NETC Board

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)
Open

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

Past Conferences


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.