NET Leadership

NET Executive Committee (effective 9/26/2023):

Chair: Xinyi Qian, University of Minnesota Tourism Center
Vice Chair: Ann Savage, North Carolina State University
Secretary: April Turner, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
Past Chair: Andy Northrop, Michigan State University Extension

2025 Conference Chair

Jada Lindblom, University of New Hampshire Extension

2023 Conference ChairNatalie Chin, Wisconsin Sea Grant

Current Regional Representatives

Northeast Region:
Jada Lindblom, University of New Hampshire Extension
Doolarie (Dee) Singh-Knights, West Virginia University
Ed Lewandowski, Delaware Sea Grant

Southern Region:
Bryan Fluech, Georgia Sea Grant
Mercedes Fraser, University of Kentucky
Rachael Carter, Mississippi State University

Western Region:
Dolan Eversole, Hawaii Sea Grant
Miles Phillips, Oregon State University Extension Service/Oregon Sea Grant
Jake Powell, Utah State University Extension

North Central Region:
Natalie Chin, Wisconsin Sea Grant
Gwynn Stewart, Ohio State University Extension
Diane Van Wyngarden, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

National Extension Outdoor Recreation Working Group

Doug Arbogast, West Virginia University Extension Service, co-chair
Jake Powell, Utah State University Extension, co-chair
Visit the NEORWG homepage here

National Extension Agritourism Working Group

Lisa Chase, University of Vermont Extension, chair
Lindsey Pashow of Cornell Cooperative Extension
Visit the Agritourism Working Group homepage here. 

Federal Liaisons

Sarah Rocker, USDA NIFA
Amara Davis, NOAA Sea Grant

Partners

North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, Maria Marshall and Michael Wilcox
Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, Stephan Goetz and Kristen Devlin
Southern Regional Development Center, John Green and Rachel Welborn
Western Rural Development Center, Betsy Newman