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  • About AACAAS
    • Current Officers and Directors >
      • Former AACAAS Officers
    • Current AACAAS Committees >
      • Extension Development Council
      • Professional Improvement Council
      • Program Recognition Council
      • ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES
    • Dues, Donations and Sponsorships
  • AACAAS AM/PIC
    • 2025 AACAAS AM/PIC Registration >
      • 2025 AACAAS AM/PIC Payment
    • Previous AACAAS AM/PICs
  • County Agents Kitchen
  • Life Member Gallery
  • Scholarship and Awards
    • AACAAS Youth Scholarship Application
    • AACAAS Youth Scholarship Award Recipients
    • AACAAS Distinguished Service Award Recipients
    • AACAAS Achievement Award Recipients
  • Board Members

AACAAS Extension Improvement Council

The AACAAS Professional Improvement Council goal is to provide more opportunities to present and receive specific subject matter information. This Council is devoted to enhancing the opportunities for our members to become more knowledgeable and competent in subject matter areas in which they work. Examples of training activities that might be included within this category include: discussion groups, seminars, webinars, refereed papers, demonstration sharing, study tours, and interstate/international exchanges. Six broad, fundamental subject matter areas were identified that would encompass the vast majority of work done by Extension agents/educators across the country.  The six (6) Professional Improvement Council subcommittees are:
  • 4-H AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
This committee's responsibility is to enhance the 4-H program efforts of AACAAS members, develop and promote 4-H and Youth professional improvement opportunities for AACAAS members, conduct the Excellence in 4-H Programming Award and the AACAAS 4-H and Youth Achievement Award.
  • AG ECONOMICS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
This committee shall, in conjunction with NACAA, organize activities that will encourage AACAAS members to work for professional improvement, advanced study and in-service training on topics and issues related to agricultural economics and community development.
  • AGRONOMY AND PEST MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
This committee shall, in conjunction with NACAA, organize activities that will encourage AACAAS members to work for professional improvement, advanced study and in-service training on topics and issues related to agronomic crop production and pest management.
  • ​ANIMAL SCIENCE COMMITTEE
​ This committee shall, in conjunction with NACAA, organize activities that will encourage AACAAS members to work for professional improvement, advanced study and in-service training on topics and issues related to animal science.
  • ​​HORTICULTURE AND TURFGRASS COMMITTEE 
This committee shall, in conjunction with NACAA, organize activities that will encourage AACAAS members to work for professional improvement, advanced study and in-service training on topics and issues related to commercial and home horticulture and turfgrass.
  • NATURAL RESOURCES AND AQUACULTURE COMMITTEE 
​This committee shall, in conjunction with NACAA, organize activities that will encourage AACAAS members to work for professional improvement, advanced study and in-service training on topics and issues related to aquaculture, sea grant opportunities, forestry and natural resources.
  • SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE
​This committee shall, in conjunction with NACAA, organize activities that will encourage AACAAS members to work for professional improvement, advanced study and in-service training on topics and issues related to sustainable agriculture.

PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL – Jimmy Jones, Chair

4-H & Youth Development
Ag. Econ. & Community Dev.
Agronomy & Pest Mngt.
Animal Science
Beth Yates, Chair
Ken Kelley, Chair
Sonja Thomas, Chair
Rickey Hudson, Chair
Geni Payne, Vice
Dennis Brothers, Vice
Steve Brown, Vice
David Daniel, Jr., Vice
Dylan Gilbert
Nick Harrell
Kris Balkcom
Courtney Heaton
Robin Paul
​Calen Monroe
Steve Li
Sinead Lounmala
​Hillary Peoples
Wendiam Sawadgo
​​Eddie McGriff
​​​Soren Rodning
Kerri Roberts
Tana Shealey
Ed Sikora
Matthew Webb
Vanessa Roberts
Heidi Tilenius
​​Amanda Strayer-Scherer
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Horticulture & Turfgrass
Natural Res. / Aquaculture
Sustainable Agriculture
​Rudy Pacumbaba, Chair
Jessica Curl, Chair
Rishi Prasad, Chair
Edgar Vinson, Vice
Jerry Smith, Vice
Harli Willis, Vice
Brian Brown
David Cline
Eros Francisco
​Elina Coneva
Jeremiah Davis
Sedrick Mack
Jim Jacobi
Kerry Steedley
Adam Newby
Camila Rodrigues
P. J. Waters
Brenda Ortiz
Jacob Turner
Rusty Wright
​John Vanderford