Purpose: The advisory committee is made up of stakeholders directly related to various segments of the agriculture ‘landscape’. The committee is tasked with providing feedback and insight to the degree program to ensure students are receiving relevant (and current) knowledge and skillset development to ensure the greatest opportunity for career readiness and employment.
The advisory committee meets a minimum of twice per academic year.
Purpose: The advisory committee is made up of stakeholders directly related to various segments of the agriculture ‘landscape’. The committee is tasked with providing feedback and insight to the degree program to ensure students are receiving relevant (and current) knowledge and skillset development to ensure the greatest opportunity for career readiness and employment.
The advisory committee meets a minimum of twice per academic year.
| Paul Anderes (co-chair) | Union County Commissioner (La Grande) panderes@union-county.org |
| William Buhrig | Oregon State University – Faculty Research Assistant (Ontario) william.buhrig@oregonstate.edu |
| J.D. Cant | Imbler Charter School (Imbler) jd.cant@imblersd.org |
| Drew Corrigan | J.R. Simplot Company (Caldwell) drew.corrigan@simplot.com |
| Julian Garcia (co-chair) | Beef Northwest Feeders / Wilson Cattle Co. (North Powder) julian.garcia@beefnw.com |
| Greg Harris | Threemile Canyon Farms (Boardman) gharris@rdoffutt.com |
| Marco Juarez-Alvarez | Wilbur-Ellis (Portland) juar3xmarco@gmail.com |
| Tina Lyons | Double River Forwarding, LLC (Portland) tina@double-river.com |
| Jill Martin | Bank of Eastern Oregon (Heppner) jmartin@beobank.com |
| Sandy Porter | Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario) sporter@tvcc.cc |
| Dennis Sheehy | Producer / Livestock Management Consultant; Wallowa County (Enterprise) sheehyicaps@gmail.com |
| David Temple | AgWest Farm Credit (New Plymouth) david.temple@northwestfcs.com |
| Silvia Vega | Boardman Foods (Boardman) silvia@boardmanfoods.com |
| Theresa Yoshioka | Oregon Department of Agriculture – International Export Markets (Salem) theresa.yoshioka@oda.oregon.gov |
