CCE State-wide Energy and Climate Change Team

1. CCE State-wide Energy and Climate Change Team Update: April 21, 2011

2. Background • As of April , 2010, Director Dillard has provided funding for a state-wide team charged with developing state-wide programming in energy and climate change

3. Program Foci • Agriculture • Households • Climate change • Community & Energy

4. The Team • CCE educators • Faculty on campus • CCE Administration • Notable: not all faculty partners have Extension appointments

5. The Team • Mary Wrege, CCE Oneida • Nancy Reigelsperger, CCE Steuben • Allison Chatrchyan, CCE Dutchess • Sharon Anderson & Dominic Frongillo, CCE Tompkins • Larry Smart, Horticulture • Joe Laquatra, Design & Environmental Analysis • Susan Riha, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences • Antonio Bento, Applied Economics & Management • Rod Howe, Mike Duttweiler, Celeste Carmichael, Kathy Scholl, Deb Grantham, CCE Administration

6. Youth • Chip Malone, CCE Genesee • Informal team member due to his responsibilities for energy with youth • Proposal submitted to include Chip as formal member of team • Faculty partner will be Steve Hamilton, Human Development

7. Major efforts • Professional development for team and for other CCE educators – Ag Inservice, 4-H, other venues • Evaluation Partnership • Climate Change Program Work Team • Program & materials development

8. Evaluation Partnership • In the fall of 2010, the team partnered with CORE to begin a program evaluation process • Evaluation plans are being developed for each of the program areas (ag, households, climate, community, and youth) and for the overall state-wide team development • Completed evaluation plan will be rolled out in June, 2011