Board Members

Voting Board Members

• PSEP Southern: Katie Moore, Don Renchie
• PSEP Northeast: Candace Bartholomew, Rachel Maccini
• PSEP North Central: Clyde Ogg, Travis Cleveland
• PSEP West: Thia Walker, Mike Wierda
• AAPSE Liaison: Tana Haugen-Brown
• AAPCO Liaison: OPEN
• ASPCRO Liaison: OPEN
• Industry: Patsy Laird, Darrel Armstrong

Executive Committee

• Candace Bartholomew, Connecticut Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator (Chair) 
• Don Renchie, Texas Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator (Vice-Chair) 
• Katie Moore, South Carolina Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator (Secretary) 
• Mike Wierda, Utah Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator (Treasurer) 

Ex Officio

• EPA
• USDA
• eXtension (Tira Adelman)

Committees and Collaboration Teams

• Numerous opportunities for PSEP involvement.

There are vacancies on the Board of Directors representing the American Association of Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO) and Association of Structural Pest Control Regulatory Officials (ASPCRO).

 “I am honored to have the privilege to serve as the Chair of the National Pesticide Safety Education Center (NPSEC) Executive Committee,” state Candace Bartholomew, newly elected Board Chair. “As we continue to support Extension pesticide safety education programs, I look forward to the good work and collaborations that this organization will accomplish to strengthen the national system of these programs, and improve the quality, consistency, accessibility, and outcomes of pesticide safety education throughout the country.” 

 Executive Director, Tom Smith, noted that “the transition to a formal Board of Directors and the election of the Executive Officers is a major milestone for the National Pesticide Safety Education Center (NPSEC). The Board of Directors includes PSEPs and industry partners that were part of the SWAT Team vision of creating NPSEC, as well as new PSEPs that bring a fresh perspective to the NPSEC mission of serving and supporting extension Pesticide Safety Education Programs.  This provides excellent leadership for NPSEC as we seek to provide tools and educational resources to state PSEPs to better meet the needs of each state’s learners while increasing state PSEPs sustainability, move our PSEP collaboration goals forward, and become a self-sustaining center. On behalf of the NPSEC staff, we are excited about working with this dedicated leadership team.” 

 The NPSEC Board held the election during its quarterly Board meeting on July 26th, 2019.