Executive Committee

The responsibilities of the Executive Committee include:

  • guiding policy development and alterations for the program
  • evaluating and approving faculty applications for membership
  • advising the Director and Assistant Director on academic and programmatic issues
  • reviewing the GDPE Curriculum periodically and recommending any curricular changes
  • discussing issues brought forward by the Academic Committee and graduate student representatives
  • reviewing and ranking nominations for the Distinguished Ecologist lecture series, and providing expertise in the selection process 
  • current students can contact student representatives to bring ideas to the Committee and to answer new student questions
  • contact elected members for collegiate representation 

Meeting Minutes

Please check back soon for the minutes.

Administration

Ruth Hufbauer

Ruth Hufbauer

Director
Department of Agricultural Biology
Jennifer Neuwald

Jennifer Neuwald

Assistant Director
Department of Biology
Alan Knapp

Alan Knapp

Senior Ecologist
Department of Biology

Elected Members

johnmola

John Mola

WCNR Representative
Department of FWCB

Term: 2025-2027
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Megan Podolinsky

Student Representative
Department of Ecosystem Science & Sustainability
Term: 2025-2026
StevenFonte

Steven Fonte

College of Agricultural Sciences Representative
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

Term: 2024-2026
dana

Dana Blumenthal

Affiliate Scientist Representative
USDA ARS

Term: 2025-2027
DanielaCusack

Daniela Cusack

Member at Large
Department of ESS

Term: 2024-2026
anping

Anping Chen

College of Natural Sciences Representative
Department of Biology
Term: 2025-2027
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Steve Leisz

College of Liberal Arts Representative
Department of Anthropology and Geography

Term: 2025-2027
Alex Siggers

Alex Siggers

Student Representative
Department of Biology

Term: 2025-2026