NIFA’s National Program Leaders and Division Directors are assigned a state to review their AREERA Plans of Work and Annual Reports of Accomplishments.
These reports are mandated by the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (AREERA) of 1998. The Plan of Work and Annual Report of Accomplishments must be completed in NRS by eligible institutions receiving federal funding from the following capacity grant programs:
- The Hatch Act of 1887
- The Hatch Act of 1887 Multistate Research Fund
- Evans-Allen (Agricultural Research at 1890 Land-grant Institutions)
- Smith-Lever Act 3(b) & 3(c) Capacity Grant
- Agricultural Extension Programs at 1890 Institutions
North Central
| State | National Program Leader |
|---|---|
| Illinois | Kaushlendra Tingi |
| Indiana | Erica Kistner-Thomas |
| Iowa | Vance Owens |
| Kansas | Angelica Van Goor |
| Michigan | Erin Riley |
| Minnesota | Jessica Shade |
| Missouri | Peter Thompson |
| Nebraska | Amber Campbell |
| North Dakota | Adam Wilke |
| Ohio | Vijay Nandula |
| South Dakota | TBD |
| Wisconsin | Ray Ali |
Northeast
| State | National Program Leader |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | Brenda Martin |
| Delaware | Junia Jean-Gilles Beaubrun |
| District of Columbia | Pascale Jean |
| Maine | Tom Bewick |
| Maryland | Michelle Colby |
| Massachusetts | Jeff Sallee |
| New Hampshire | Charlotte Tuttle |
| New Jersey (Rutgers) | Kristopher Grimes |
| New York (Cornell) | Solomon Haile |
| Pennsylvania | Amer Fayad |
| Rhode Island | Rizana Mahroof |
| Vermont | Mallory Koenings |
| West Virginia | Martha Ray Sartor |
South
| State | National Program Leader |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Kelly Garbach |
| Arkansas | Maurice Smith |
| Florida | Rachel Seman-Varner |
| Georgia | John Erickson |
| Kentucky | Tim Sullivan |
| Louisiana | Courtenay Simmons |
| Mississippi | Christopher Green |
| North Carolina | Chris Philips |
| Oklahoma | Michelle Schelske-Santos |
| Puerto Rico | Janyce Woodard |
| South Carolina | Carinthia Cherry |
| Tennessee | Diomides "Diomy" Zamora |
| Texas | David Songstad |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Bisoondat "Mac" Macoon |
| Virginia | Melvin Carter |
West
| State | National Program Leader |
|---|---|
| Alaska | Edwin Lewis |
| American Samoa | Manoharan Muthusamy |
| Arizona | Carlos Ortiz |
| California | Steve Thomson |
| Colorado | Kamilah Grant |
| Guam | TBD |
| Hawaii | Jodi Williams |
| Idaho | Emmanuel Byamukama |
| Micronesia | Sandeep Kumar |
| Montana | Lydia Kaume |
| Nevada | Jim Dobrowolski |
| New Mexico | Ashley Mueller |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Kellyann Jones-Jamtgaard |
| Oregon | Daniel Cassidy |
| Utah | Robert Godfrey |
| Washington | Bonita Williams |
| Wyoming | Bill Goldner |
Programs
Page last updated: January 21, 2026