Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee

Officers, Representatives, and Liaisons

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• Officers
  • Stephen Baenziger, Chair (Email: pbaenziger1@unl.edu)
  • Phil Simon, Vice chair (Email: psimon@wisc.edu)
  • Todd Wehner, Secretary (Email: todd_wehner@ncsu.edu)
• Representatives
• Mark Hussey, Administrative advisor
• Anne Marie Thro, CSREES representative
• Kay Simmons, USDA-ARS representative
• Randy Johnson, US Forest Service advisor
• Liaisons
• Ronnie Coffman, Liaison to International Plant Breeding Centers
• Bill Tracy, Liaison to Private Non-Profit Breeders
• Steve McKeand, Liaison to Forestry Plant Breeders
• Herb Ohm, Liaison to CSSA Plant Breeders
• Linda Wessel-Beaver, Liaison to ASHS Plant Breeders
• Greg Tolla, Liaison to NCCPB
• Subcommittees
  • Excellence in Science and Technology
    • David Stelly, Chair
    • Craig Yencho, Secretary
• Globally Competitive Agricultural System
  • Rob Bertram, Chair
  • James McFerson, Secretary
• Competitiveness, Sustainability and Quality of Life in Rural America
  • Marcelo Carena, Chair
  • Keith Woeste, Secretary
• Safe and Secure Food and Fiber System
  • Travis Frey, Chair
  • James Holland, Secretary
• Healthy, Well-nourished Population
  • Linda Pollak, Chair
  • Michael Havey, Secretary
• Harmony Between Agriculture and the Environment
  • Charlie Brummer, Chair
  • Richard Pratt, Secretary
• Education and Training of Plant Breeders
  • Thomas Stalker, Chair
  • David Knauft, Secretary