Membership
(Send e-mail to the committee: escop-partnership@macc.wisc.edu.)

Member	Assignment	Representing
D.C. Coston (OK)	Chair	.
Lee Sommers (CO)	Chair-Designate	.
Dale Vanderholm (NE)	Delegate	SAES North Central Region
Colin Scanes (IA)	Delegate	SAES North Central Region
Tom Fretz (MD)	Delegate	SAES Northeastern Region
John Nye (DE)	Delegate	SAES Northeastern Region
Charles Scifres (AR)	Delegate	SAES Southern Region
Johnny Wynne (NC)	Delegate	SAES Southern Region
Lee Sommers (CO)	Delegate	SAES Western Region
Mike Burke (OR)	Delegate	SAES Western Region
Leroy Davis (MS)	Delegate	ARD delegate
James Walker (SC)	Delegate	ARD
David MacKenzie (NE Region)	Executive Vice-Chair	Executive Directors
Robert Koopman	Representative	CSREES
Robin Huettel	Representative	CSREES
Will Blackburn (CO)	Representative	ARS
Susan Offutt	Representative	ERS
Ron Bosecker	Representative	NASS
Richard Herrett	Representative	ARI
Barbara Glenn	Representative	CoFarm
Tracy Hewitt	Representative	C-FARE
Dan Dooley (CA)	Representative	CARET
(TBA)	Representative	ACOP
Carol Anderson (NY)	Representative	ECOP
Terry Tucker (NY)	Representative	ICOP
(TBA)	Representative	Non Land-Grant entity
(TBA)	Representative	Non Land-Grant entity
(TBA)	Representative	Non Land-Grant entity
(TBA)	Representative	Non Land-Grant entity
(TBA)	Representative	Non Land-Grant entity

Existing or Proposed Sub-Committees
(To be developed)

Proposed Assignment of Target Areas from Strategic Plan

Strategic Target 4. Expand and reinvigorate our strategic partnerships.

• Action Item: Strengthen our partnership with CSREES.
• Action Item: Jointly plan and conduct research activities with traditional, e.g., USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Economic Research Service (ERS), and Forest Service (FS); and new partners (e.g., private labs, research-based companies, commodity groups, nongovernmental organizations).
• Action Item: Develop stronger collaborative relationships with additional federal agencies (e.g., NASA, EPA).
• Action Item: Develop and enhance appropriate collaborative arrangements with the private sector.
• Action Item: Develop and enhance partnerships among states.
• Action Item: Provide leadership for expanded international partnerships.

Strategic Target 5. Foster improved integration of research, Extension, and academic programs.

• Action Item: Expand cross-functional collaborations within and among institutions.
• Action Item: Encourage more participation by Extension specialists in regional research projects and in regional coordinating committees.