Rice County Extension Council
The County Extension Council is composed of 24 members. In Rice County, 8 are elected from each of the 3 County Commissioner Districts. Six are elected from each of 4 program areas, Agriculture, Family & Consumer Sciences, 4-H & Youth, and Economic Development . Each one is elected to serve two years, and may be elected to serve 2 two-year terms. These six members in each of the 4 program areas are called Program Development Committees. All citizens of voting age are eligible to vote in the at large election. This election is to be held not earlier than September 1, but not later than ten days before the annual meeting of the council.
At the annual meeting, the council elects from its own members, nine people to serve on the executive board, consisting of a chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer and five other members. One member from each of the 4 program development committees must serve on the executive board, with 3 members from each County Commissioner District.
Rice County Extension Council Members *chairman of PDC
| AGRICULTURE | FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES | 4-H & YOUTH | COMMUNITY VITALITY |
| Dan LaTourell | Cassie Taylor* | *Scott Ludwig | Oscar Carrera |
| Mark Engelland* | Holly Boltz | Nickia Larsen | Celina Rios |
| Brian Sieker | Debbie Wiens | Lucas Baumbach | Mary Kendrick |
| Chad Ringwald | Donna Foster | Janna Splitter | Kathy Sifrit |
| Colton Duetsch | Carol Gardner | Mark Stansbury | Tory Tipp |
| LeeAnn Hook | Bob Ludwig | Randy Cobb |
Rice County Extension Executive Board Members
| Scott Ludwig | Chair |
| Tory Tipp | Vice-Chair |
| Nickia Larsen | Secretary |
| Bob Ludwig | Treasurer |
| Mark Engelland | Member |
| Cassie Taylor | Member |
| Kathy Sifrit | Member |
| Randy Cobb | Member |
| Scott Ludwig | Member |