NCERA 209 Objective and Function Teams
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NCERA 209: Issues Management in a Land-Grant Context
Objectives Teams
1) To create a culture of strategic issues management within our institutions.
Leader: Marcus Ashlock
Team members: Traci Naile, Tanner Robertson, Chris Sigurdson/Beth Forbes
2) To link current research into the development of best communication practices for land grant institutions.
Leader: Pat Melgares
Team members: Elaine Edwards, Jason Ellis, Mark Tucker, Martha Filipic, Joan Thompson
3) To enhance institutional communication capacity at land grant institutions
Leader: Linda Benedict
Team members: Frankie Gould, Faith Peppers, Dwayne Cartmell, Kris Boone
Function Teams (For details on tasks and milestones for each team, contact the team leader)
Current State of Knowledge team (Dwayne Cartmell (L), Mark Tucker, Jason Ellis, Joan Thompson and Marcus Ashlock (L)) – This team will assess current state of knowledge and available research. They will determine research needs, and develop research projects to provide a foundation for developing best practices and training materials.
Outreach/Community of Practice (Martha Filipic (L), Virginia Morgan, Dee Shore, Beth Forbes) – This team will develop and manage an eXtension CoP for issue management. They will develop other communication tools to help keep the group and others informed of our progress, findings and activities.
Toolkit Team (Pat Melgares (L) Elaine Edwards, Ruth Borger, Frankie Gould, Becky Koch) – This team will survey institutions to develop a toolkit of useful materials and develop tools needed.
Training Team (Faith Peppers (L), Frankie Gould (L), Linda Benedict, Chris Sigurdson, Beth Forbes) - This team will develop training curriculum, coordinate and deliver a series of training sessions for communicators, administrators and media on issue management based on the findings of the research team and the best practices developed by the group.
