State Extension Leadership Council
The Virginia Cooperative Extension State Extension Leadership Council (VCELC) is made up of representatives from each of the 22 planning districts in Virginia, representatives of programmatic advisory groups, and administrators. The mission of the council is to advance and promote the educational program of Virginia Cooperative Extension.
The VCELC meets in person twice per year, and sub-committees conduct business throughout the year. If you would like to become a volunteer member of the VCELC, please contact Eric Kaufman at ekaufman@vt.edu or (540) 231-6258.
2011-2012 VCELC Membership
Chair: Alan Bishop, Amelia, Va.
Vice Chair: Judy Ingle, Jonesville, Va.
| Member | Representing |
| Judy Ingle, Jonesville, Va. | Planning District 1 |
| Vacant | Planning District 2 |
| Frank Stephens, Wytheville, Va. | Planning District 3 |
| Ben Crawford, Blacksburg, Va. | Planning District 4 |
| Michael Beahm, Roanoke, Va. | Planning District 5 |
| Dennis Cupp, Bridgewater, Va. | Planning District 6 |
| Ruth Boden, Clear Brook, Va. | Planning District 7 |
| Joseph Botta, Woodbridge, Va. | Planning District 8 |
| Bob Williamson, Reva, Va. | Planning District 9 |
| A.C. "Corky" Shackelford, Jr., Keswick, Va. | Planning District 10 |
| Michael Van Ness, Lynchburg, Va. | Planning District 11 |
| James Marion, Stuart, Va. | Planning District 12 |
| Virginia Myrick, Warfield, Va. | Planning District 13 |
| Alan Bishop, Amelia, Va. | Planning District 14 |
| Sarah Gregory, Richmond, Va. | Planning District 15 |
| Dan Durheim, Fredericksburg, Va | Planning District 16 |
| Chris Jett, Warsaw, Va. | Planning District 17 |
| Vacant | Planning District 18 |
| Martha Dodd-Slippy, Emporia, Va. | Planning District 19 |
| Judy Ferguson, Chesapeake, Va. | Planning District 20 |
| Anita Taylor, Newport News, Va. | Planning District 21 |
| Vacant | Planning District 22 |
| At-Large Members | |
| Vacant | ANR |
| Geraldine Cubbage, Luray, Va. | 4-H |
| Basil Gooden, Richmond, Va. | FCS |
| Ronald Howell, Spring Grove, Va. | At-Large |
| Glenn Martin, Doswell, Va. | At-Large |
| Wayne Pryor, Richmond, Va. | At-Large |
| Mary Van Dyke, Arlington,Va. | At-Large |
| Ex Officio | |
| Ralph Byers | Virginia Tech Director of Governmental Relations |
| Brain Calhoun | Associate Director, Community Viability and Family Consumer Sciences |
| Vacant | CALS Director of Operations |
| Daniel Goerlich | Central District Director |
| Thea Glidden | CALS Director of Communications and Marketing |
| Alan Grant | CALS Dean |
| Lori Greiner | VCE Communications Manager |
| Jewel Hairston | VSU Dean and 1890 Administrator |
| Franklin Jackson | VSU Associate Administrator |
| Lonnie Johnson | Southeast District Director |
| Edwin Jones | VCE Director |
| Eric Kaufman | CALS Agricultural and Extension Education |
| Cynthia Marston | Northern District Director |
| Danny Peek | Southwest District Director |
| Saied Mostagimi | Director, Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies |
| Gerhardt Schurig | Va-Md Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Dean |
| Bob Smith | Associate Dean College of Natural Resources and Environment |
| Cathy Sutphin | VCE Associate Director |
| Bobby Grisso | ANR |
| Paul Winistorfer | CNR Dean |