The Center is guided by a regional board of directors that establishes policies and program emphases.
Research
Dr. Richard Rhodes III (Board Chair)
Executive Director, Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors (NERA)
Aquaculture Center, University of Rhode Island, 14 East Farm Road
Kingston, RI 02881
rcrhodes@uri.edu
Extension
Dr. Kenneth J. La Valley
Dean and Director, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
UNH Professional Development & Training
59 College Road
Taylor Hall
Durham, NH 03824
603-862-4343
Ken.lavalley@unh.edu
Dr. Michael O'Neill
Associate Dean and Associate Director, University of Connecticut Extension
College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
1376 Storrs Road, Unit 4036
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-4036
Phone: (860) 486-6270
E-mail: mp.oneill@uconn.edu
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Dr. Dyremple Marsh
Dean and Director, Delaware State University
Agriculture and Natural Resources Department
1200 N. Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302.857.6400
Email: dmarsh@desu.edu
USDA-NIFA Liaison
Mr. Brent Elrod
National Program Leader - Community & Rural Development
Veterans Special Emphasis Program Manager
LGBT Special Emphasis Program Manager
Division of Family and Consumer Sciences
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Email: richard.elrod@usda.gov
USDA-ERS Liaison
Dr. Thomas Krumel
Research Agricultural Economist
Rural Economy Branch
Economic Research Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Email: thomas.krumel@usda.gov
CARET Representative
Ms. Bernadette (Bunnie) Reichle
Northeast Council for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching (CARET) Chair
bunniereichle@hotmail.com