Attached (see links at the bottom of the page) is correspondence provided by David Ferris from the Wood Office that explains directors and officers coverage and rationale for adding this coverage to our risk management program. Our primary focus is on Extension Boards who function as employers. In addition, we want to target any other Cooperative Extension organization that makes decisions independent from review and oversight of the County Cooperative Extension Office. As an example, this might include 4-H organizations that independently manage and make decisions regarding the use of 4-H facilities, animal sales or manage other 4-H assets. Ideally, the local Cooperative Extension Office is to have primary control and responsibility (liability) in the decision-making process related to all program, administrative and fiscal aspects of the county Extension program. However, over the years special arrangements and circumstances have occurred that have put some of our Cooperative Extension volunteers and organizations in the decision making role.

In an effort to identify these Cooperative Extension organizations, so that we may obtain a premium quote from the Wood Office, we are asking for your assistance. Attached is an application we need you to complete for each Penn State Cooperative Extension organization in your county that you feel fit the criteria outlined above. If you are unsure about an organization or have questions about completing the application, please direct them to Roger Martell at (814) 865-6629. If you have no such Extension organizations in your county, simply drop Roger a note at ram8@psu.edu and tell him so. So that we may continue to move forward on this important project, please send your response(s) to Roger no later than Friday, September 7, 2001. Roger's address is 212 Agricultural Administration Building, University Park, PA 1 6802-2600.

Please understand that at this point we are only exploring this option. Our decision on whether or not to move forward and purchase this additional coverage will be based in large part on the premium quote we receive from the Wood Office. If you have ideas or thoughts that you would like to have factored into decisions made on this, please be sure to forward them to Roger and he will compile and report back to the Extension Leadership Team.

Thank you so much for your assistance.

Directors & Officers Insurance Letter
Directors & Officers Insurance Details