NRAES Committee 

NRAES is guided by the NRAES Committee, which consists of a representative from each member university; the NRAES director; an administrative liaison appointed by the Northeast Cooperative Extension Directors Committee; a representative from the Cooperative State, Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES); and the manager of the MidWest Plan Service.

Role of NRAES Committee
NRAES Committee Members
Member University Representatives
NRAES Director
Administrative Liaison to NEED (Northeast Extension Directors)
USDA CSREES Representative
MWPS Manager

Member University Representatives

Connecticut

Glenn Warner
Associate Professor
Natural Resources Management and Engineering
University of Connecticut
1376 Storrs Rd.
W.B. Young Building, Box U-87
Storrs, CT 06269-4087
Phone: (860) 486-0140
Fax: (860) 486-5408
E-mail: GLENN.WARNER@UCONN.EDU

Delaware

William F. Ritter
Professor and Chair
Bioresources Engineering
University of Delaware
242 Townsend Hall
Newark, DE 19716
Phone: (302) 831-2468
Fax: (302) 831-2469
E-mail: WILLIAM.RITTER@UDEL.EDU

District of Columbia

David K. Jefferson
Extension Specialist, PSEP Coordinator
University of the District of Columbia
Cooperative Extension Service
4200 Connecticut Avenue NW
Building 52, Room 322
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: (202) 274-7122
Fax: (202) 274-7130
E-mail: DJEFFERSON@UDC.EDU

Maryland

David S. Ross
Extension Agricultural Engineer
Department of Biological Resources Engineering
1431 An Sci/Agric Engr Bldg
College Park, MD 20742-2315
Phone: (301) 405-1188
Fax: (301) 314-9023
E-mail: DR27@UMAIL.UMD.EDU

Maine

David T. Handley
Extension Professor
Vegetable/Small Fruit Specialist
University of Maine
Highmoor Farm
PO Box 179, Route 202
Monmouth, ME 04259-0179
Phone: (207) 933-2100
Phone: (800) 924-5258
Fax: (207) 933-4647
E-mail: DHANDLEY@UMEXT.MAINE.EDU

Massachusetts

Steven D. Goodwin
Associate Dean
Natural Resources and the Environment
University of Massachusetts
113 Stockbridge Hall
Amherst, MA 01003-9246
Phone: (413) 545-4204
Fax: (413) 545-1578
E-mail: SGOODWIN@NRE.UMASS.EDU
Nate P. Schildbach
Executive Products Marketing Manager
University of Massachusetts
Draper Hall
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: (413) 545-5539
Fax: (413) 545-5174
E-mail: NATES@UMEXT.UMASS.EDU

New Hampshire

Robert Lee Edmonds
Program Leader, Forestry and Wildlife Program
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
215 Nesmith Hall
131 Main Street
Durham, NH 03824-3587
Phone: (603) 862-2619
Fax: (603) 862-0107
E-mail: BOB.EDMONDS@UNH.EDU

New Jersey

Michael J. Green
Resource Center Director
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Admin/Resource Center
16 Ag Extension Way
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: (732) 932-3908
Phone: (732) 932-3909
Fax: (732) 932-4545
E-mail: GREEN@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU

New York

Thomas R. Overton
Associate Professor
Animal Science
Cornell University
272 Morrison Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-4801
Phone: (607) 255-2878
Fax: (607) 255-1335
E-mail: TRO2@CORNELL.EDU
Alan W. Bell
Professor and Chair
Animal Science
Cornell University
149 Morrison Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-4801
Phone: (607) 255-2862
Fax: (607) 255-9829
E-mail: AWB6@CORNELL.EDU

Pennsylvania

Robert E. Graves
Professor
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
202 Agricultural Engineering Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-7155
Fax: (814) 863-1031
E-mail: REG2@PSU.EDU

Rhode Island

Arthur J. Gold
Professor
Natural Resource Science
University of Rhode Island
Adams Hall
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone: (401) 874-2903
Fax: (401) 874-4017
E-mail: AGOLD@URI.EDU

Vermont

Sidney Bosworth
Extension Agronomy Specialist
Plant and Soil Science Department
University of Vermont
Hills Building
Burlington, VT 05405
Phone: (802) 656-0478
Fax: (802) 656-4656
E-mail: SBOSWORT@MOOSE.UVM.EDU

Virginia

Susan Wood Gay
Assistant Professor and Extension Engineer
Biological Systems Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
205 Seitz Hall 0303
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0303
Phone: (540) 231-1232
Fax: (540) 231-3199
E-mail: SWGAY@VT.EDU
Robert D. Grisso, Jr.
Professor
Biological Systems Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
211 Seitz Hall 0303
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0303
Phone: (540) 231-6538
Fax: (540) 231-3199
E-mail: RGRISSO@VT.EDU

West Virginia

Edward B. Rayburn
Extension Forage Agronomist
West Virginia University
1078 Ag Science Building, PO Box 6108
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108
Phone: (304) 293-6131 ext. 4209
Fax: (304) 293-6954
E-mail: ED.RAYBURN@MAIL.WVU.EDU

NRAES Director

Marty Sailus
Director
NRAES
Cooperative Extension
PO Box 4557
Ithaca, NY 14852-4557
Phone: (607) 255-2472
Phone: (607) 255-7654
Fax: (607) 254-8770
E-mail: MAS10@CORNELL.EDU

Administrative Liaison to NEED (Northeast Extension Directors)

Michael P. Hoffmann
Associate Director
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Cornell University
362 Roberts Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-5905
Phone: (607) 255-2291
Fax: (607) 255-0788
E-mail: MPH3@CORNELL.EDU

USDA CSREES Representative

Bradley K. Rein, P.E.
National Program Leader
Plant and Animal Systems
USDA CSREES
3418 Waterfront Centre
800 9th Street SW
Ag Box 2260
Washington, DC 20250-2260
Phone: (202) 401-0151
Fax: (202) 401-5179
E-mail: BREIN@CSREES.USDA.GOV

MWPS Manager

Jack Moore
Manager
MidWest Plan Service
Iowa State University
122 Davidson Hall
Ames, IA 50011-3080
Phone: (515) 294-0555
Fax: (515) 294-9589
E-mail: JPMOORE@IASTATE.EDU