Committee

The executive committee is comprised of the chair, chair-elect, secretary, chairs of all standing committees, ECOP, NIFA, and NOAA Sea Grant liaisons, and additional regional representatives if necessary. Others may be asked to take part in executive committee meetings as non-voting participants.

The executive committee will have representation from the following regions and Extension programs: Northeast, South, North Central, West, 1890 Institutions and Sea Grant Extension Programs. If a region or Extension program is not represented by one of the officers or a committee chair, the executive committee will select a representative to serve for a term of one year.

Officers

Chair
Carrie McKillip (IL)

Chair-Elect
Tom Ball (MS)

Secretary
Angie Lindsey (FL)

Immediate Past Chair
Cheryl Skjolaas (WI)

Chairs of Standing Committees

Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Monty Dozier (TX)

Annual Meeting Committee
Scott McCollum (NC)

Community and Economic Development Committee
Libby Carnahan (FL)

Exercise Committee
Scott Cotton (WY)

Family Consumer Science and 4-H Youth Development Committee
Charlie Poliseno (FL)

Marketing Committee
Lisa Torrance (IL)

Professional Development Committee
Rick Griffiths (NM)

Extension Representatives and Liaisons

Sea Grant Extension Representative
Kathy Bunting-Howarth (NY)

1890 Extension Representative
Kimberly Davis (FL)

ECOP Liaison
TBD

USDA-NIFA National Liaison
Brent Elrod (USDA)

Project Support

National EDEN Project Coordinator
Abby Lillpop (IN)

Communications Coordinator
Cheyanne Geideman (IN)

Project PI
Jason Henderson (IN)

Project Co-PI
Michael Wilcox (IN)