Iowa State University School of Education

Director

• Provide leadership to the county Extension councils to meet their legal obligations as an elected body and to carry out the roles and responsibilities of an Extension District.
• Supervise the county staff as detailed in a Memorandum of Understanding between the council and the University.
• Oversee program delivery that meets the programmatic needs of the region.
• Initiate strategies for the Extension council’s implementation of fiscal management, grant and contract management, human resources and program needs assessment, and oversight.
• Work with the councils to initiate strategies to develop and oversee volunteer networks and assist the Extension council and staff to identify innovative ways to reach under-served and under-represented audiences and ensure compliance with civil rights requirements.
• Identify needs and cooperate with Extension Program Specialists to determine the appropriate programmatic response.
• Coordinate with Program Specialists and County Extension Councils on future program direction, inter-disciplinary programming, securing resources to support identified needs, and assisting with reporting program outcomes.
• Responsible for the appropriate administration of resources and oversees completion of all system reports for the region.
• Establish, organize, and facilitate networks and coalitions at the regional level to build community capacity.

Regional Director – Region 8