Board of Directors

Academic Committee on Organization and Policy (ACOP) Members

Anna Ball– Associate Dean for Academic Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Nina Lyon-Bennett – Assistant Dean for Academics, School of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Human Sciences, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) Members

Amy Loader – (Program Chair) Dean and Director, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension

Vacant

Administrative Heads Member

Vacant

agInnovation Members

Shibu Jose – Associate Dean for Research, University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Vacant

International Committee on Organization and Policy (ICOP) Member

Kevin Fitzsimmons – Director of International Initiatives, University of Arizona

United State Department of Agriculture (USDA)/ National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Member

Faith Peppers – Director of Communications, National Institute of Food & Agriculture

1994 Tribal Colleges Member

Carrie Schumacher – Interim Vice President for Academic and Vocational Education, Fort Peck Community College

At-Large Members

Matt Hersom – Director, Clemson University, Piedmont Reserach and Education Center
(Chair & Past Participant)

Fulya Baysal-Gurel – Interim Associate Dean of Research, Tennessee State University College of Agriculture
(1890 Representative)

Douglas Smith – Chair of Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University School of Agriculture
(Non-Land-Grant Agriculture and Renewable Resources Universities (NARRU) Representative)

Rolando Flores Galarza – Dean & Chief Administrative Officer, New Mexico State University, College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences
(Hispanic Serving Institutions Representative)

Contracting Organization

Michael Toews – Associate Dean of Extension, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia

Liason

John Dole – Director, FSLI, North Carolina State University, Food Systems Leadership Institute