Member Directory

NEED’s membership consists of the executive leadership of Cooperative Extension, usually the Extension Director or Administrator, from the following 1862 and 1890 Land-grant institutions in the Northeast Region.

Learn more about individual NEED Board Members below.

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Connecticut

Dr. Indrajeet Chaubey

Dean; UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

University of Connecticut

UConn Extension Administrative Office
W.B. Young Building
1376 Storrs Road, Unit 4134
Stoors, CT 06269-4135

Phone: (860) 486-2917
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Jeffrey "Jeff" Hyde

Associate Dean and Director, Penn State Extension

The Pennsylvania State University

Director's Office
The Pennsylvania State University
323 Agricultural Administration Building
431 Curtin Road
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: (814) 867-4874
Email: [email protected]

Admin Assistant: DeAndrea Kuhns
Asst. email: [email protected]

Dr. Amy Harder

Associate Dean for Extension

University of Connecticut

W.B. Young Building, Room 233
1376 Storrs Road, Unit 4134
Storrs, CT 06269-4134

Phone: (860) 486-6270
Email: [email protected]

Admin Assistant: Stacey Lackman
Asst. email: [email protected]

Delaware

Dr. Erik Ervin

Associate Dean and Director (interim), Cooperative Extension; Professor, Turfgrass & Horticultural Systems

University of Delaware

115 Townsend Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716

Phone: (302) 650-9690
Email: [email protected]

Admin Assistant: Kaci Gravatt
Asst. email: [email protected]

Dr. Jennifer Volk

Associate Director of Cooperative Extension and Outreach

University of Delaware

College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Paradee Center
69 Transporation Circle
Dover, DE 19901

Phone: (302) 730-4000
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Gulnihal "Gulni" Ozbay

Associate Dean of Cooperative Extension & Applied Research

Delaware State University

Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources
1200 North DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901-2277

Phone: (302) 857-6476
Email: [email protected]

District of Columbia

Dr. William "Bill" Hare

Associate Dean for Landgrant Programs

University of the District of Columbia

College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability & Environmental Sciences
4200 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008

Phone: (202) 274-7133
Email: [email protected]

Maine

Dr. Hannah Carter

Associate Provost for Online and Continuing Education and Dean of Cooperative Extension

University of Maine

University of Maine Cooperative Extension
5741 Libby Hall
Room 102
Orno, ME 04469-5741

Phone: (207) 581-3238
Email: [email protected]

Admin Assistant: Angela Hart
Asst. email: [email protected]

Dr. Jason Bolton

Associate Dean for UMaine Cooperative Extension

University of Maine

5741 Libby Hall, Room 102
Orono, ME 04469-5741

Phone: 207-581-1366
Email: [email protected]

Admin Assistant: Angela Hart
Asst. email: [email protected]

Maryland

Dr. Craig Beyrouty

Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) 

University of Maryland College Park

7998 Regents Drive
1296 Symons Hall
College Park, ME 20742

Phone: (301) 405-2072
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Kim smiles at the camera wearing a light blue blazer over a black blouse.

Dr. Jinhee Kim

Associate Dean for Extension

University of Maryland College Park

7998 Regents Drive, College Park, MD 20742
1202 Symons Hall
https://extension.umd.edu

Phone: (301) 405-6727
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Moses Kairo

Dean of the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

University of Maryland Eastern Shore
School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences
Room No. 3052 Richard Hazel Hall
Princess Anne, MD 21853

Phone: (410) 651-6072
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Enrique Nelson Escobar

Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Extension

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

University of Maryland Eastern Shore
2122 Richard A. Henson Center
Princess Anne, MD 21853

Phone: (401) 651-7930
Email: [email protected]

Massachusetts

Dr. William "Bill" Miller

Associate Director UMass Amherst Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station UMass Extension

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment
321 Stockbridge Hall
University of Massachusetts
80 Campus Center Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9246

Phone: (413) 545-5017
Email: [email protected]

New Hampshire

Amy Loader

Interim Director, UNH Extension

University of New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Taylor Hall
59 College Road
Durham, NH 03824

Phone: (603) 862-3085
Email: [email protected]

Admin Assistant: Victoria Rappeport
Asst. email: [email protected]

New Jersey

Dr. Brian Schilling

Director, Rutgers Cooperative Extension; Senior Associate Director, NJ Agricultural Experiment Station

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Cooperative Extension
Marin Hall, Rm 309
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
88 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8525

Phone: (732) 932-6633
Email: [email protected]

Admin Assistant: Rhonda Breen
Asst. email: [email protected]

New York

Dr. Andrew "Andy" Turner

Associate Dean and Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension

Cornell Human Ecology

Cornell Cooperative Extension
382 Roberts Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

Phone: (607) 255-2237
Email: [email protected]

Pennsylvania

Dr. Katherine Cason

Interim Director of Extension

Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University
323 Agricultural Administration Building
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: (814) 867-4874
Email: [email protected]

Admin Assistant: Bridget Deromedi
Asst. email: [email protected]

Rhode Island

Dr. John Kirby

Dean and Director, Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension, College of the Environment and Life Sciences

University of Rhode Island

College of the Environment and Life Sciences
423 CBLS Building
120 Flagg Road
Kingston, RI 02881-2020

Phone: (401) 874-2957
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Lisa Townson

Associate Dean, Extension and Agricultural Programs; Associate Director of Cooperative Extension

University of Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island
413 Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences
120 Flagg Road
Kingston, RI 02881

Phone: (401) 874-2240
Email: [email protected]

Admin Assistant: Judy Palmer
Asst. email: [email protected]
Asst. phone: (401) 874-2957

Vermont

Dr. Fitzroy "Roy" Beckford

Associate Dean and Director of UVM Extension

University of Vermont

Morrill Hall, Rm 102B
146 University Place
Burlington, VT 05405

Phone: (802) 656-8679
Email: [email protected]

Admin Assistant: Marc Hartigan
Asst. email: [email protected]
Asst. phone: (802) 656-3831

West Virginia

Dr. Atiles smiles at the camera for a professional headshot. He is wearing a blue suit with a yellow tie.

Dr. Jorge Atiles

Dean of Extension and Engagement; Director of the WVU Extension Service

West Virginia University

WVU Extension Service
PO Box 6031, 817 Knapp Hall,
Morgantown, WV 26506-6031

Phone: (304) 293-5691
Email: [email protected]

Admin Assistant: Robin Rupenthal
Asst. email: [email protected]

Dr. Ami Smith

Vice President and Dean and Director of Agricultural Research and Extension

West Virginia State University

Gus R. Douglass Institute
West Virginia State University
100 Curtis House
Institute, WV 25112-1000

Phone: (304) 204-4305
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Johnnie Westbrook

Associate Dean and Associate Director for Extension

West Virginia State University

West Virginia State University
125 IREB
Institute, WV 25112-1000


Email: [email protected]