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National Outreach Team

A key part of the LPE Learning Center project is the development of a multi-disciplinary, multi-organization "National Outreach Team" of experts in environmental issues related to animal agriculture. Team members include:

• Colorado State University, Jessica Davis
  
• Environmental Defense Fund, Suzy Friedman
  
• Iowa State University, John Lawrence
  
• Montana State University, Thomas Bass
  
• Purdue University, Alan Sutton
  
• North Carolina State University, Mark Rice, Ed Jones (administrative advisor)
  
• Oklahoma State University, Joshua Payne
  
• Pennsylvania State University, Doug Beegle
  
• Rutgers University, Mike Westendorf
  
• Texas A&M University, Saqib Mukhtar
  
• US Agricultural Research Service, Mark Powell, Bill Jokela
  
• US Environmental Protection Agency, Carol Galloway (EPA Ag Compliance Assistance Center)
  
• US Geological Survey, TBA
  
• USDA Agricultural Resource Service, Michael Jenkins
  
• USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, William Boyd
  
• University of Arkansas, Karl Vandevender
• University of Georgia, Mark Risse
  
• University of Nebraska, Rick Koelsch, Rick Stowell, Jill Heemstra
  
• Virginia Tech, Jactone Arogo
• Washington State University, Joe Harrison

Customer Advisory Team

The LPE Learning Center project is dedicated to a customer driven approach for the identification of priority issues, connection to potential audiences, and evaluation of the effectiveness of project efforts. Team members include:

• American Farm Bureau Federation, Don Parrish (chairperson)
  
• Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA), Kent Woodmansey
  
• Certified Crop Advisors, Luther Smith and Fred Vocasek
  
• National Ag Library, Water Quality Programs, Joe Makuch
  
• National Association of County Ag Agents, Randy Mills
  
• National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Charles Ingram
  
• National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), Tamara McCann Thies
  
• National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), Rob Byrne
  
• National Pork Board, Allan Stokes
  
• US Poultry and Egg Association, Paul Bredwell
  
• US Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Matt Smith
  
• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Roberta Parry
  
• US Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Glenn Carpenter

Authors and Reviewers

Over 100 individuals work with the outreach team to produce and review the "best of the best" content that is made available to the public. The names of these individuals are listed on the pages that they produced. Their contributions are invaluable and we thank everyone for the time and effort they put into the LPE Learning Center.