Year in parentheses is when the term expires. VP Elect will move to VP, and VP will move to President.
Board Members
President:
Robin Ertz (2024), Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Vice President:
Karen Watts DiCicco (2025), University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Vice President Elect:
Jonas Bowersock (2026), Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Auburn University and Alabama A&M University)
Treasurer:
Diana Morian (2026), University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Secretary:
Ben Whetstone (2024), University of Georgia Extension
Communications Manager:
Dale Moore (2025), Mississippi State University Extension
NETC Representatives
The 1890 Land-Grant Universities (historically black colleges and universities):
Joshua Rieger (2026), Prairie View A&M University
The 1994 Land-Grant Universities (Native American tribal colleges and universities):
Open
North Central Region:
Christine Rybak (2026), University of Wisconsin-Madison
North East Region:
Eric Peck (2026), Cornell Cooperative Extension
Southern Region:
John Hartley (2024), Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Auburn University and Alabama A&M University)
Western Region:
Terry Boharsik (2026), Utah State University Extension
Conference Representatives
Future Conferences
- Coming soon!
Past Conferences
- Ron Davis (2020), West Virginia University Extension
- Mike Mauton (2021) Virtual Conference Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
- Amy Cole (2022), University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- Dominic Rodriguez (2023), Arizona Cooperative Extension
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities lists institutions in each region. Find Extension in your state using USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) map. To ask the board a question, please email us.