ANR seeks nominations for Western Extension Leadership Program

Dear UC Cooperative Extension Colleagues,

We are soliciting nominations for the Western Extension Leadership Development VII program, which will begin in 2013.  The 15-month professional development program is designed for Cooperative Extension faculty, advisors, educators and specialists in the western United States and territories.

In the WELD program, participants learn and apply leadership skills. Objectives for the participants include:

• Developing awareness and appreciation of their own and others’ leadership styles and learning to apply appropriate techniques in working with individuals.
• Developing skills and enabling themselves and others to develop, articulate and implement organization/group direction.
• Enabling the organization/group to effectively implement planned change.
• Developing skills to enable others to work together effectively.

The WELD program consists of four dynamic learning experiences:

• A personal leadership inventory and assessment.
• A leadership seminar covering leadership styles, defining direction, working together through teams, community action process, ethical decision-making and more.
• An individual leadership project with support and resources, such as a case study documentation and mentoring relationships.
• A capstone seminar during which participants share their innovative projects.

The first of two WELD meetings will begin Feb. 25, 2013, in San Diego. The second meeting will be in May 2014 at a site to be determined.  All costs are covered by ANR.

If you would like to discuss the WELD program with recent participants, Yana Valachovic, Khaled Bali, Shannon Dogan and Darren Haver completed the program this year. You may also contact Shannon Mueller, who serves on the WELD planning group.

If you are interested in participating in the WELD program, contact me by Oct. 31 at wefrost@ucanr.edu.

Bill Frost
Director, Research & Extension Center System
Associate Director, Cooperative Extension & Agricultural Experiment Station

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