- Assoc. of Equip. Ed. Appliance Technical Conference, General Electric, Louisville, KY, 2005
- (AFCPE) Assoc. of Financial Counseling and Planning Educators – Scottsdale, AZ 2005, San Antonio, TX, 2006
- ACCI (American Council on Consumer Interests), St. Louis, MO, 2007
- Conference calls with the National Extension Family and Consumer Science Network-Conference calls to keep abreast of upcoming Extension workshops, resources and efforts.
- HOPE Financial Literacy Summit held June 16-17, 2009 in Washington, DC. This Global Financial Literacy Summit was attended by close to 900 people from around the US and around the Globe to discuss the importance of financial literacy, and strategies for action. Prominent congress persons, and financial representatives from government agencies, financial institutions, education, and other organizations addressed the meeting. Keynote Speakers included: Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chair; Sheila Bair FDIC chair; Ambassador Andrew Young and others.
- PLN Meeting – Memphis, 2010
- County Judges Breakfast – Cumberland Falls State Park – distributed KSU material, 2010 - 12
- Poverty Webinar, 2010
- KASEP, 2010
- Managing in Tough Times Initiative – UK, 2010
- Epsilon Sigma Phi, Alpha Kappa Chapter President – Ongoing planning of meetings, activities, overseeing of chapter committees, website, annual meeting, etc. – preparation for attendance at national meeting, 2010
- Jumpstart Coalition Meetings – Jumpstart is a statewide and national coalition of agencies and organizations who collaborate in providing resources and promoting financial literacy through a variety of activities – Preparation for exhibit at Teacher's conference held in Louisville -- shared publications and workshop information, 2010
- Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP) Meeting/s Quarterly meetings at UK - Attended meetings as president-elect of Epsilon Sigma Phi, 2010
- Attended PILD meeting in Washington, DC – Met with Representatives, Senators and their staff persons to share information about Extension – wrote thank you notes to staff and representatives whose offices were visited, April, 2010
- Attended Financial Literacy Day on the Hill, Washington, DC – held during the same time as the PILD meeting- Attended and shared my information and materials at the USDA booth. Several hundred people attended from organizations in the Financial education community including Senators and Representatives who were co-chairs. Networked and shared information with over 100 people. April, 2010
- PILD Meeting – Washington, DC – Leadership meeting and met with Elected officials – wrote Thank You letters, 2011
- KSU's Dean Search Committee – reviewed materials of all candidates, interviewed 8 in Hebron, KY, narrowed candidates, hosted on campus interviews for four finalists, 2011
- Attorney General’s Consumer Advisory Council meeting, 2011
- JCEP meeting – UK, 2011
- Third Thursday meeting, 2011
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