External Advisory Committee

The External Advisory Committee provides national- and international-level expertise in critical areas of current and future agricultural safety and health needs.  These advisers meet annually to evaluate projects, identify emerging issues, and recommend ways to improve work across all types of disciplines.

Name

Role

Organization

Location
Kaci Buhl Co-Director, Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative Oregon State University  Corvallis, OR
Jay Harmon Director of Agriculture and National Resources Extension Iowa State University Ames, IA
Michael Pate Agricultural Education Utah State University, Applied Sciences, Technology, & Education Logan, UT
Risto Rautiainen Director Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, University of NE Medical Center Omaha, NE

Regional Advisory Committee

The Regional Advisory Committee provides communication between the GPCAH and a robust group of community partners. These partners include agricultural extension agents, coordinators from other regional NIOSH AFF Centers, producer groups, and non-profit organizations.

Name Organization Location
Ed Brokesh Kansas State Extension Manhattan, KS
Ellen Duysen Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) Omaha, NE
Shawn Ehlers Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Karen Funkenbusch University of Missouri Extension Columbia, MO
Dee Jepsen Ohio State University Agricultural Safety and Health Program Columbus, OH
Megan Schossow Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) Minneapolis, MN
Dan Neenan National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS) Peosta, IA
Carolyn Sheridan Ag Health and Safety Alliance Greenville, IA
Melissa Ploeckelman National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health Marshfield, WI
Josie Rudolphi University of Illinois Extension Urbana, IL
Patrick Taggart Proteus, Inc. Iowa City, IA

Internal Advisory Committee

The Internal Advisory Committee provides communication between GPCAH admin, staff, research, and outreach faculty. The group meets monthly to discuss budgets, provide progress updates, and to identify and respond to any challenges that investigators may face with regard to the completion of project-specific aims.

Name

Position
T. Renee Anthony Center Director/Outreach Director
Nate Fethke Deputy Director/Pilot Grant Program Director; Advancing Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) Exposure Control in Agriculture, PI
Kanika Arora Evaluation Director; Farm Safety for Rural Families Coping with Dementia
Mandy Archer Outreach Specialist
Marsha Cheyney Outreach and Evaluation
Libby Ritchie Research Assistant; Outreach; FarmSafe
Cara Hamann Community Campaign to Reduce Farm-Vehicle Roadway Crashes, PI
Laura Schwab-Reese Community Campaign to Reduce Farm-Vehicle Roadway Crashes, PI
Matthew Nonnemann Design and Evaluation of a Control Technology for Dust and Bioaerosol in Swine Buildings, PI
Thomas Peters Design and Evaluation of a Control Technology for Dust and Bioaerosol in Swine Buildings, PI
Laura Eckles Community Campaign to Reduce Farm-Vehicle Roadway Crashes, Coordinator
Mindy Sickels Sterbenz Research Support Manager