Get involved with NET! We encourage participation and engagement from the broad NET community through the work happening in committees. Reach out to the appropriate committee chair identified below to learn how to get involved.
2023 Committees
Conference Committee
Chaired by Jada Lindblom, jada.lindblom@unh.edu
The Conference Committee is organizing the NET 2025 national conference, scheduled to take place in Meredith, NH, October 7-10, 2025.
Awards Committee
Chaired by Ann Savage, aesavage@ncsu.edu
The Awards Committee develops and administers recognition programs to honor excellent tourism programs and faculty around the country. It launched the inaugural NET Awards in 2021, and is now preparing to issue a new call for awards to be presented at the 2023 Conference.
Communications Committee
Co-chaired by April Turner, april.turner@scseagrant.org, and Kristen Devlin, krd111@psu.edu
The Communications Committee keeps NET members and partners informed of news, resources, and opportunities related to sustainable tourism and outdoor recreation via the NET website, its LinkedIn channel, the NET listserv, and other outlets as appropriate.
Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion (DEAI) Committee
Chaired by Natalie Chin, nchin5@aqua.wisc.edu ; Administrative Support from North Central Regional Center for Rural Development’s Michael Wilcox, wilcox16@purdue.edu and Shelly Surber, surber@purdue.edu.
This committee provides DEAI guidance, tools, and resources for NET members’ use in tourism Extension and outreach. The committee also seeks to integrate DEAI best practices at NET conferences and events, as well as to enhance the diversity of NET’s membership.
Webinars Committee
Co-chaired by Jake Powell, jake.powell@usu.edu, and Doug Arbogast, douglas.arbogast@mail.wvu.edu
This committee plans and hosts the bi-monthly webinars.
2023 Working Groups
Outdoor Recreation Working Group
Co-chaired by Jake Powell, jake.powell@usu.edu, and Doug Arbogast, douglas.arbogast@mail.wvu.edu
This group launched in February 2023 to explore and propose a strategy for Extension to engage the growing outdoor recreation economy. Learn more here.
Agritourism Working Group
Co-chaired by Lisa Chase, lisa.chase@uvm.edu, and Lindsey Pashow, lep67@cornell.edu.
This group launched in October 2023 to explore and propose a strategy for Extension to continue collective engagement in Agritourism. Learn more here.