NAPB 2010-2011 National Association of Plant Breeders

1. NAPB 2010-2011 National Association of Plant Breeders PBCC 2010-2011 Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee Membership: Voluntary / Email listserv Membership: Institutional representatives • Officers • President (Todd Wehner) • Vice President (Rita Mumm) • Secretary (to be elected) • Treasurer (to be elected) • Web Editor (Seth Murray) • Officers • Chair (Phil Simon) • Vice-chair (to be elected) • Admin. Advisor (George Askew) • Web editor for NIMSS site • NIFA Rep. (Anne Marie Thro) • USDA-ARS Rep. (Roy Scott) • US Forest Service Rep. (Randy Johnson) • Activities • Advocacy • Organizer of meetings • NAPB website • Activities • USDA reporting • USDA advising • NIMSS website • Liaisons • International Plant Breeding Centers • (Stephen Baenziger, Paul Gepts) • Private Non-Profit Breeders (Bill Tracy) • Forestry Plant Breeders (FikretIsik) • CSSA Plant Breeders (Pat Byrne) • ASA (Karl Glasener, Caron Gala) • ASHS Plant Breeders • (Linda Wessel-Beaver, Amy Iezzoni) • NCCPB (Tom Koch) • Subcommittee Chairs • Grand Challenges (Mary Lu Arpaia) • Science, Technology & Informatics (Elizabeth Lee) • Communications and Outreach (Allen Van Deynze) • Awards and Nominations (Karen Moldenhauer) • Education and Training of Plant Breeders • (Donn Cummings) • Activities • Identifying needs of plant breeders • Meetings organization • Communicating with the public • Developing and awarding outstanding plant breeders • Identifying Education needs and challenges