, specifically in regards to youth, families, and consumers.
• Work with the Professional Development Committee to prepare at least 2 webinars per year.

MEMBERSHIP

Open to all delegates. The committee meets on the third Thursday of every month at 1:30PM Eastern.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

-Include links to items created/achievements

COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Chair

• Plan and conduct monthly committee calls
• Send out communications to committee members and delegates as needed
• Coordinate committee produced webinars in partnership with the EDEN Support Team
• Representative of 4-H/FCS Committee on the EDEN Executive committee
• Attend EDEN Executive committee monthly call (third Thursday, 3 pm Est.)
• Attend EDEN Executive Committee Mid-Winter Board Meeting (February or March in-person)
• Attend EDEN Executive Committee Meeting at Annual Meeting
• Submit monthly and yearly Reports
• Appoint subcommittees and committee working groups as needed
• Attend the Annual Meeting
• Coordinate other projects as needed
• The chair can serve up to 3 consecutive terms

Vice Chair

• The vice-chair shall assume the duties of the chair in the chair’s absence
• Send out communications to committee members and delegate as needed
• Representative of the 4-H/FCS committee on the EDEN Annual Meeting committee
• Attend Annual Meeting committee monthly calls (Fourth Friday, 12:00 pm Est.)
• Name one reviewer to the Annual Meeting review panel
• Determine and coordinate the Annual Meeting post-session workshop in partnership with Purdue staff
• Coordinate other projects as needed
• Attend the Annual Meeting
• Elected to a one-year term
• May be elected as chair-elect if the chair is beginning a third consecutive term or planning to step down at the end of their next term
• If elected as chair-elect, the committee will only hold a vice-chair election in June. The chair-elect will automatically assume the chair at the next Annual Meeting.

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Chair

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Committee Members

Last Name	First Name	Institution
Smith	Angela	Penn State University
Johnson	Carrie	NDSU Extension
Jefferson	Gisele	Colorado State University
Beckley	Sheila	Colorado State University
Peutz	Joey	University of Idaho
Turner	Pamela	University of Georgia
Hyde	Glenda	Oregon State University
Syers	Wade	Michigan State University
Fisher	Sandra (Sam)	Virginia Tech
Fleming	Rita	Tennessee State University
Cochran	Soni	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Akers	Ryan	Mississippi State University
Treiber	Lisa	Michigan State University
Nwadike	Londa	Kansas State University
Kiss	Elizabeth	Kansas State University
Caeton	Nathaniel	University of California
Poliseno	Charles	University of Florida
Krehbiel	Michelle	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Harries	Kia	University of Minnesota
Hendrickson	Lori	University of Minnesota
Sanders	Colleen	University of Minnesota
Croymans	Sara	University of Minnesota Extension
Ostrenga Sprague	Stephanie	Michigan State University
Buck	Julie	University of Idaho
Griffiths-Smith	Faye	University of Connecticut
Dixon	Ruth	Oregon State University
Tannehill	Linda
Samuel	Beverly	USDA National Institute of Food & Agriculture
Pearson	Cathy	Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Ooki	Nancy	University of Hawaii at Manoa
Oatman	Brian	University of California
McGarry	Joyce	Michigan State University
Koukel	Sonja	New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension
Faries	Mark	Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Dodd	Courtney	Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Davis	Kimberly	Florida A&M University
Black	Lynette	Oregon State University
Beck	Tracy	New Mexico State University
Bearnes	Kim	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Griffith	Rick	New Mexico State University
Nelson	Sherry	University of Missouri
Yoder	Mike	North Carolina State University
Koch	Becky	North Dakota State University
Williams	Carolyn	Prairie View A&M University
Lillpop	Abby	Purdue University