"Leadership & Scholarship - Future Directions in Extension" was the topic of the ESP Professional Development Committee pre-conference in Charleston.

Many of the conference presenters have provided their presentations for the ESP website (They are linked to the presentation title). Take a few moments and provide yourself with a professional development review of what they had to say about the following topics:

Identify Your Leadership Strengths
Speaker: Allison Penn, University of Arkansas

Organizational Skills and Life Balance
Speaker: Douglas Steele, Vice Provost & Director Montana State University Extension

Personality & People Skills
Speaker: Linda Kirk Fox, Dean & Director, Washington State University Extension

Positioning Yourself for a Leadership Position
Speaker: Shirley Hastings, Associate Dean, University of Tennessee

Understanding Budgets
Speaker: Tim Fawver, Assistant Director, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture

Overview of Scholarship & Engagement
Speaker: Daniel McGrath, County Director, Oregon State University Extension Service

1. Clyde Chesney, Administrator, 1890 Extension Programs, Tennessee State University
2. Douglas Steele, Vice Provost & Director, Montana State University
3. Shirley Hastings, Associate Dean, University of Tennessee
4. Linda Kirk Fox, Dean & Director, Washington State University Extension