The NCRCRD facilitates partnerships among Extension program leaders and community development programs at land-grant institutions in the North Central Region, including those established by the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890, and the Tribal Land Grant colleges funded in 1994. Led by many of our land-grant institution partners, Community Development Extension programs can be found in all twelve states of the North Central Region.
The National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) defines community development as “a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes participative democracy, sustainable development, rights, equality, economic opportunity and social justice, through the organization, education and empowerment of people within their communities, whether these be of locality, identity or interest, in urban and rural settings.”
While community development Extension programs are tailored to community needs, resources, and capacity, program leaders use a set of common indicators to report impacts of those efforts. Information on the impact of community development Extension programming in the North Central Region is collected yearly by the NCRCRD and shared through an annual regional impact report.
This section describes products and resources for Extension professionals based on input from Extension Community Development Program Leaders in the North Central Region.
Name | Title | University |
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Anthony Barwick | Community Development Field Specialist and Program Leader | Central State University |
Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel | Rural Prosperity Nebraska Coordinator | University of Nebraska |
David Civittolo | Associate Professor and Interim Assistant Director, Community Development | Ohio State University |
Amanda Eggers | Program Coordinator, Community and Economic Development | Iowa State University |
Lynette Flage | Associate Director | North Dakota State University |
Josset Gauley | Evaluation and Program Development Specialist | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Josh Gunn | Associate Director for Community, Food & Environment Institute, MSU Extension | Michigan State University |
Himar Hernandez | Assistant Program Director, Community Development Specialist | Iowa State University |
Brandon Hofstedt | Community Economic Development Program Manager | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Dave Ivan | Community, Food & Environment Institute Director – MSU Extension | Michigan State University |
Benoy Jacob | Director of the Community Development Institute | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Steve Jeanetta | Associate Dean, Center for Community Vitality | University of Minnesota |
Carrie Johnson | Interim Assistant Director for Family and Community Wellness, NDSU Extension | North Dakota State University |
Maria Marshall | Director, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development | Purdue University |
Stacey McCullough | Director-Community, Professional & Economic Development | University of Arkansas System |
Jaime Menon | State Program Leader for Community Vitality | Kansas State |
Kari O’Neill | Community Vitality Program Manager | South Dakota State University |
Deborah Kohl | KSRE Program Leader Coordinator – Community Vitality | Kansas State University |
Rob Russell | Director, Labor and Workforce Development & Interim Community Development Director | University of Missouri |
Robin Shepard | Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences and Executive Director for North Central Cooperative Extension Association (NCCEA) | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Anne Silvis | Assistant Dean and Program Leader, Community and Economic Development | University of Illinois Extension |
Gary Taylor | Community & Economic Development Program Director, Professor of Community & Regional Planning | Iowa State University |
Crystal Tyler-Mackey | Extension Specialist Community Viability, Ag Leadership Community Education | Virginia Tech |
Sreedhar Upendram | Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics | The University of Tennessee Knoxville |
Michael Wilcox | Associate Director, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development | Purdue University |
Claire Wolff | Senior Director Program/Projects OPS | University of Missouri |
2021 by the Numbers
2021 Impact Report
University Extension leaders from the twelve North Central 1862 Land-Grant universities developed common indicators for reporting the impacts of community and economic development educational programs. Each state reported on programs and outcomes to contribute to this report.
Download the Full Impact Report
Download the Impact Report Executive Summary
Previous Impact Reports
2020 Impact Report Executive Summary
2019 Impact Report Executive Summary
2018 Impact Report Executive Summary
2017 Impact Report Executive Summary
2016 Impact Report Executive Summary
2015 Impact Report Executive Summary
2014 Impact Report Executive Summary
2013 Impact Report Executive Summary
2012 Impact Report Executive Summary
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION
- Healthy Community
- Mercer County: Better Together – Learn about how University of Illinois Extension is working to revitalize the communities of Mercer County.
- Think Global Eat Local
- Filling the Grocery Gap in Peoria
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION
- Greater Minnesota Recruitment Initiative
- Link between leadership education and economic benefits in communities
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI EXTENSION
- Exploring U.S. Agritourism Hot Spots – Learn more
- Rural Manufacturing’s Resiliency – Learn more from MU Exceed
- Mark Twain Cave – Read more
- History Comes to Life in Lexington, Missouri – Read more
- Rural Town Emerges from Food Desert
- Latino Farming Outreach – Read more about this program
- American Made – Read more about this business success story
- Veterans on the Frontlines of Business – Read more
- Great Northwest Missouri Wine Trail – Read more
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN EXTENSION
- INVENTURE Day: An Entrepreneurial Adventure for Middle School Youth – Nebraska Extension
- Attracting New Residents – Nebraska Extension, South Dakota State University Extension & North Dakota State University Extension
- Entrepreneurial Community Activation Process – Nebraska Extension
- Rural Prosperity – Meeting Communities Where They Are
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
- Business Retention and Expansion Program (BR&E)
- Online Teaching – 8 Opening Approaches (Brian Raison, OSU Extension)
- Crisis Leadership (Brian Raison, OSU Extension)
- Ohio Sea Grant YouTube Channel
- Community Assets and Needs in Real Time (Becky Nesbitt, OSU Extension)
- Appalachian Byway of Ohio promotion video (Gwynn Stewart, OSU Extension)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
- Advice to Young Entrepreneurs
- SDSU Extension + Dakota Fresh Food Hub
- Promoting Rural and Tribal Wellness through Community Gardens and Healthy Activity
PURDUE EXTENSION
- Enhancing the Value of Public Spaces
- Enhancing the Value of Public Spaces: Creating Healthy Communities
- Purdue Extension Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E)
- Digital Ready Businesses – Helping Rural Businesses Compete in the Digital Economy
- Building Bank Relationships – A Small Business Banking Guide
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON EXTENSION
- Community Place-making, Design Wisconsin: Your Community’s Design Team
- Support & Training for Food Business Entrepreneurs:
The Community Development Extension Library serves as a national repository of programs, curricula, tools, and fact sheets shared and used among Extension professionals who are part of Community Development Extension programs from across the United States.
The CD Extension Library is a collaboration between the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) and the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP).
The Library is a resource for sharing programs and best practices throughout the Cooperative Extension System and a forum through which peers can exchange information on practices, program delivery, and impact.
Community Development Extension Library website
You can help expand the Community Development Extension Library! We encourage your contributions, as they will increase the usefulness of the library. Please review the guidance on completing the form in the Community Development Extension Library Resource Intake Guide.