Greer County Extension Leadership Program

A year in review

By

T.A. Allen

Rural Economic Development

• An opportunity and challenge for;Oklahoma,Oklahoma State University, The Oklahoma Cooperative

Extension Service, andThe Citizens of Greer County

Greer Countyready to act

• Many meetings with wonderful ideas

• Lots of want to– No economic development skills– Deficient leadership ability– Lack of developmental resources

• Abundance of negativity

The Initiative for the Future of Rural Oklahoma

• Leadership Development – Training– Experience

• Community Assessment

• Community Pride and Attitudes

• Strategic Planning

The Training

• Governor’s Conference on Tourism

• Initiative for the Future of Rural Oklahoma Super Retreat

The Training

• Government Finance and Economic Development Authorities– Responsibility– Organization Structure

• Greer County Leadership Retreat– Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”

The Training

• Community Economic Development 101– Familiarization and Expectations– Community vs. Economic Development– Assessment

• Community Economic Development 102– Marketing– Retention and Expansion– Site Identification

• Community Economic Development 103– Tourism Development

• Nature and Agricultural Tourism• Festivals and the Arts

The Training

• Web Site Development• Grant Writing• Home Based Business and Entrepreneurship

Greer County has Oklahoma PRIDE

• Offered twice for convenient employer scheduling

• 3 hours of customer service training– To Greer County Front Line Employees

• 2 hour PRIDE Tour– Of some of our finest destinations

Greer County Extension Leadership Program

THANK YOU!