CARTHAGE, Mo. – Five individuals were newly-elected in the balloting that ended January 19, 2024, according to Charles Davis, council chair.
Newly elected members to serve two-year terms are: Ashley Blake, Frances O’Kelley and Dorothy Shull, Carthage; Tami Maneval and Barbara Hunter, Jasper.
These members will join the following hold-over members: Lea Ann Keeling, Dale Lawrence, Gail Lawrence, John Marshall, Tericia Mixon, and Wayne Wilson, Carthage; Lisa Daoud, Sarcoxie; Tom Harter, Joplin; Doug Joyce, Carterville; and Bruce Waggoner, Webb City.
The appointed members to the council are: Tom Flanigan (County Commission) and Michelle Cloud (Farm Bureau).
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 2024 council were elected at the annual meeting, Tuesday evening, February 13, 2024. They are: Frances O’Kelley, chair; Barbara Hunter, vice-chair; Gail Lawrence, 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.
