Team and Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer (Interim)
Beverly Coberly (beverlycoberly@extension.org)
Chief Operating Officer (Interim)
Ashley Griffin (agriffin@extension.org)
Administration
Arielle Y. Smith
Comptroller, (ariellesmith@extension.org)
Barbara Adams
Bookkeeper, (barbaraadams@extension.org)
Tira Adelman
Grants & Program Manager, New Technologies for Ag Extension Project Manager, (tiraadelman@extension.org)
Brenna Kotar
Contracts and Operations Manager, EXCITE Project Manager (brennakotar@extension.org)
Kim Santoro
Grants Specialist, (kimsantoro@extension.org)
Jason Weigle
New Technologies for Ag Extension Program Manager for ECOP Program Action Teams, (jasonweigle@extension.org)
Michelle Rodgers
EXCITE Program Director (michellerodgers@extension.org)
Partnerships and Development
Megan Hirschman
Lead Development Officer (meganhirschman@extension.org)
Regan Emmons
Climate Partnership and Development Specialist (reganemmons@extension.org)
Program, Team, and Leadership Development
Molly Immendorf
Design Strategist (mollyimmendorf@extension.org)
Karl Bradley
Leadership & Team Development Specialist (karlbradley@extension.org)
Communications, Marketing, and Engagement
Aaron Weibe
Communications & Engagement Manager (aaronweibe@extension.org)
Melanie Pugsley
Communications and Technology Associate (melaniepugsley@extension.org)
Isabel Osbourne
EXCITE Marketing & Evaluation Assistant, (isabelosbourne@extension.org)
Digital Publishing, Evaluation, and Engagement
Ashley Griffin
Program Manager (agriffin@extension.org)
Julie Halverson
New Technologies for Ag Extension Evaluation Specialist (juliehalverson@extension.org)
Technology Solutions
Mark Locklear
Project Manager II, (marklocklear@extension.org)
Board of Directors
Voting Members
North Central Region
Gregg Hadley Chair
Associate Professor & Director of Extension
Kansas State University
1994 Region
Brian Kowalkowski Vice Chair/Secretary
Dean of Continuing Education
College of Menominee Nation
Western Region
Vicki McCracken Treasurer
Associate Dean & Director of Extension
Washington State University
1890 Region
Janine Woods
Associate Administrator, Cooperative Extension
Virginia State University
Southern Region
Laura Stephenson
Associate Dean for Extension
University of Kentucky
Northeastern Region
Lisa Townson
Associate Dean, Extension and Agricultural Programs
University of Rhode Island
Ex-Officio
Extension Committee on Organization & Policy (ECOP)
Bill Hoffman
Executive Director
Extension Committee on Organization & Policy (ECOP)
Ex-Officio
Roger Rennekamp
Extension Health Director
Cooperative Extension
Extension Committee on Organization & Policy (ECOP)
Ex-Officio
USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Shannon Horrillo
Division Director
Division of Youth & 4-H
USDA-NIFA
Ex-Officio