North Central Region SARE is managed and led by the following:

• Professional Development Program (PDP) State Coordinators represent 13 land-grant institutions in the North Central region. PDP Coordinators direct sustainable agriculture education in their respective states. If you need help with any related issue please contact your State Representative for assistance.

• Regional Administrative Council (AC), representing various agricultural sectors, states and organizations. The AC sets program priorities and makes granting decisions

• Regional Technical Committee (TC), also comprised of various agricultural stakeholders. The TC reviews Research and Education proposals and makes recommendations to the AC.

• Staff, primarily housed at the University of Minnesota, carries out AC directives, collecting and distributing SARE information on sustainable agriculture. Staff are also located at the University of Nebraska and Kansas State University.

You can also visit the Western, Southern and Northeast region SARE programs, or find contacts from the SARE Outreach.

ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL REPRESENTATION
State Representatives
Regional Representatives
National Representatives

STATE REPRESENTATIVES

Illinois

David Campbell
4N852 Wooley Rd
Maple Park, Il 60151
Phone: 630.365.2019
Email: lilylakeOF@aol.com
Term expires: 2010; position rotates to extension

Indiana

Gary Reding
3806 S County Rd 550 E
Greensburg, IN 48240
Phone: 812.663.9546
Email: greding@langelandfarms.com
Term expires: 2011; position rotates to extension

Iowa

Mark Hanna
Agr & Biosystems Eng Dept
200B Davidson Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3080
Phone: 515.294.0468
Fax: 515.294.2552
Email: hmhanna@iastate.edu
Term expires: 2009; position rotates to farmer rancher

Kansas

Rhonda R. Janke
Assoc. Prof. and Extension Specialist, Sustainable Cropping Systems
Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources
2021 Throckmorton Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785.532-=.0409
Email: rrjanke@ksu.edu
Term expires: 2011; position rotates to farmer rancher

Michigan

Juan Marinez
Michigan State University
Rm 11 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing MI 48864
Phone: 517353-9772   
Fax: 517-432-1048
Email: marinezj@msu.edu
Term expires: 2012; position rotates to research

Minnesota

Liz Stahl
Regional Extension Educator
1567 McMillan St, Suite 6
Extension Regional Center, Worthington
Worthington, MN 56187
Phone: 507.372.3900
Fax: 507.372.3911
Email: stah0012@umn.edu
Term expires: 2009; position rotates to research

Missouri

Tricia Wagner
1905 Bickmeyer Rd
Hermann MO 65041
Phone: 573-294-6091
Email: Tricia@yellowwoodfarms.com
Sector: Missouri farmer rancher
Area of Expertise: Farming; Community Development; Communications
Term expires: 2012; position rotates to extension

Nebraska

Karen DeBoer
UNL Extension, Cheyenne County
920 Jackson St.
PO Box 356
Sidney, NE 69162-0356
Phone: 308.254.4455
Fax: 308.254.6055
Email: kdeboer1@unl.edu
Term expires: 2010; position rotates to research

North Dakota

Hans Kandel
North Dakota State University,
Department of Plant Sciences,
NDSU Dept. 7670,
Loftsgard Hall 266H,
Box 6050 Fargo ND 58108-6050
Phone: 701.231.8135
Fax : 701.231.8474
Email: hans.kandel@ndsu.edu
Term Expires: 2012; position rotates to farmer rancher

Ohio

Ken Rider
Rider Landing
1794 Roundhead Rd
Deshler, OH 43516
Phone: 419.278.0746
Email: ghostrider@wcnet.org
Term expires: 2009; position rotates to extension

South Dakota

Robin Salverson
South Dakota State University/Extension
Harding County
PO Box 146
Buffalo, SD 57720
Phone: 605.375.3412
Email: robin.salverson@sdstate.edu
Term expires: 2011; position rotates to research

Wisconsin

William Tracy
University of Wisconsin Department of Agronomy
365 Moore Hall
1575 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608.262.2587
Fax: 608.262.5217
Email: wftracy@wisc.edu
Term expires: 2010; position rotates to farmer rancher

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

Agribusiness

Edgar Hicks
Hurley/FCStoneLLC
Room 120
3919 S 147th St
Omaha, NE 68144
Phone: 800.228.2316 ext. 2506
Email: edgarh@fcstone.com
Term expires: 2011; eligible for re-nomination.

Agricultural Research Service

Doug Karlen, Chair
USDA ARS
2150 Pammel Dr  314
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: 515.294.3336              
Email: karlen@nstl.gov
Term expires: 2012

Cooperative Extension Service

Jerry DeWitt
PDP Liaison
Iowa State University
PME and Sustainable Agriculture
Curtis Hall 209
Ames, IA 50011-1050
Phone: 515.294.7836
Fax: 515.294.9696
Email: jdewitt@iastate.edu
Term expires: Indefinite

Environmental Protection Agency

Barbara Van Til
U.S. EPA Region V
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Suite WC-15J
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
Phone: 312.886.3164
Fax: 312.353.4788 (fax)
Email: vantil.barbara@epa.gov
Term expires: 2010

Foundation/Nonprofit

Tim Kautza
Science and Environmental Education
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
4625 Beaver Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50310-2145
Phone: 515-270-2634, ext. 16  Fax: 515-270-9447
Email: tim@ncrlc.com
Sector: Non-profit, regional, at-large
Term expires: 2012; eligible for re-nomination.

Geological Survey

Fred Madison
Wisconsin Geological Natl History Survey
3817 Mineral Point Rd
Madison, WI 53705-5121
Phone: 608.263.4004  
Fax: 608.262.8086      
Email: fredmad@wisc.edu
Term expires: 2010, eligible for re-nomination.

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Cheryl Simmons
USDA NRCS
P.O. Box 6567
Ft Worth, TX 76115
Phone: 817.509.3314
Email: Cheryl.Simmons@ftw.usda.gov
Term expires: 2011, eligible for re-nomination.

Past AC Chair

Brad Brummond, PastChair
North Dakota State University 
Walsh County Extension
101 Rd 12B
Park River, ND  58270-4131              
Phone: 701.284.6248
Fax: 701.284.7383   
Email: bbrummon@ndsuext.nodak.edu
Term expires: 2009, North Dakota extension representative to Mar 2008; past-chair to 2009

NCR Extension Directors' Representative

Dave Baker
University of Missouri
2-28 Ag Bldg
Columbia, MO 65211-0001
Phone: 573.882.6385
Fax: 573.884.7993
Email: bakerd@missouri.edu
Term expires: 2012; eligible for re-nomination.

State Agency

Judy Grundler
Missouri Dept of Agriculture
1616 Missouri Blvd
P.O. Box 630
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573.526.0837
Fax: 573.751.0005
Email: Judy.Grundler@mda.mo.gov
Term expires: 2009, eligible for re-nomination.

Technical Committee Co-Chairs

Thomas Coudron
USDA ARS
Biological Control of Insects Research Lab
1503 S. Providence Road
Research Park
Columbia, MO 65203-3535
Phone: 573.876.8305
Fax: 573.875.4261
Email: coudront@missouri.edu
Term expires: Indefinite

Tom Larson, AC Vice-Chair
3239 315th Avenue
St. Edward, NE 68660
Phone: (402) 678-2456 Fax:  
Email: tlarson@gpcom.net
Term expires: Indefinite

NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
One National Representative attends each Administrative Council meeting and there is just one National Representative vote on each issue.

Jill Auburn
SARE Director
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave.
SW Stop 2223
Washington, D.C. 20250-2223
Phone: 202.720.5384
Fax: 202.720.6071
Email: jauburn@csrees.usda.gov
Term expires: Indefinite

Kim Kroll
SARE Associate Director
10300 Baltimore Ave. Bldg. 046
Beltsville MD 20705
Phone: 301.504.5199
Fax: 301.504.5207
Email: kkroll@asrr.arsusda.gov
Term expires: Indefinite

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
Jana Beckman
Kansas

Phyllis Bergiel
Indiana

Heather Duncan
EPA
Kansas

Kamyar Enshayan
Iowa

Collie Graddick
Minnesota

Vance Haugen
Wisconsin

Mike Hogan
Ohio

Brad Horchem
EPA
Kansas

Hwei-Ying Johnson
Missouri

Doug Karlen
Iowa

Greg Lardy
North Dakota

Tom Larson- Technical Committee Co-Chair
Nebraska

Ronny Mackaben
South Dakota

George Obernagel
Illinois

Jeffrey Olsen
Iowa

Chip Poland
North Dakota

Susan Ratcliffe
Illinois

Becky Rondy
Ohio

Marcia Shannon
Missouri

Odie Swanegon
Missouri

Jeri Vines
South Dakota

STAFF

Bill Wilcke
Regional Coordinator
NCR-SARE
120 BAE, University of Minnesota
1390 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-625-8205
Fax: 612-626-3132
Email: wilck001@umn.edu

Joan Benjamin
Farmer Rancher Grant Program Coordinator and Associate Regional Coordinator
NCR-SARE
13A Activities Bldg.
1734 N. 34th St.
PO Box 830840
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0840
Phone: 402-472-0809
Fax: 402-472-0280
Email: jbenjamin2@unl.edu

DeLynn Hay
Project Director, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Cooperative Agreements
NCR-SARE
13A Activities Bldg.
1734 N. 34th St.
PO Box 830840
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0840
Phone: 402-472-0266
E-Mail: dhay1@unl.edu

Paula Ford
Professional Development Program Coordinator
4A Edwards Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-4810
Phone: 785-532-5328
Office Fax: 785-532-6532
Email: pford@ksu.edu

Beth Bedell
Associate Administrator
NCR-SARE
120 BAE, University of Minnesota
1390 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-626-3134
Fax: 612-626-3132
Email: bedel010@umn.edu

Marie Flanagan
Communications Specialist
NCR-SARE
120 BAE, University of Minnesota
1390 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-625-7027
Fax: 612-626-3132
Email: mart1817@umn.edu

Main Office
Christine Yaeger, Principal Office Administrative Specialist
120 BAE, University of Minnesota
1390 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-626-3113
Fax: 612-626-3132
Main Email: ncrsare@umn.edu
Christine's Email: yaeg0019@umn.edu

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