Within program areas, reporting categories focus on specific issues or topics. Working groups plan, implement, and evaluate projects and activities within the reporting category. They are led by "coordinators", which may be the State Extension Specialist or another Extension faculty member with expertise in that area.

Campus based partners include the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and the School of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Outputs

• Provide leadership training programs.
• Provide assistance in facilitation and conflict resolution.
• Work closely with elected officials and community groups.

Outcomes

• Residents have an increased capacity to build communities.
• Residents resolve community issues.
• People with shared interests are linked.
• Communities have an increased ability to acquire, store, and make use of forms of power or wealth, particularly knowledge and skills.

• AG LITERACY Working Group
  This group seeks to expand agricultural education throughout the state.
  Coordinator: Vic Jimenez, 4-H Youth Development Agent, Maricopa Agricultural Center
  

  Projects include:

  • AgVentures
    Vic Jimenez, 4-H Youth Development Agent, Maricopa Agricultural Center
  • Ag in the Classroom Monica Pastor, Agricultural Literacy Coordinator, Maricopa County Cooperative Extension

• ACE COMMUNITY BUILDING Working Group
  Arizona Cooperative Extension has a commitment to building strong and healthy communities by developing the capacities of individuals to bring about positive changes in their environment.
  Coordinators: Cynthia Flynn, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Pima County Cooperative Extension; Juanita O. Waits, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Maricopa County Cooperative Extension; and Beth Tucker, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Coconino County Cooperative Extension.
  

• ARIZONA CIVIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE Working Group
  This group will focus on the dissemination of the curriculum module of Civic Leadership. Coordinator: Marta Stuart , Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Yavapai County Cooperative Extension.
  
  
• AZ COMMUNITY TRAINING IN LEADERSHIP Working Group
  Cooperative Extension has a critical role in developing the capacities of individuals through state-wide leadership development, education, training, and by providing research based information. Coordinator: Juanita O'Campo Waits, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Maricopa CountyCooperative Extension.
  

  Projects include:

  • Extension Community Leadership
    The goal of this training program is to positively impact communities by building the capacity of individual citizens to take action in their communities to address social, economic and environmental issues. Juanita O'Campo Waits, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Maricopa CountyCooperative Extension.
  • Project CENTRL
    Everett Rhodes, 4-H and Youth Development Agent, Pinal County Cooperative Extension

• ARIZONA COMMUNITY VITALITY Working Group
  Provides a model to build capacity to support systems change to fill the gaps in Extension to build meaningful community partnerships that result in effective programs. Coordinator: Cathy Martinez, Associate Agent, 4-H Youth Development, Pinal County Cooperative Extension.
  Working Group Update; Faculty Conference 2005 (ppt. 126K)
  

• DIRECT FARM MARKETING AND TOURISM Working Group
  This group works with producers in finding new and innovative ways to market agricultural products to consumers.
  Coordinator: Russell Tronstad, Extension Economist, Agricultural and Resource Economics.