Vines, Karen A.Cletzer, D. AdamWestfall-Rudd, Donna M.Hunnings, JosephSumner, Mark W.Vines, Neal T.Johnson, LonnieLambur, Michael2021-10-012021-10-012021-09-30http://hdl.handle.net/10919/105139Virginia Cooperative Extension hired 100 new agents from 2011 to 2014. This study was initiated to determine professional development needs for these early career agents, many of whom were also members of the millennial generation. The hope was that by developing professional development programs to specifically meet the needs of these new agents we would contribute to their career longevity and success. The study consisted of a series of focus groups in which a representative sample of agents hired in the past three years provided information. What has evolved is a series of recommendations to support career longevity in a collaborative environment, taking into consideration the work-life integration and professional development needs of Extension professionals within Virginia Cooperative Extension. This document is a modified version of the original report provided to the VCE Leadership team in January 2016 and contains a summary of findings and recommendations of the study. A follow-up article (Vines et al., 2018) published by the team highlights some of the changes that were observed in the years immediately following the study.application/pdfenIn CopyrightExtension publication2021-10-01Vines, Karen [0000-0002-9592-3857]