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

Tracy Wilson, President (2025)
4-H Youth Development & Community Food Systems, Warm Springs

Tina Dodge, President-elect (2025)
SNAP-Ed Program Coordinator, Benton & Linn counties

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

Jan Williams, Treasurer (2025 & 2026)
4-H Youth Development, Clackamas County

Andrea Leao, Past President (2025)
4-H Youth Development, Linn County

Directors-at-Large (2024 & 2025)

  • Elissa Wells, 4-H Youth Development/Co-Local Liaison, Coos County
  • Wendy Hein, 4-H Youth Development, Clackamas County
  • Deb Warnock, 4-H/FCH/SNAP-Ed/Local Liaison, Wallowa County

Directors-at-Large (2025 & 2026)

  • Hayley White, Forages & Livestock, Upper & Mid-Valley & Tillamook County
  • Kelly Noack, 4-H Youth Development, Marion County
  • Barbara Brody, Family & Community Health/SNAP-Ed , SNAP-Ed Manager, Malheur County

OSUEA — Affiliated Associations

Luisa Santamaria, ESP Affiliate President
Nursery Pathology & Bilingual Educator, North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC)
(State Website Editor: Victor Villegas)

Logan Bennett, OAEA Affiliate President
Small Farms & Master Gardner Program Coordinator, Douglas County
(State Website Editor: Cassie Bouska)

Carolyn Ashton, 4-H Affiliate President
4-H Youth Development & Local Liaison, Benton County
(State Website Editors: President-Carolyn Ashton, Past President-Amy Derby, President-Elect-Elizabeth Gangwer)

Carly Kristofik, Family & Consumer Sciences Affiliate President
Nutrition Education & Outreach Programs (SNAP-Ed Program Coordinator) Marion, Polk & Yamhill counties
(No State Website)

Dan Stark, ANREP Representative
Forestry & Natural Resources (FNR), Clatsop, Tillamook & Lincoln counties
(No State Website)

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 (National & Oregon 4-H Hall of Fame Committees – Chair)
  • Barbara Brody, Family & Community Health/SNAP-Ed , SNAP-Ed Manager, Malheur County (ESP Friends of Extension Awards Committee – Chair)

Esprit de Corps Committee(s)

Extension Conference Opening “Social” Gathering

  • Katie Ahern, FCH/SNAP-Ed, Deschutes & Crook counties (on-site fundraising)
  • Deb Warnock4-H/FCH/SNAP-Ed/Local Liaison, Wallowa County (resource person)
  • Emily Henry, OSU Open Campus Assistant Program Leader (resource person)

Staff Awards Committee

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

Extension Conference Posters Committee 

  • Deb Warnock4-H/FCH/SNAP-Ed/Local Liaison, Wallowa County (Committee Chair)

Administration Liaison

OSU Extension Professional Development Fund Selection Committee

  • Tina Dodge, SNAP-Ed Program Coordinator, Benton & Linn counties (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 2025