The National Extension Tourism (NET) Design Team provides leadership to NET work collectively across the U.S. The Design Team structure is geographically aligned with the four Regional Rural Development Centers, with three tourism-
focused Extension and Sea Grant professionals representing each region. The Design Team also engages federal partners from USDA NIFA and National Sea Grant, and partners from the Regional Rural Development Centers (RRDC). As of January 2023, the NET Design Team Members include the following:
NET Executive Committee (until 2023 conference) • Chair: Andy Northrop, Michigan State University Extension • Vice Chair: Xinyi Qian, University of Minnesota Tourism Center • Secretary: Stacy Tomas, Oklahoma State University • Past Chair: Lisa Chase, University of Vermont Extension • Admin: Kristen Devlin, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
2023 Conference Chair Natalie Chin, Wisconsin Sea Grant
Western Regional Representatives • Dolan Eversole, Hawaii Sea Grant • Miles Phillips, Oregon State University Extension Service/Oregon Sea Grant • Jake Powell, Utah State University Extension North Central Regional Representatives • Natalie Chin, Wisconsin Sea Grant • Gwynn Stewart, Ohio State University Extension • Diane Van Wyngarden, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 2021 Conference Chair Bryan Fluech, University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
Northeast Regional Representatives • Doug Arbogast, West Virginia University Extension Service • Jada Lindblom, University of New Hampshire Extension • (one vacant seat) Southern Regional Representatives • Ann Savage, North Carolina State University Extension • April Turner, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium • Matt Ulmer, Auburn University Extension RRDC Partners • North Central Regional Center for Rural Development • Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development • Southern Regional Development Center • Western Rural Development Center
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Federal Liaisons • Sarah Rocker, USDA NIFA • NOAA Sea Grant (vacant)
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