Membership of the Fiscal Year 2022 BAA Budget and Advocacy Committee

CHAIR
Paul M. Patterson
Dean, College of Agriculture and Director, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Auburn University

Advocacy Chair
Michael J. Boehm
Vice President and Harlan Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Nebraska System

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

Cooperative Extension Section
Jason Henderson
Director, Purdue Extension & Associate Dean
Purdue University

Experiment Station Section
Anton Bekkerman
Associate Dean, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
University of New Hampshire

International Agriculture Section
Kevin M. Fitzsimmons
Director, International Initiatives
University of Arizona

1890 Extension
Mark Latimore, Jr.
Extension Administrator and Assistant Vice President, Land-Grant Affairs
Fort Valley State University

1890 Research
Lloyd T. Walker
Dean & Research Director, College of Agricultural, Life and Natural Sciences
Alabama A&M University

1994 Institutions
John L. Phillips
Executive Director, First Americans Land Grant Consortium (FALCON) and AIHEC Representative
American Indian Higher Education Consortium

Patrese Atine
Director of Congressional/Federal Relations
American Indian Higher Education Consortium

APLU Non-Land-Grant Institutions
Karen L. Jones
Department Chair, PSAS, Animal Science, Food, and Nutrition
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Insular/Territorial Institutions
Usman Adamu
Dean and Director, Agriculture Programs, Agricultural Experiment Station, Cooperative Extension, and Academic Teaching
University of the Virgin Islands

Council for Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Brian Hardin
Alabama

Board on Human Sciences
Brenda Lohman
Chair and Professor, Human Development and Family Science
University of Missouri-Columbia

Board on Veterinary Medicine
Carolyn J. Henry
Dean and Professor of Oncology, College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Missouri-Columbia

Section on Forestry Resources
Linda Nagel
Dean, College of Natural Resources
University of Utah

BAA Committee on Legislation and Policy Liaison
Marshall Stewart
Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement
University of Missouri

BAA Policy Board of Directors Liaison
Thomas G. Coon
Vice President, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Oklahoma State University

APLU Council on Governmental Affairs Liaison
Susan K. Peterson
Chief of Government Relations
Kansas State University

Douglas L. Steele
Vice President, Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

Suzette Robinson
Senior Executive Assistant to Vice President, Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

Flannery Bethel
Senior Associate
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

Wendy Fink
Executive Director, Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources and BAA Academic Program Section
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

Caron Gala
Director, Governmental Affairs, Agriculture and International Development
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

Alton Thompson
Executive Director
Association of 1890 Research Directors

Albert E. Essel
Executive Director
Association of Extension Administrators

Jeff S. Jacobsen
Executive Director
North Central Regional Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors

Andrew T. McCabe
Executive Director
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

Kevin Cain
Legislative Director
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

Bridget Krieger
Principal
Lewis-Burke Associates

Elizabeth Stulberg
Principal
Lewis-Burke Associates

Sierra Cato
Principal
Lewis-Burke Associates

Christina Laridaen
Associate
Lewis-Burke Associates