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RCC Conference 2009 Streaming Video
Tuesday, May 12
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Dr. Geoff Gamble, MSU President and
Dr. Paul Lachapelle, Community Development Specialist, MSU Extension and Department of Political Science.
Conference Kick-off Keynote Address: Nourishing Communities: Redeveloping A Montana-Based Food Economy - Nancy Matheson, Special Projects Coordinator, Montana Department of Agriculture.
SUSTAINING RURAL COMMUNITIES – Breakout Sessions I
Practical Strategies For Making Policy and Environmental Changes to Increase Healthy Eating and Physical Activity - Ninia Baehr, Program Manager, MSU Nutrition and Physical Activity (NAPA) Program; Cathy Costakis, Physical Activity Coordinator, NAPA; Lynn Hellenga, Nutrition Coordinator, NAPA; Shelly Sutherland, Evaluator, NAPA; Robin Mochi, Co-Coordinator, NAPA.
Bridge to Prosperity: Anaconda Horizons Project - Jim Davison, Director, Anaconda Local Development Corporation; Barbara Andreozzi, MSU Extension Agent, Deer Lodge County; Dave Fenchak, Retired Director, PCA/Family Resource Center; Dan Villa, State Representative.
One Stop Shopping for Information and Resources on Nutrition, Family Finances, Parenting, Caregiving, Housing, Emergency Preparedness and Many Other Health Topics - Lynn Paul, Food/Nutrition Specialist, MSU Extension; Mike Vogel, Housing and Environmental Health Specialist, MSU Extension; Sandy Bailey, Family and Human Development Specialist, MSU Extension.
Schools as an Opportunity for Food System Change in Rural Communities - Mary Stein, Nutrition Specialist, MSU Dept. of HHD; Christine Emerson, Director of School Nutrition Programs, Office of Public Instruction; Kevin Moore, Grow Montana Farm-to-Cafeteria Connections.
Community Foundations: Preserving and Strengthening your Town through Philanthropy - Linda Reed, President/CEO; Cathy Cooney, Program Director, Montana Community Foundation.
Rural Energy: Community Needs and Energy Opportunities - Joel Schumacher, MSU Extension, Economics Department; Al Kurki, Energy Program Specialist, NCAT; Gordon Britton, Professor Emeritus, Former Director of the Wheeler Center; Dan Lloyd, Alternative Energy Resources Organization (AERO).
SUSTAINING RURAL COMMUNITIES – Breakout Sessions II
Innovative Childcare Solutions for Rural Communities - Jean Wallace, Daycare Supervisor, Wheatland Memorial Healthcare, Harlowton Montana; Mary Jane Standaert, State Collaborative Coordinator for Early Childhood System, Head Start; Kristi Wilson, Daycare Supervisor, Kristi's Kiddie Korner; Karen Thomas, Director, Childcare Resource and Referral, Havre.
What Do You Do With an Empty School – or Any Other Empty Building, For That Matter? - Bruce Smith, MSU Extension Agent, Dawson County, & Farm-to-Table Project.
Troubleshooting Grant Proposals: Common Pitfalls - Patricia McGlynn, MSU Extension Agent, Flathead County; Dave Young, Community Resource Specialist, MSU Extension; Mike Vogel, Housing and Environmental Health Specialist, MSU Extension.
Grant Proposals Part 2
Projects to Strengthen your Community Food System – Diana Taylor, Mayor, Big Timber; Mark Rehder, Executive Director, Farms for Families.
Building Rural Philanthropy in Troubled Times - Mike Schechtman, Executive Director, Big Sky Institute for the Advancement of Nonprofits; Laurie Bishop, Board Member, Solid Rock Foundation; Tawnya Rupe, Program Director, Mountain Sky Guest Ranch; Gerald Sherman, President/CEO, Indian Land Capital Company; Mary Peterson, Board President, Big Sky Institute for the Advancement of Nonprofits.
Walking Trails 101 - Ted Lange, Community Trails Planner, Gallatin Valley Land Trust; Mandie Reed, MSU Extension Agent, Wheatland County; Gene Townsend, Mayor, Three Forks, MT; Steve Gilbert, Fish Wildlife and Parks Recreational Trails Program.
Awards Ceremony for 20 Horizons Alumni Communities: Dr. Douglas Steele, MSU Vice Provost and Extension Director, and Dan Clark, Director, Local Government Center
Evening Keynote Address: Small Town, Big Heart or "What's a Rock 'n Roller Like You Doing in a Nice Place Like This?" Philip Aaberg, Composer and Musician from Chester, MT.
Wednesday, May 13
Introduction - Dr. Douglas Steele, MSU Vice Provost and Extension Director
Morning Keynote Address: Toward a Better Rural Future - Gary Cunningham, Vice President of Programs and Chief Program Officer of Northwest Area Foundation
SUSTAINING RURAL COMMUNITIES – Breakout Sessions III
What Does Worksite Wellness Have to Do With Our Community? - Linda Krantz, Health Education Specialist, Montana Cardiovascular Health Program; Lynn Paul, Professor and MSU Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist, Montana Worksite Health Promotion Coalition; Chelsea Fagen, Health Benefits Director, Montana Chamber of Commerce; Rachel Hess Meech, Preventive Health Strategist with TwoMedicine Health and Financial Fitness; Kirk Keller, Wellness and Innovative Product Coordinator, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana; Kristin Juliar, Director, and Shalina Mirza, Project Coordinator, Montana Office of Rural Health, Area Health Education Center (AHEC).
Initiating Creative Partnerships in Natural Resource-Dependent Communities in Montana - Liz Shanahan, Assistant Professor, MSU; Jill Belsky, Professor, University of Montana; Laurie Yung, Director, Wilderness Institute, University of Montana.
The Center for Native Health Partnerships: Reducing Health Disparities of Native Americans in Montana through Community-Based Health Projects - Deborah LaVeaux, Program Coordinator, MSU Center for Native Health Partnerships (CHNP); Vickie LaFromboise, Associate Scientist, CNHP; Mike Todd, Community Organizer, Fort Peck Reservation.
MSU Extension SNAP-Ed - Buy Better. Eat Better. An Opportunity for Community Nutrition Education - Coleen Kaiser, Extension Nutrition Education Coordinator, MSU Extension; Dana Thompson, Assistant Nutrition Education Coordinator, SNAP-Ed; Stephanie Daigle, Fiscal Manager, SNAP-Ed; Shirley Schermele, Assistant Nutrition Education Coordinator, SNAP-Ed.
SNAP-Ed Part 2
Growing Resources and Sustaining People - Minkie Medora, Registered Dietician and Licensed Nutritionist, Montana Food Bank Network.
Don't Feel Like the Lone Ranger: Help Available and Lessons Learned in Addressing Community Housing Needs - Nancy Leifer, Homeownership Program Manager, Montana Board of Housing, Department of Commerce; Sheila Rice, Executive Director of NeighborWorks Great Falls and of NeighborWorks Montana; Gene Leuwer, Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Development Council; Gus Byrom, Program Manager, Community Development Block Grant Program, Montana Department of Commerce; Deborah Chorlton, Montana Housing Program Director, USDA Rural Development; Andrea Davis, Executive Director, homeWORD.
Getting on the Same Page: Organizing a Community-Wide Reading Program - Paula Beswick, Director, Bozeman Public Library Foundation; Sarah Glover, Founder, One Book - One Bozeman.
SUSTAINING RURAL COMMUNITIES – Breakout Sessions IV
Youth Leadership Programs: Engaging Teens in Community Service - Liz Mack, Youth Programs Coordinator, Hopa Mountain.
The Challenges of Bringing Best Practices to Rural Communities (starts at 19 min) - Sue Chvilicek, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, 6th Judicial District, Park and Sweet Grass Counties.
Do You Know How 2 Go? Helping Students Plan and Prepare for College - Emily Flemming, MSU Campus Outreach Manager, Student Assistance Foundation.
Developing School Skills Using Common Household Items as Toys (starts at 17 min) - Ann Marshall, Director, Bright Lights Tutoring for Young Children and Their Parents.
Tapping into the Creative Arts Economy - Cindy Kittredge, Folk Arts and Marketing Development Specialist Montana Arts Council.
Native American Nonprofits: Successful Models for Working in Indian Country - Heather Miller, Program Coordinator, Native Nonprofit Leadership Program, Hopa Mountain; Richard and Helen Horn, International Games Society; Tina Begay, Executive Director, National American Indian Business Leaders (AIBL) Program; Peggy White WellKnown Buffalo, Executive Director, The Center Pole; Susan Kelly, Program Director, The Center Pole.
Communities in the Rural West in a Global World - Don Albrecht, Director, Western Rural Development Center; Carol Mulford Albrecht, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology, Utah State University.
The Draw of Rural Hometowns (starts at 34 min)– Christiane Von Reichert, Professor, Department of Geography, University of Montana.
The Economic Profile System - Ray Rasker, Headwaters Economics.
Capnote Address: Rural Knows Best - Flint Rasmussen, Professional Bull Riders Entertainer of the Year, Choteau, MT.
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