All staff are urged to review the current draft of the UNH Cooperative Extension Strategic Plan for 2007-2012.

Please provide comments and feedback by January 22 to any member of the Strategic Planning Committee by using Word Track Changes. Members are Lisa Townson, Charlie French, Julia Peterson, Juli Brussell, Matt Tarr, Thom Linehan, Amy Ouellette, Nancy Evans, Val Long (facilitator), Holly Young (Advisor), Dave Foote (Advisor), Anna Boudreau (Advisor), and Dr. Eleanor Abrams (Advisor).

The Strategic Plan will be finalized and presented during the January 25 State Council meeting. This is the final opportunity for input from staff. As you will recall, since October, staff have had an opportunity to provide input either via county and specialist staff meetings or program area meetings, or both.

We also met with the State Advisory Council in October to obtain input. As we continue to gather input from staff and the State Advisory Council, please know that your input is important to the development of this strategic plan.

Building on our past efforts, the development of this strategic plan that describes the organization we intend to become is a formidable but important charge. Additionally, it is important that the plan be in alignment with UNH's Academic Plan that clearly and comprehensively articulates the road map for Cooperative Extension in the next five years.