Cooperative Extension's 2007-2012 Strategic Plan has received the endorsement of UNH Interim President J. Bonnie Newman and Provost Bruce Mallory.

In their letter of endorsement, both said the plan "is grounded in the real challenges faced by New Hampshire's rural and urban communities." They also said they "place great value on the work of Cooperative Extension throughout the state."

Copies of the plan were distributed to UNH administration. The Strategic Plan Implementation Team, with Jim Grady as chair, is already at work taking the next steps of actualizing the plan with assignment of responsibilities, resources, time frames for each action, and tracking/reporting of the plan's progress. Members of the Strategic Plan Implementation Team include Charlene Baxter, Darrel Covell, Charlie French, Mike Koski, Amy Ouellette, Julia Peterson and Lisa Townson.

Building on our past efforts, the implementation of our new five year strategic plan describing the organization we intend to become is a formidable charge.