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 the PDC Committee
| AGRICULTURE | FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES | 4-H & YOUTH | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| Dan LaTourell | DeeDee Dold | Karla Peter | Penny Wires |
| Kendal Hodgson | Paula Royer | *Zoe Kratzer | Haley Eck |
| *Justin Rowley | Kathy Sifrit | Elizabeth Madden | Jim Hollinger |
| Skylar January | Lora Beaver | Jessi Dobson | *Stacy Clark |
| Clay Wires | Bobbie Besser | Sally Dieball | Fred Miller |
| Brandon Skinner | *Mary Hollinger | Lillian Zimmerman | Amy Ricker |
Rice County Extension Executive Board Members
| Fred Miller | Chair |
| Karla Peter | Vice-Chair |
| Amy Ricker | Secretary |
| Haley Eck | Treasurer |
| Sally Dieball | Member |
| Mary Hollinger | Member |
| Dan LaTourell | Member |
| Justin Rowley | Member |
| Kathy Sifrit | Member |
