NET Executive Committee (effective 10/8/2025):
Chair: Ann Savage, North Carolina State University
Vice Chair: Natalie Chin, Wisconsin Sea Grant
Secretary: Mercedes Fraser, University of Kentucky
Past Chair: Xinyi Qian, University of Minnesota Tourism Center
2027 Conference Chair
Taylor Kruger, University of Wyoming
2025 Conference Chair – Jada Lindblom, University of New Hampshire Extension
Current Regional Representatives
Northeast Region:
Jada Lindblom, University of New Hampshire Extension
Doolarie (Dee) Singh-Knights, West Virginia University
Aude Lochet, State University of New York – Plattsburgh
Southern Region:
Bryan Fluech, Georgia Sea Grant
Rachael Carter, Mississippi State University
Sara Siems, Oklahoma 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:
Christie Welch, The Ohio State University
Ann Wing-Vogelbacher, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
National Extension Outdoor Recreation Working Group
Jake Powell, Utah State University Extension, chair
Visit the NEORWG homepage here.
National Extension Agritourism Working Group
Rachael Callahan, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, co-chair
Garrett Ziegler, Michigan State University Extension, co-chair
Visit the Agritourism Working Group homepage here.
Federal Liaisons
Edwin Lewis, 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, Stephen Alessi, and Kristen Devlin
Southern Regional Development Center, John Green and Rachel Welborn
Western Rural Development Center