Northeast Region Technical Committee on IPM (NEERA1004)

Mission

The Northeast Region Technical Committee on Integrated Pest Management (NEERA1004)¹ is responsible for improving communication and cooperation throughout the region between research, extension, and academic personnel working on IPM projects. Composed of extension, research and teaching representatives from Land Grant Universities in each cooperating state, EPA, and USDA, this committee also plans and promotes the development of multistate IPM research, extension and academic programs, provides oversight on the evaluation and impact of IPM programs, reviews IPM related academic curricula and serves in an advisory capacity to the Northeastern IPM Center.
¹ NEERA stands for "Northeast Education/Extension and Research Activity." NEERA1004 was formerly known as Northeast Research, Extension and Academic Program Committee for IPM (NEREAP-IPM)

MEMBERShip

Almeshia Abdullah, West Virginia State University
Richard Casagrande, University of Rhode Island*
Andrew Cavanagh, University of Massachusetts*
Rakesh Chandran, West Virginia University (chair 2005-2006; 2011-2012)*
John Clendaniel, Delaware State University Extension
William Coli, University of Massachusetts*
Daniel Cooley, University of Massachusetts
James Dill, University of Maine (chair 2009-2010)*
Frank Drummond, University of Maine
Wade Elmer, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Alan Eaton, University of New Hampshire*
Jennifer Grant, Cornell University*
George Hamilton, Rutgers Cooperative Extension (chair 2004-2005)*
Ann Hazelrigg, University of Vermont*
Cerruti Hooks, University of Maryland*
Ana Legrand, University of Connecticut (chair 2007-2008; chair elect 2012-2013)*
Curtis Petzoldt, Cornell University (chair 2008-2009)*
Dean Polk, Rutgers University
Edwin Rajotte, The Pennsylvania State University*
Stefan Tubene, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Mark VanGessel, University of Delaware
Joanne Whalen, University of Delaware (chair 2010-2011)*
* State IPM Coordinator

Administrative Advisors and Invited Members

John Ayers, Northeastern IPM Center
John Butler, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3
Martin Draper, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Vern Grubinger, Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator Northeast Region
Steven Herbert, University of Massachusetts, NEED representative
Michael Hoffmann, Cornell University, NERA representative
Carrie Koplinka-Loehr, Northeastern IPM Center
Glenn Koehler, University of Maine
Robert Koethe, US EPA, Region 1
Audrey Moore, US EPA Region 2
Andrea Szylvian, US EPA Region 1

MEETINGS AND DOCUMENTS

NEERA1004 meets annually in late winter or early spring. Past meeting minutes available upon request.