The eleven-member Board of Directors is composed of four representatives from Extension (three from 1862 institutions and one from an 1890 institution) and four representatives from research (three from 1862 institutions and one from an 1890 institution). One permanent, non land-grant representative is from the Farm Foundation, and two other non land-grand representatives are selected from the private sector. Each board member serves for a term of four years.
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| Lawrence Carter Board Term: 12/06-11/10 Director of Special Outreach Programs Cooperative Extension Programs Florida A&M University 215 Perry-Paige Agricultural Building S Tallahassee, FL 32307 Phone: (850) 599-3546 Fax: (850) 561-2151 lawrence.carter@famu.edu |
Bernadette Hinkle Board Term: 12/08-11/12 Associate Director Finance & Administration University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service 2301 South University Avenue Little Rock, AR 72203 Phone: (501) 671-2001 Fax: (501) 671-2107 bhinkle@uaex.edu |
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| Dwight Landreneau Chair Board Term: 12/06-11/10 Associate Vice Chancellor and Associate Director Louisiana State University AgCenter P. O. Box 25100 Baton Rouge, LA 70739 Phone: (225) 578-2391 Fax: (225) 578-4225 dlandreneau@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Melissa Mixon Board Term: Permanent Interim Executive Director University Extension and Outreach Mississippi State University Box 9601 Mississippi State, MS 39762 Phone: (662) 325-3006 Fax: (662) 325-1215 mixon@dafvm.msstate.edu |
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| Joe Street (Alternate for Melissa Mixon) Board Term: Permanent Associate Director University Extension and Outreach Mississippi State University Box 9601 Mississippi State, MS 39762 Phone: (662) 325-3034 Fax: (662) 325-1215 jstreet@ext.msstate.edu |
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| Mark Cochran Board Term: 3/09-11/10 Associate Vice-President for Agriculture-Research Director, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station University of Arkansas and Division of Agriculture AFLS E-212 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 Phone: (479) 575-8703 mcochran@uark.edu |
Jonathan Edelson Board Term: 12/09-11/13 Professor & Assistant Director Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station Oklahoma State University 139 Ag Hall Stillwater, OK 74078 Phone: (405) 744-9707 jonathan.edelson@okstate.edu |
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| Kimberly Holmes Board Term: 12/08-11/12 Associate Director Kentucky State University/Land-Grant Program 400 East Main Street, CEB 205, Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: (502) 597-5647 Fax: (502) 597-5648 kimberly.holmes@kysu.edu |
Melissa Mixon Board Term: Permanent Interim Director Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experimentation Station Mississippi State University P.O. Box 9800 Mississippi State, MS 39762-9740 Phone: (662) 325-3006 Fax: (662) 325-1215 mixon@dafvm.msstate.edu |
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| Reuben Moore (Alternate for Melissa Mixon) Board Term: Permanent Associate Director Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experimentation Station Mississippi State University P.O. Box 9740 Mississippi State, MS 39762-9740 Phone: (662) 325-0866 Fax: (662) 325-1215 reubenm@mafes.msstate.edu |
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Ray Daffner Board Term: 05/08 - 11/12 Manager - Asset Based Development Initiative Appalachian Regional Commission 1666 Connecticut Ave, NW Washington, DC 20009 Phone: (202) 884-7777 Fax: (202) 884-7682 rdaffner@arc.gov |
Sheldon Jones Board Term: Permanent Vice President Farm Foundation 1301 West 22nd Street, Suite 615 Oak Brook, IL 60521-2115 Phone: (630) 571-9393 Fax: (630) 571-9580 sheldon@farmfoundation.org |
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Robert Gibbs Regional Economist USDA-ERS 1800 M Street Room 2061 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 694-5423 Fax: (202) 694-5642 rgibbs@ers.usda.gov |
Sally Ward Maggard National Program Leader, ECS USDA-NIFA 1400 Independence Avenue SW Mailstop 2215 Washington, DC 20250 Phone: (202) 720-0741 Fax: (202) 690-2975 smaggard@nifa.usda.gov |
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