2025-26 Executive Board

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President
Dianne Christensen
New Mexico State University 
1510 Menaul Ext Blvd NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107
Phone: (505) 243-1386
Term Ends: 10/2026

Immediate Past President
Jennifer Bridge
University of Kentucky 
1041 Old Ekron Rd., Brandenburg, KY 40108
Phone: (270) 422-4958
Term Ends: 10/2026

President-Elect
Christine Zellers
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
355 Court House/So. Dennis Road (Route 657), Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey 08210
Phone: (609) 465-5115 
Term Ends: 10/2026

Treasurer
Jesse Ketterman
University of Maryland Extension
1 Commerce Drive, Cumberland, Maryland 21502
Phone: (301) 724-3320
Term Ends: 10/2027

Secretary
Cindy Thompson
Iowa State University
218 S. Main Street PO Box 700, Fayette, Iowa, 52142
Phone: (319) 334-8013
Term Ends: 10/2026

VP Awards and Recognition
Carla Farrand
Colorado State University Extension
PO Box 1112, 1001 Railroad Avenue, Rifle, Colorado 81650
Phone: (970) 625-3969
Term Ends: 10/2027

VP for Member Resources
Troy Anderson
University of Maryland Extension
30 Duke Street, Rm #103, Price Frederick, Maryland 20678
Phone: (410) 535-3662
Term Ends: 10/2026

VP Professional Development
Susan Moore
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
665 Home Run Drive Suite A, Dublin, Georgia 31021
Phone: (478) 272-2277
Term Ends: 10/2026

VP Public Affairs
Dhruti Patel
University of Maryland Extension
97 Dairy Lane, Gambrills, Maryland 21054
Phone: (301) 226-7476
Term Ends: 10/2027

Central Region Director
Melissa Rupp
Ohio State University Extension
8770 State Route 108 Suite A, Wauseon, Ohio 43567
Phone: (419) 337-9210
Term Ends: 10/2027

Eastern Region Director

Lisa Fishman
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
34 Armory Road, Suite 101, Fort Kent, Maine 4743
Phone: (207) 834-3905
Term Ends: 10/2026

Southern Region Director
Joy West
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension
649 Jackson Rd 917, Newport, Arkansas 72112
Phone: (870) 523-7450
Term Ends: 10/2027

Western Region Director
Sheila Gains
Colorado State University Extension
6934 S. Lima St., Suite B, Centennial, Colorado 80112
Phone: (303) 730-1920
Term Ends: 10/2026

Historian
Christine Kniep
2391 Katy Court, Oshkosh, WI 54904
Phone: (920) 231-4468 / (920) 279-4468
Term Ends: 4/2029