ACOP

The Academic Programs Committee on Organization and Policy (ACOP) is the executive committee of the Academic Programs Section. It is made up of the individuals listed below with the exception of the regional chair-elects.

Officers

Chair

Kristen Govoni
Associate Dean of Academic Programs
College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
University of Connecticut

Chair-Elect

Carmen Bain
Associate Dean of Academic Innovation
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Iowa State University

Secretary

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

Past Chair

Claus Tittiger
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources
University of Nevada, Reno

Regional Representatives

1890 Institutions’ Representative

De’Etra Young
Associate Dean of Academics and Land-grant Programs
Tennessee State University

North Central Chair

Vacant

North Central Chair-Elect

Vacant

Northeast Regional Chair

Joe Sullivan
Associate Dean
University of Maryland, College Park

Southern Region Chair

Robert Cox
Associate Dean for Academic and Student Programs
Texas Tech University

Southern Region Chair-Elect

Matthew Interis
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Clemson University

Western Region Chair

Jennifer Thomson
Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Montana State University

Western Region Chair-Elect

Vacant

Additional Representatives

NARRU Representative

Robert Cox
Associate Dean for Academic and Student Programs
College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
Texas Tech University

BAA Board of Directors Representative

Susan Sumner
Associate Dean, Academic Programs
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Virginia Tech

BAA Board of Directors Alternate Representative

Bryan Garton
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Programs
College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
University of Missouri

Budget and Advocacy Committee Representative

Tiffany Heng-Moss
Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Alternate: Scott Willard, Mississippi State University

Committee on Legislation and Policy

Cynda Clary
Associate Dean
Ferguson College of Agriculture
Oklahoma State University

Committee on Communications and Marketing

David White
Dean
Herbert College of Agriculture
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

APS Representative to the BAA Climate Change Initiative

John Stier
Associate Dean, Academic Programs
Herbert College of Agriculture Administration
University of Tennessee

Liaisons

Board on Health and Human Sciences Liaison

Lise Youngblade
Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences
Colorado State University

CARET Liaison

Eric Hinson
CARET

APS Liaison to ECOP

Allen Wysocki
Associate Dean – College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
University of Florida

Ex-Officio

Wendy Fink
Executive Director of the BAA Academic Programs Section and
Assistant Vice President of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources