About
The ESCOP Executive Committee (EC) is charged to assist the chair on actions needed between regular meetings of ESCOP, including, but not limited to handling the continuing business of ESCOP and ESS; attending to all organization and policy matters with APLU, agencies of the federal government, farm (commodity and agribusiness) organizations and groups; assessing the goals and purposes of the organization on a continuing basis; recommending changes in the structure and organization of ESCOP to meet society’s needs and the needs of the section; assuring that appropriate lines of communication are identified and effectively implemented and maintained; identifying expertise among stakeholders and within the section for possible service in various roles (e.g., advisory groups).
Upcoming Events
No Upcoming Meetings
Resources
Files
- 2025 agInnovation Chair’s Priorities and Initiatives
- 2024 agInnovation Chair’s Priorities and Initiatives
- 2023 agInnovation Chair’s Priorities and Initiatives
- ESCOP Priorites and Chair Initiatives 2022
- ESCOP 2022 Chair Priorities & Initiatives Slide Deck
- ESCOP STC 2022 Work Plan Outline_20211026
- ESCOP STC Work Plan Slides 2022
- ESS Climate Change Strategies
Members
| Name | Committee Position | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Lommel | ESCOP Chair, Chair NRSP RC | agInnovation S | sslommel@ncsu.edu |
| Chandra Reddy | ESCOP Incoming Chair | ARD | creddy@tnstate.edu |
| George Smith | ESCOP Past Chair | agInnovation NC | smithge7@msu.edu |
| Gary Thompson | Executive Director, Ex-officio | SAAESD | gat009@uark.edu |
| Cindy Morley | Coordinator / Program Manager, Ex-officio | SAAESD | cmorley@uark.edu |
| Steve Lommel | Chair BLC, NRSP-RC | agInnovation S | slommel@ncsu.edu |
| Vacant | Chair NPGCC | ||
| Nathan Slaton | Chair STC | SAAESD | nslaton@uark.edu |
| Vacant | Regional Representative | ARD | |
| Shibu Jose | Regional Representative/PBD Representative (Alternate: Sreekala Bajwa) | agInnovation NC | joses@missouri.edu |
| Anton Bekkerman | Regional Representative | agInnovation Northeast | Anton.Bekkerman@unh.edu |
| Paula Agudelo | Regional Representative | SAAESD | pagudel@clemson.edu |
| Sreekala Bajwa | Regional Representative | agInnovation-West | sreekala.bajwa@montana.edu |
| Jeanette Thurston | Executive Vice-Chair, Ex-officio | agInnovation NC | jthurston@ksu.edu |
| Chris Hamilton | Assistant Director, Ex-officio | agInnovation NC | christina.hamilton@wisc.edu |
| Alton Thompson | Executive Director, Ex-officio | ARD | athompson1@ncat.edu |
| Lisa Williamson | Executive Assistant | ARD | lmwilliamson1@ncat.edu |
| Bret Hess | Executive Director, Ex-officio | agInnovation-West | bhess@unr.edu |
| Jennifer Horton | Administrative Management, Ex-officio | agInnovation-West | jennhorton@unr.edu |
| Rick Rhodes | Executive Director, Ex-officio | agInnovation Northeast | rcrhodes@uri.edu |
| David Leibovitz | Coordinator, Ex-officio | agInnovation Northeast | david_leibovitz@uri.edu |
| Doug Steele | Liaison, Ex-officio | APLU | dsteele@aplu.org |
| Katie Frazier | Liaison | CARET | kfrazier@fcvirginias.com |
| Liaison | NIFA | ||
| Liaison | ACOP | ||
| Bill Hoffman | Liaison | ECOP | whoffman@aplu.org |
| Liaison | ICOP | ||
| John Blanton | FYI Only (non-EC) | agInnovation Liaison to ECOP | john.blanton@sdstate.edu |