Nominating

Makes nominations for elected officeholders as specified in the bylaws, and make suggestions to the Steering Council for appointed positions as requested.

Chair | Michelle Schroeder-Moreno

Student

Identifies and works on matters related to student involvement, concerns, and issues.

Co-chairs | Dave Shaw | Damian Parr

Outreach and Membership

Develops outreach strategies related to membership and promotion of the Association. The Committee also makes recommendations to the Steering Council concerning current and future outreach activities that would foster the advancement of the field and serve the needs of the various Members of the Association. Promotion of the Association may include the development, maintenance and distribution of publications, newsletters and a Web site.

Co-chairs | Kim Niewolny | Maria Oria | Greg Peck | Robyn Nick | Carmen Robinson | Patrick Lillard

Conferences

Engages in long-range planning for annual Association meetings; explore possibilities for other educational events (e.g., regional meetings, workshops, professional development) of interest and benefit to Association Members; and, serves as liaison between the Steering Council, Association, and Annual Meeting Committees.

Co-chairs | Julie Grossman | Dave Goorahoo

Midwest conference exploration

Facilitator | Damian Parr

Fundraising

Chair | Mark Van Horn

Sustainable Agriculture Educational Materials (SAEM)

Chair | Julie Grossman

Provides support for maintenance and continued development of the online collection of sustainable agriculture educational resources. Librarians at Mann Library at Cornell University maintain this database, but committee support is needed to keep it vibrant. Members of this committee will ensure contributions of materials to the SAEM library, promote the library through outreach and educational events, and facilitate use of the library by our members and other stakeholders.

Sustainable Agriculture Educational Materials (SAEM)

Web site development

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