Northeast Research, Extension, and Academic Program Committee for IPM (NEREAP-IPM)

Mission Statement:

The Northeast Research, Extension and Academic Program Committee for IPM is responsible for improving communication and cooperation throughout the region between research, extension and academic personnel working on IPM projects. The committee, comprised of extension, research and teaching representatives from Land Grant Universities in each cooperating state, EPA and USDA, 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.

Created February 2004

Membership:

NEREAP-IPM members represent both research, extension and academic programs at Land Grant Universities and are appointed by the Research Directors and Extension Directors at the members' respective institutions. Membership of NEREAP-IPM as of January 2008 is shown in the table below.

NEREAP-IPM Appointed
Lorraine P. Berkett University of Vermont (chair 2006-2007)	Richard A. Casagrande University of Rhode Island	Rakesh Chandran West Virginia University (chair 2005-2006)	John Clendaniel Delaware State University Extension
William Coli University of Massachusetts	Daniel Cooley University of Massachusetts	Paul Curtis Cornell University	James F. Dill University of Maine
Frank Drummond University of Maine	Wade Elmer Connecticut Ag. Experiment. Station	Marion Gold University of Rhode Island	George Hamilton Rutgers Cooperative Extension (chair 2004-2005)
Ana Legrande University of Connecticut (chair 2007-2008)	Betty Marose University of Maryland	Curtis Petzoldt Cornell University (chair 2008-2009)	Edwin G. Rajotte Pennsyvania State University
Don Rutz Cornell University	Sandra Sardanelli University of Maryland (chair 2003-2004)	Mark VanGessel University of Delaware	Joanne M. Whalen University of Delaware
			(vacant) University of New Hampshire
NEREAP-IPM Invited Members
John Butler US EPA Region III	Vern Grubinger Sustainable Ag. Coordinator Northeast Region	Robert W. Koethe U.S. EPA, Region 1	Audrey Moore U.S. EPA Region II
Andrea Szylvian US EPA Region I	Stefan Tubene Univ. of Maryland, Eastern Shore
NEREAP-IPM Administrative Advisors and IPM Center Staff
Roger Adams Connecticut Cooperative Extension NEED representative	John Ayers, Co-Director Northeastern IPM Center	Martin Draper USDA CSREES	Michael Hoffmann Cornell University NERA representative
Carrie Koplinka-Loehr, Co-Director Northeastern IPM Center	Elizabeth Thomas Northeastern IPM Center Project Coordinator

Regional Priorities Developed by NEREAP:

2006

Meeting Minutes: