The Board of Directors consists of the five elected officers, the six Directors-at-Large elected by the total membership; and the directors representing the OSUEA-affiliated associations. Committee chairs and co-chairs serve as ex-officio members of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee consists of the five elected officers.

Board of Directors

Andrea Leao, President (2024)
4-H Youth Development, Linn County

Tracy Wilson, President-elect (2024)
4-H Youth Development & Community Food Systems, Warm Springs

Chrissy Lucas-Woodruff, Secretary (2024 & 2025)
Small Farms, Ground Water Quality Outreach Program Coordinator, South Willamette Valley

Jan Williams, Treasurer (2023 & 2024)
4-H Youth Development, Clackamas County

Amy Jo Detweiler, Past President (2024)
Horticulture, Central Oregon

Directors-at-Large (2023 & 2024)

• Elli Korthuis, 4-H Youth Development, Benton County
• Jenifer Cruickshank, Dairy Management, Mid Willamette Valley & Metro Area
• Nicole Sanchez, Horticulture, OSU Small Farms, Klamath County Master Gardeners, Klamath, Lake & Harney counties

Directors-at-Large (2024 & 2025)

• Elissa Wells, 4-H Youth Development/Co-Local Liaison, Coos County
• Wendy Hein, 4-H Youth Development, Clackamas County
• Tina Dodge, SNAP-Ed Program Coordinator, Benton & Linn counties

OSUEA — Affiliated Associations

Deb Warnock, ESP Affiliate President
4-H/FCH/SNAP-Ed/Local Liaison, Wallowa County

Jacob Powell, OAEA Affiliate President
Crops & Livestock, Sherman & Wasco counties

Amanda (Mandy) Hatfield, Family & Consumer Sciences Affiliate President
FCH/SNAP-Ed, Union & Baker counties

Amy Derby, 4-H Affiliate President
4-H Youth Development, Ag. Sciences & Natural Resource Programs & Local Liaison, Wheeler County

Dan Stark, ANREP Representative
Forestry & Natural Resources (FNR), Clatsop, Tillamook & Lincoln counties

Committee chairs/co-chairs

Committee chairs and co-chairs serve as ex-officio members of the Board of Directors.

Membership Committee

• Erica Chernoh, Horticulture, Lane & Linn counties (Committee Chair)

Search for Excellence Program Committee

• Luisa Santamaria, Extension Specialist—Nursery Pathology & Bilingual Educator, North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC) (Committee Chair)
• Lillian Larwood, Professor Emerita/College of Education (4-H Youth Development Program) 541-497-5618

Public Relations and Cooperator Awards Committee

• Sergio Arispe, Livestock, Pastures & Forages, Rangeland, Malheur County (Committee Co-Chair)
• Kristen Moore, 4-H Youth Development, Companion Pet 4-H program in Multnomah, Washington & Clackamas counties and the statewide DIVE4Ag project. (Committee Co-Chair)
• Trisha Applebee, Administrative Assistant to the 4-H Program Leader, Oregon 4-H Youth Development

Esprit de Corps Committee(s)

Extension Conference Opening “Social” Gathering

• Sandra Carlson, 4-H Youth, Clatsop County (resource person for on-site fundraising)
• Katie Ahern, FCH/SNAP-Ed, Deschutes & Crook counties (on-site fundraising)
• Deb Warnock, 4-H/FCH/SNAP-Ed/Local Liaison, Wallowa County (resource person)
• Emily Henry, OSU Open Campus Assistant Program Leader (event logistics)

Staff Awards Committee

• Olivia Davis, SNAP-Ed/FCH, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs & Jefferson County (Committee Chair)
  

Extension Conference Posters Committee 

• Deb Warnock, 4-H/FCH/SNAP-Ed/Local Liaison, Wallowa County (Committee Chair)

Administration Liaison

• Kristopher Elliott, Associate Director for OSU Extension

OSU Extension Professional Development Fund Selection Committee

• Andrea Leao, 4-H Outreach Coordinator, Linn County (OSUEA Representative)

Website: Questions/Comments/Edits/Updates

Contact:

• Lillian Larwood, Professor Emerita/College of Education (4-H Youth Development Program) 541-497-5618
• Victor Villegas, Broadband & Digital Technologies Adoption Coordinator

Historian

• Open Position

Current Inactive Committees
Extension Conference Tours Committee
Fundraising Committee—OSU Extension Professional Development Fund

Updated: February 2024