2026-2027 Board of Directors

President



Kara Salazar

Purdue University Extension / IL-IN Sea Grant
195 Marsteller Street,
FORS Room 308
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
765-496-1070

Past President

Jaime Menon

Kansas State University
101 Umberger Hall
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
785-532-5840 

President-Elect

 

Audrey Palmer
Kentucky State University
213 Corral Ct.
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
502-783-0045
Secretary

 

Patti Schmitt
Colorado State University
1311 S College Ave
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
(970) 402-4319

Treasurer

Craig Carpenter
Michigan State University
446 W. Circle Dr.
East Lansing, Michigan 48824
517-884-8662



1994 Representative

 

Yvonneda "Henry" Thompson 
CDKC Extension Service
PO Box 98
1 College Drive
Lame Deer, Montana 59043
406-477-6215




North Central Region Representative

 

Amber Twitty
Central State University
1400 Brush Row Road
Wilberforce, Ohio 45384
513-824-4673

1890 Representative

 

Iris Cole Crosby
Assistant Administrator for Community Development & Outreach
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
478.825.6954


Southern Region Representative



Natriez Peterson
Prairie View A&M University
250 E.M. Norris St.
PO Box 519
Prairie View, Texas 77446

Northeast Region Representative

 

Kaysha Jackson
West Virginia State University
Research and Development Corporation
(R&D) Institute, WV 25112

Western Region Representative

 

Juliet Daniels  
University of Wyoming Extension
1400 E. College Drive
Pathfinder Bldg. Room 406D
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007
307-633-4383

Association Manager

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Ricky Atkins 
The Association Source.
Executive Director, NACDEP
124 Shallow Creek
Blairsville, GA. 30512
(762) 448-9076