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
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Past President

Jaime Menon
Kansas State University 101 Umberger Hall Manhattan, Kansas 66506 785-532-5840
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President-Elect
Audrey Palmer Kentucky State University 213 Corral Ct. Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 502-783-0045
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Secretary

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

Craig Carpenter Michigan State University 446 W. Circle Dr. East Lansing, Michigan 48824 517-884-8662
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1994 Representative
Yvonneda "Henry" Thompson CDKC Extension Service PO Box 98 1 College Drive Lame Deer, Montana 59043 406-477-6215
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North Central Region Representative

Amber Twitty Central State University 1400 Brush Row Road Wilberforce, Ohio 45384 513-824-4673
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1890 Representative

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

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

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

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

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