WATERLOO, Iowa — Voters will have the opportunity to elect six members of the Black Hawk County Agricultural Extension Council from a slate of seven candidates at the November 6th general election.
“The council members elected this year will be involved in bringing educational opportunities to Black Hawk County for the next four years,” Shelly Smith, Executive Director said. ISU Extension and Outreach Black Hawk County educational programming is a cooperative effort involving local citizens, Iowa State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Extension council members are elected at large, and all voters in the county are eligible to vote for six candidates.
Candidates on this year’s ballot include:
Bruce Clark of 1938 Harrow Road, Waterloo, has served several terms on the Extension Council with activity in the Master Gardener Program, Personnel Committee and as Vice President of the Council.
Jason Gates of 14544 Kline Road, LaPorte City, identified two key issues important to him as “Advancement of education programs to help the growth and success of business in Black Hawk County and to be a voice for South Eastern Black Hawk County to insure the services provided are meeting the needs and desires of the residents”
Jordan Hansen of 8701 Lincoln Road, Hudson, has extensive experience teaching visitors about dairy farming in her role at Hansen’s Dairy. Hansen has a passion for connecting communities to their local food systems, educating the public about agriculture, and promoting the Farm to Table movement.
Don Moore of 8100 Kimball Avenue, Waterloo, has served 10 terms on the Extension Council in a variety of roles including budgeting, finance, and personnel and as representative on the Iowa Extension Council Association.
Terry Stevens of 1629 Ackermant Street, Waterloo, is running uncontested to fill the remainder of a vacated seat. Terry comes to the Extension with a strong knowledge and passion for youth development, the arts, positive community engagement as the owner and chief consultant of Kilimanjaro Consulting, she works tirelessly to eradicate issues of economic and social injustice.
Tajah Wright of 2901 Niles Street, Waterloo, has served two terms on the Extension Council representing a variety of key issues focused on positive youth development and strengthening families.
Terrance Hollingsworth of 411 Ankeny Street, Waterloo, is running for his first term on the Extension Council. He brings extensive experience in community development and offers his unique experience developing world-class youth and as an investment advisor helping business owners grow from private to publicly held companies.
Successful candidates will take office in January 2019. Extension Council Members make policy, programming and budget decisions for ISU Extension and Outreach Black Hawk County.
County Extension Councils bring research-based programs in human sciences, agriculture and natural resources, 4-H youth development, and community and economic development from Iowa State University to local communities. Council members and some 17,000 Iowa volunteers work with ISU Extension and Outreach to increase the staying power. Through partnerships, they provide resources, research and education to assist Iowans.
ISU Extension and Outreach has 100 field offices, providing local access to extension programs in all 99 counties. For more information, visit www.extension.iastate.edu or contact Shelly Smith at 319-234-6811.
— Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
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