Tuesday, March 28, 2023
NIFA’s National Program Leaders are each 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 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 | Steve Zeng (temp) |
| Indiana | Erica Kistner-Thomas |
| Iowa | Vance Owens |
| Kansas | Angelica Van Goor |
| Michigan | Steve Smith |
| Minnesota | Jessica Shade |
| Missouri | Keith Harris |
| Nebraska | Annie Ceccarini |
| North Dakota | Adam Wilke |
| Ohio | Vijay Nandula |
| South Dakota | Vicki Finkenstadt |
| Wisconsin | Ray Ali |
Northeast
| State | National Program Leader |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | Brenda Martin |
| Delaware | Toby Ahrens |
| District of Columbia | Pascale Jean |
| Maine | Tom Bewick |
| Maryland | Michelle Colby |
| Massachusetts | Jeff Sallee |
| New Hampshire | Charlotte Tuttle |
| New Jersey (Rutgers) | Hongda Chen |
| New York (Cornell) | Solomon Haile |
| Pennsylvania | Amer Fayad |
| Rhode Island | Rizana Mahroof |
| Vermont | Mallory Koenings |
| West Virginia | Christian Tobias |
South
| State | National Program Leader |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Ann Stapleton |
| Arkansas | Maurice Smith |
| Florida | Michelle Samuel-Foo |
| Georgia | John Erickson |
| Kentucky | Tim Sullivan |
| Louisiana | Sarah Rocker |
| Mississippi | Bob Smith |
| North Carolina | Chris Philips |
| Oklahoma | Michelle Schelske-Santos |
| Puerto Rico | Irma Lawrence |
| South Carolina | Manoharan Muthusamy |
| Tennessee | Diomides Zamora |
| Texas | David Songstad & Janyce Woodard |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Bisoondat "Mac" Macoon |
| Virginia | Denis Ebodaghe |
West
| State | National Program Leader |
|---|---|
| Alaska | Edwin Lewis |
| American Samoa | Helen Chipman |
| Arizona | Carlos Ortiz |
| California | Steve Thomson |
| Colorado | Kamilah Grant |
| Guam | Kathe Bjork |
| Hawaii | Jodi Williams |
| Idaho | Emmanuel Byamukama |
| Micronesia | Sandeep Kumar |
| Montana | Lydia Kaume |
| Nevada | Jim Dobrowolski |
| New Mexico | Ashley Mueller |
| Northern Mariana Islands | TBD |
| Oregon | Daniel Cassidy |
| Utah | Amy Ganguli |
| Washington | Bonita Williams |
| Wyoming | Bill Goldner |
Resource Type: Factsheets
