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
- Ed Zuech (2024), Penn State Extension
Past Conferences
- 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.