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
Members
| Name | Committee Position | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Lommel | agInnovation Chair | agInnovation S | sslommel@ncsu.edu |
| Chandra Reddy | agInnovation Incoming Chair | ARD | creddy@tnstate.edu |
| George Smith | agInnovation Past Chair | agInnovation NC | smithge7@msu.edu |
| Gary Thompson | Executive Director, Ex-officio | agInnovation South | gat009@uark.edu |
| Cindy Morley | Program Coordinator, Ex-officio | agInnovation South | cmorley@uark.edu |
| Steve Lommel | Chair BLC | agInnovation South | slommel@ncsu.edu |
| Steve Lommel | Chair, NRSP RC | agInnovation South | slommel@ncsu.edu |
| Vacant | Chair NPGCC | ||
| Nathan Slaton | Chair STC | agInnovation South | nslaton@uark.edu |
| Wesley Whittaker | Regional Representative | ARD | wesley.whittaker@langston.edu |
| Shibu Jose | Regional Representative/PBD Representative (Alternate: Sreekala Bajwa) | agInnovation NC | joses@missouri.edu |
| Anton Bekkerman | Regional Representative | agInnovation Northeast | Anton.Bekkerman@unh.edu |
| Scott Senseman | Regional Representative | agInnovation South | scott.senseman@okstate.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 |