In Service - 2020 | Agenda


Wednesday, January 15, 2020


Coffee in Gerald Thomas Hall Lobby

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Registration - Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium Foyer

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Welcome - Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium, Room 194
      - Dr. John D. Floros, President
      - Dr. Rolando A. Flores, Dean and Chief Administrative Officer
      - Dr. Jon C. Boren, Associate Dean and Director

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | CES Update & Leads 2025 Strategic Plan - Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium, Room 194
      - Dr. Jon C. Boren, Associate Dean and Director

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Break

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Introduction of New Faculty (since 2018 CES In-Service) - Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium, Room 194
      - CES Administrative Cabinet

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Lunch on your own
Specialist Association Meeting - Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 297
      - Dr. Leslie Beck, President, NM Specialist Association

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Recognition of Extension Excellence - Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium, Room 194
WEDA Award of Excellence, NMSU Distinguished Extension Award, District Agent Awards, Fabiola C. De Baca Award, Association Service Awards
      - Dr. Jon Boren and Bruce Hinrichs

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Photo Opportunity - new faculty and those needing updating- Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 162
      - Dr. Jeanne Gleason, Department Head, Innovative Media Research and Extension
      - Josh Bachman, News and Media Relations

2:45 PM - 5:15 PM | Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Session for County FCS Agents - Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 337
      - Dr. Robert Moreno, Department Head

2:45 PM - 5:15 PM | Review Tools Developed by Innovative Media Research & Extension for County Agriculture Agents, 4-H Agents, and State Specialists - Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 336
      - Dr. Jeanne Gleason, Department Head, Innovative Media Research and Extension
      - Dr. Barbara Chamberlin, Assistant Director, Innovative Media Research and Extension
      - Sonja Serna, Multimedia Specialist
      - Dr. LaJoy Spears, Extension Program Development and Evaluation Specialist
      - Ana Henke, Digital Media Supervisor, Marketing and Communications
      - Dr. Pamela Martinez, Assistant Professor and Extension Learning Technology Specialist

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Evening Reception - 100 West Café and the Wine Academy
      - Sponsored by the NMSU Foundation and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and
        Environmental Sciences Development Office

Dinner on your own


Thursday, January 16, 2020


Breakfast on your own
Coffee in Gerald Thomas Hall Lobby

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | 4-H Agents Association Meeting - Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 330, Social Living Center
      - Wayne Shockey, President NM 4-H Agents Association

8:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Extension Plant Sciences Session for County Agriculture Agents, 4-H Agents, and State Specialists - Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 336
      - Dr. Rolston St. Hilaire, Department Head

8:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Review Tools Developed by Innovative Media Research & Extension for County FCS Agents, and State Specialists - Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 337
      - Dr. Jeanne Gleason, Department Head, Innovative Media Research and Extension
      - Dr. Barbara Chamberlin, Assistant Director, Innovative Media Research and Extension
      - Sonja Serna, Multimedia Specialist
      - Dr. LaJoy Spears, Extension Program Development and Evaluation Specialist
      - Ana Henke, Digital Media Supervisor, Marketing and Communications
      - Dr. Pamela Martinez, Assistant Professor and Extension Learning Technology Specialist

10:30 AM - 10:40 AM | Break

10:40 AM - 11:30 AM | Exploring the Role of Extension in Promoting Behavioral Health and Wellness Session for County Agriculture Agents, FCS Agents, 4-H Agents, and State Specialists - Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium, Room 194
      - Dr. Jon C. Boren, Associate Dean and Director
      - Amanda Benton, 4-H/FCS Agent, Santa Fe County
      - Desaree Jimenez, FCS/4-H Agent, Los Alamos County
      - Dr. Karim Martinez, Family Life Specialist
      - Dr. LaJoy Spears, Program Development and Evaluation Specialist
      - Dr. Marcy Ward, Livestock Specialist
      - Anne-Marie Wilson, FCS/4-H Agent, Valencia County

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Lunch on your own
      - ICAN Supervisors Lunch with Jon Boren, Robert Moreno, and Donna Sauter - Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 297
      - Master Gardener Lunch with Rolston St. Hilaire & Eduardo Servin - Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 330, Social Living Center

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Agricultural Economics & Agriculture Business/Extension Economics Session for County Agriculture Agents, FCS Agents, 4-H Agents, and State Specialists - Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium, Room 194
      - Dr. Jay Lillywhite, Department Head

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM | Break

2:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Extension Animal Sciences and Natural Resources Session for County Agriculture Agents, 4-H Agents, and State Specialists - Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 336
      - Dr. Shanna Ivey, Department Head

2:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Session for County FCS Agents - Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 337
      - Dr. Robert Moreno, Department Head

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Association Meeting - Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 330, Social Living Center
      - Cydney Martin, President NMEAFCS

Dinner on your own


Friday, January 17, 2020


Breakfast on your own
Coffee in Gerald Thomas Hall Lobby

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Epsilon Sigma Phi Breakfast Meeting - Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 330, Social Living Center
      - Dr. Rossana Sallenave, President

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | HEMP Training - Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium, Room 194
      - Dr. Natalie Goldberg, Associate Dean and Director, AES
      - Jeff Anderson, Ag, Agronomy/Horticulture Agent
      - Dr. Jim Libbin, Professor, Agricultural Economics & Agricultural Business

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Plan of Work Update - Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium, Room 194
      - Bruce Hinrichs, Associate Director, CES
      - Dr. LaJoy Spears, Extension Program Development and Evaluation Specialist

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Break

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | ACES Recruiting/Retention Efforts - Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium, Room 194
      - Dr. Don Conner, Associate Dean and Director of Academics

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM | CES Mentorship Program and AXED Grant - Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium, Room 194
      - District Department Heads
      - Dr. Frank Hodnett, AXED Department

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Wrap-up and Q&A Session - Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium, Room 194
      - Dr. Jon C. Boren, Associate Dean and Director

NOTE: ACES Information Technology staff will be available in Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 270 throughout the 2020 Extension In-Service for assistance with computer issues and questions.

New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. NMSU and the Department of Agriculture cooperating.


If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of an auxiliary aid or service, please contact Tracy Beck by at least two weeks prior to the event at 575-646-2938

New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating.