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2010 - 2012 Membership
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
FARM, RANCH, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
2010 - 2012 MEMBERSHIP
Chair: Dr. Steven S. Balling
Deputy Chair: Mr. G. Douglas Young
Designated Federal Officer: Alicia N. Kaiser
Last Updated 10/06/2010
Dr. Steven S. Balling (Chair)
Director, Agricultural and Analytical Services
Del Monte Foods
Walnut Creek, California
Mr. G. Douglas Young (Deputy Chair)
Managing Member, Spruce Haven Farm
Spruce Haven Farm and Research Center
Union Springs, New York
Ms. Peggy Beltrone
President
Exergy Integrated Systems
Great Falls, Montana
Dr. Lori A. Berger
Executive Director
California Specialty Crops Council
Tulare, California
Mr. George J. Boggs
Executive Director
Whatcom Conservation District
Lynden, Washington
Dr. A. Richard Bonanno
Professor
Department of Plant, Soil, and Insect Science
University of Massachusetts
Methuen, Massachusetts
Mr. Daniel A. Botts
Vice President, Industry Resources
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association
Maitland, Florida
The Honorable Michael W. Brubaker
State Senator
Senate of Pennsylvania
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Dr. Robert T. Burns
Assistant Dean, UT Extension
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mr. Robert Carlson
President
North Dakota Farmers Union
Jamestown, North Dakota
Dr. Gabriela Chavarria
Director, Science Center
Natural Resources Defense Council
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Lawrence E. Clark
Director
Farm Pilot Project Coordination
Alexandria, Virginia
Mr. James W. Ford
President
Square "O" Consulting
Hermitage, Tennessee
Ms. Suzy Friedman
Deputy Director, Center for Conservation Incentives
Environmental Defense Fund
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Omar J. Garza
Chairman
Texas Mexico Border Coalition
San Isidro, Texas
Mr. Archilus L. Hart
Special Assistant to the Commissioner of Agriculture
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mr. Lee McDaniel
Chairman
Harford Soil Conservation District
Darlington, Maryland
Mr. Tom McDonald
Vice President, Environmental Affairs
JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding
Dalhart, Texas
Dr. Janis McFarland
Head of Regulatory Affairs, NAFTA
Syngenta Crop Protection
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mr. Steve McNinch
Chief Executive Officer
Western Plains Energy
Colby, Kansas
Designated Federal Officer
Alicia N. Kaiser
Office of the Agricultural Counselor to the Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
MC 1101A
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: (202) 564-7273
E-mail: kaiser.alicia@epa.gov
Fax: (202) 564-2889
Ms. Martha L. Noble
Senior Policy Associate
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Washington, D.C.
The Honorable Bill Northey
Secretary of Agriculture
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Des Moines, Iowa
Mr. David D. Petty
Farmer
Iowa River Ranch
Eldora, Iowa
Dr. Jennie S. Hughes Popp
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dr. Larry D. Sanders
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mr. Bill Snapp
Agricultural Resources Manager
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Fort Hall, Idaho
Dr. Ann Sorensen
Director of Research
Center for Agriculture in the Environment
American Farmland Trust
DeKalb, Illinois
Mr. Dennis H. Treacy
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer
Smithfield Foods
Smithfield, Virginia
Mr. Ray E. Vester
Farmer
E & M Farms Partnership
Stuttgart, Arkansas