Membership of the Fiscal Year 2021 BAA Budget and Advocacy Committee

VOTING MEMBERS
 

CHAIR
Craig A. Beyrouty
Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
and Director, Agricultural Experiment Station/Cooperative Extension Service
University of Maryland, College Park

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

Academic Programs Section
David S. Buchanan
Associate Dean for Academic Programs
College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources
North Dakota State University

Cooperative Extension Section
Jon C. Boren
Associate Dean and Director, Cooperative Extension
New Mexico State University

Experiment Station Section
J. Ernest Minton
Associate Dean and Associate Director, Agricultural Experiment Station
Kansas State University

International Agriculture Section
Deanna Behring
Director of International Programs
The Pennsylvania State University

1890 Extension
M. Ray McKinnie
Interim Dean
College of Agriculture
Virginia State University

1890 Research
Dyremple B. Marsh
Dean
College of Agriculture and Related Sciences
Delaware State 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
Jim Handley
Florida

Board on Human Sciences
Eric J. Porfeli
Professor and Chair
Department of Human Sciences
College of Education and Human Ecology
The Ohio State University

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 M. Nagel
Professor and Department Head, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Warner College of Natural Resources
Colorado State University\

NON-VOTING MEMBERS
 

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

BAA Policy Board of Directors Liaison
Gary A. Thompson
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education and Director, Agricultural Experiment Station
The Pennsylvania State University

Orlando F. McMeans
Vice President for Research and Public Service
West Virginia State University

APLU Council on Governmental Affairs Liaison
Sarah Mathias
Director, Federal Relations
University of Florida

NON-VOTING MEMBERS

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

Eddie  G. Gouge
Senior Director -- Food and Agricultural Sciences, 
Executive Director, Council for Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching (CARET),
and Executive Director, Board on Human Sciences (BoHS)
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

Caroline E. Crocoll
Executive Director, Extension and Outreach
Cooperative Extension

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

Florencia Drumwright
Associate, Board on Human Sciences, CARET, and Cooperative Extension/ECOP
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

Hunt Shipman
Vice President
Cornerstone Government Affairs

Jim Richards
Vice President
Cornerstone Government Affairs

Vernie Hubert
Senior Consultant
Cornerstone Government Affairs

Maggie Earle
Associate
Cornerstone Government Affairs

Alice Gomez
Associate
Cornerstone Government Affairs