NCRA FY2021 Officers and Committee Members
(Appointment Year 2021 begins October 1, 2020)
Last Updated: 11/24/2020
NCRA Officers:
G. Smith, MI, NCRA Chair (21) (smithge7@msu.edu)
G. Cuomo, MN, NCRA Past Chair (20) (cuomogj@umn.edu)
Executive Committee (EC):
G. Smith, MI, NCRA Chair (21) (smithge7@msu.edu)
H. Santiago, NE, NCRA Chair-Elect & MRC Chair (21) (hsantiago@unl.edu)
G. Cuomo, MN, NCRA Past Chair (20) (cuomogj@umn.edu)
J. Jacobsen, NCRA, Exec. Vice-Chair (Perm) (jjacobsn@msu.edu)
Multistate Research Committee (MRC; 3-year term):
H. Santiago, NE MRC Chair (21) (hsantiago@unl.edu)
W. Barker, WI (18-21) (william.barker@wisc.edu)
G. Bollero, IL (19-22) (gbollero@illinois.edu)
B. Engel, IN (20-23) (engelb@purdue.edu)
A. Dorrance, OH (21-24) (dorrance.1@osu.edu)
J. Jacobsen, Ex-Officio (jjacobsn@msu.edu)
Resolutions Committee (3-year term):
S. Donkin, IN (18-21) (donkin@purdue.edu)
Nominating Committee (2-year term):
M. Draper, KS (20-22) (maddr@ksu.edu)
Committee on Legislation and Policy (CLP)
J. Jacobsen, Ex-Officio (jjacobsn@msu.edu)
NRSP Review Committee Representative (4-year term):
D. Buhler, MI (14-18, Chair 20-21) (buhler@msu.edu)
J. Jacobsen, NCRA (Exec Vice-Chair 20-21) (jjacobsn@msu.edu)
C. Hamilton (Asst Vice-Chair 20-21) (christina.hamilton@wisc.edu)
ESCOP (3-year term):
G. Smith, MI, NCRA Chair (21) (smithge7@msu.edu)
H. Santiago, NE, NCRA Chair Elect & MRC Chair (21) (hsantiago@unl.edu)
G. Cuomo, MN, NCRA Past Chair (20) (cuomogj@umn.edu)
J. Jacobsen, NCRA (Perm Alt) (jjacobsn@msu.edu)
ESCOP Executive Committee:
G. Cuomo, MN, NCRA Past Chair (20) (cuomogj@umn.edu)
J. Jacobsen, NCRA (Perm Alt) (jjacobsn@msu.edu)
ESCOP Chair's Advisory Committee:
J. Jacobsen, NCRA (Perm Alt) (jjacobsn@msu.edu)
ESCOP Budget and Legislative Committee (BLC):
G. Pierzynski, OH (pierzynski.3@osu.edu)
S. Donkin, IN (sdonkin@purdue.edu)
J. Jacobsen, NCRA (Perm Alt; Exec Vice-Chair) (jjacobsn@msu.edu)
C. Hamilton (Asst Vice-Chair) (christina.hamilton@wisc.edu)
ESCOP Diversity Catalyst Committee (DCC):
T. Awada, NE, (tawada2@unl.edu)
C. Hamilton, NCRA (Christina.Hamilton@wisc.edu)
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ESCOP Science and Technology Committee (STC):
J. Colletti, IA, (colletti@iastate.edu)
B. Engel, IN, (engelb@purdue.edu)
ESCOP Science and Technology Committee Social Science Subcommittee
(SSSC):
Emily Buck, OH, (buck.210@osu.edu) - Ag Communications
Soyeon Shim, WI, (sshim7@wisc.edu) – Human Sciences
Linda Lobao, OH, (lobao.1@osu.edu)– Rural Sociology
Corinne Valdivia, MO, (valdiviac@missouri.edu) – Ag Econ
David Rosch, IL, (dmrosch@illinois.edu) – Ag Leadership
Maria Marshall, IN (mimarsha@purdue.edu) – NCRCRD Director
ESCOP NRSP1 Management Committee:
J. Jacobsen, NRSP1 Lead AA (jjacobsn@msu.edu)
C. Hamilton, co-NIMSS Lead System Admin (Christina.Hamilton@wisc.edu)
National Impact Database (NIDB)
G. Bollero, IL (gbollero@illinois.edu)
Other Appointments
North Central Rural Development Center Board (4-year term):
B. Engel (perm, Purdue rep), (engelb@purdue.edu)
J. Parcell, MO, (ParcellJ@missouri.edu)
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North Central Bioeconomy Consortium
NCBEC Vice President, J. Colletti, IA (colletti@iastate.edu)
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North Central Regional Aquaculture Center
J. Jacobsen, NCRA (jjacobsn@msu.edu)
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National Plant Germplasm Coordinating Committee (NPGCC)
J. Colletti, IA (colletti@iastate.edu)
J. Jacobsen, Executive Vice-Chair, (jjacobsn@msu.edu)