NIFA Liaisons to Regional Administrative Groups Associated with the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (and other partner organizations)
October 1, 2010
Responsibility of NIFA Liaisons for Regional and Administrative Groups
- Represent NIFA in meetings of the regional or administrative group by keeping abreast of issues, opportunities, people and programs in NIFAand presenting information related and responsive to the mission and interests of the regional and administrative groups with which you interact.
- Share information, recommendations and actions of the regional and administrative groups with NIFA leadership and staff.
| Administrative Group | Agency Representative(s) | Telephone Number | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Northeast Region |
Hiram Larew |
(202) 720-3801 |
hlarew @nifa.usda.gov |
|
North Central Region |
Deborah Sheely |
(202) 401-5024 |
dsheely @nifa.usda.gov |
|
Southern Region |
Ralph Otto |
(202) 720-3717 |
rotto @nifa.usda.gov |
|
Western Region |
Frank Boteler |
(202) 720-7947 |
Fboteler @nifa.usda.gov |
|
1890 Region |
Meryl Broussard |
(202) 401-6438 |
mabroussard @nifa.usda.gov |
|
1994 Land-Grant Institutions |
Andrea Brandon |
(202) 720-9181 |
abrandon @nifa.usda.gov |
|
Hispanic Serving Institutions |
Ralph Otto |
(202) 720-3717 |
rotto @nifa.usda.gov |
|
AASCAR Institutions |
Michael Fitzner Jermelina Tupas |
(202) 401-4939 (202) 720-7947 |
mfitzner @nifa.usda.gov jtupas @nifa.usda.gov |
|
NAUFRP Institutions |
Frank Boteler Eric Norland |
(202) 720-7947 (202) 401-5971 |
Fboteler @nifa.usda.gov enorland @nifa.usda.gov |
|
Board on Agriculture Assembly |
Roger Beachy Ralph Otto Meryl Broussard |
(202) 720-4423 (202) 720-3717 (202) 401-6438 |
rbeachy @nifa.usda.gov rotto @nifa.usda.gov maabroussard @nifa.usda.gov |
|
Board On Human Sciences |
Caroline Crocoll |
(202) 720-4795 |
ccrocoll @nifa.usda.gov |
|
ESCOP and ECOP Executive Committees - |
Roger Beachy Meryl Broussard, ESCOP Ralph Otto, ECOP |
(202) 720-4423 (202) 401-6438 |
rbeachy @nifa.usda.gov mabroussard @nifa.usda.gov rotto @nifa.usda.gov |
|
Board on Natural Resources |
Mark Poth Diana Jerkins |
(202) 401-5244 (202) 401-6996 |
mpoth @nifa.usda.gov djerkins @nifa.usda.gov |
|
Board on Oceans and Atmosphere |
Frank Boteler Louie Tupas |
(202) 720-7947 (202) 401-4926 |
fboteler @nifa.usda.gov ltupas @nifa.usda.gov |
|
Board on Veterinary Medicine |
Margo Holland Gary Sherman |
(202) 401-5044 (202) 401-4952 |
mholland @nifa.usda.gov gsherman @nifa.usda.gov |
|
ESCOP Science and Technology SubCommittee |
Muquarrab Qureshi Bob MacDonald |
(202) 401-4895 (202) 720-5623 |
mqureshi @nifa.usda.gov rmacdonald @nifa.usda.gov |
|
ESCOP Social Science SubCommittee |
Siva Sureshwaran Pat Hipple |
(202) 720-7536 (202) 401-2185 |
ssureshwaran @nifa.usda.gov phipple @nifa.usda.gov |
|
ESCOP National Multistate Coordinating Committee |
Bart Hewitt Ray Knighton |
(202) 720-0747 (202) 401-6417 |
bhewitt @nifa.usda.gov rknighton @nifa.usda.gov |
|
LEAD21 Leadership Development |
Michel Desbois |
(202) 690-0120 |
mdebois @nifa.usda.gov |
|
ECOP,ESCOP Budget & Legislative Committees |
Christina C. Buch |
(202) 720-2810 |
tbuch @nifa.usda.gov |
|
ACOP and ICOP Executive Committees |
Jermelina Tupas, ACOP Hiram Larew, ICOP |
(202) 720-2324 (202) 720-3801 |
jtupas @nifa.usda.gov hlarew @nifa.usda.gov |
|
ECOP- Leadership Advisory Council |
Adele Turzillo Aida Balsano Jeannette Thurston Ray Ali Daniel Cassidy |
(202) 401-6158 (202) 720-4436 (202) 720-7166 (202) 720-2727 (202) 401-6444 |
aturzillo @nifa.usda.gov abalsano @nifa.usda.gov jthurston @nifa.usda.gov rali @nifa.usda.gov dcassidy @nifa.usda.gov
|
|
ECOP Diversity Task Force |
Shing Kwok |
(202) 401-6060 |
skwok @nifa.usda.gov |
|
JCEP |
Bill Hoffman |
(202) 401-1112 |
bhoffman @nifa.usda.gov |
|
SYSTEM INTEGRATION TASK FORCE |
Dick Hegg Marty Draper |
(202) 401-6550 (202) 401-1990 |
dhegg @nifa.usda.gov mdraper @nifa.usda.gov |
|
EMERGING ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS TASK FORCE |
Hongda Chen Dan Schmoldt Dionne Toombs Greg Smith |
(202) 401-6497 (202) 720-4807 (202) 401-2138 (202) 720-2067 |
hchen @nifa.usda.gov dschmoldt @nifa.usda.gov dtoombs @nifa.usda.gov gsmith @nifa.usda.gov |


