Planning Committee

The 2022 Northeast Joint Summer Session would not have been possible without the countless calls and meetings, site visits, thoughtful considerations, and stellar camaraderie of planning committee members. Thank you!

Hannah Carter 
University of Maine 
Dean of Extension  

Dennis Harrington 
University of Maine 
Assistant Director and Financial Administrator 

 Jessica E. Leahy 
University of Maine 
Associate Dean, College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture 
Associate Director, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station 

Diane Rowland 
University of Maine  
Dean of the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture and Director of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station 

Francine Sulinski 
University of Maine 
Human Resources

Ali Mitchell Dunigan  
Executive Director 
Association of Northeast Extension Directors (NEED) 

Kim Kaine 
Lighthouse Consulting Group 

David Leibovitz  
Coordinator and NIMSS Regional Site Administrator 
Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors (NERA)  

Rick Rhodes 
Executive Director 
Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors (NERA)