Jasper County Extension Council members elected

 (From University of Missouri Extension)

Ten individuals were newly-elected in the balloting that ended January 31, 2023, according to Dorothy Shull, council chair.

Newly elected members to serve two-year terms are: Lisa Daoud, Lea Ann Keeling, Dale Lawrence, Gail Lawrence, John Marshall, Tericia Mixon, Wayne Wilson, Carthage; Doug Joyce, Carterville; Tom Harter, Joplin; and Bruce Waggoner, Webb City.

These members will join the following hold-over members: Kandee Behnke, Patrick Bromley, Carl Junction; Charles Davis, Webb City; Amy Gates, Terri Haywood, Joplin; Barbara Hunter, Jasper; Jeremy Jadwin, Francis O’Kelly, Dorothy Shull, Carthage; and Eric Osen, Diamond.

The appointed members to the council are: Tom Flanigan (County Commission), Michelle Cloud (Farm Bureau), Gail Kreutzer (City of Carthage), and Josh DeTar (City of Joplin).

The council has four major responsibilities. They are: (1) to advise the University of Missouri on needed extension educational programs, (2) approve the extension staff housed in Jasper County, (3) arrange for financing the Jasper County Extension Center and, (4) hold elections to perpetuate the Council.

Officers for the 2023 council were elected at the annual meeting, Tuesday evening, February 7, 2023. They are: Charles Davis, chair; Amy Gates, vice-chair; Gail Kreutzer, secretary; Wayne Wilson, treasurer: and Tom Flanigan, co-treasurer.

University of Missouri Extension programs focus on the high-priority needs of Missourians. Each county extension center, with oversight by locally elected and appointed citizens, is your local link to practical education on almost anything. More information is available online at http://extension.missouri.edu.