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 https://union-county.org/commissioners/ |
| William Buhrig | Oregon State University – Faculty Research Assistant (Ontario) william.buhrig@oregonstate.edu |
| J.D. Cant | Imbler Charter School (Imbler) jd.cant@imblersd.org https://www.imbler.k12.or.us/ |
| Drew Corrigan | J.R. Simplot Company (Caldwell) drew.corrigan@simplot.com https://www.simplot.com/ |
| Julian Garcia (co-chair) | Beef Northwest Feeders / Wilson Cattle Co. (North Powder) julian.garcia@beefnw.com https://beefnw.com/ |
| Greg Harris | Threemile Canyon Farms (Boardman) gharris@rdoffutt.com https://www.threemilecanyonfarms.com/ |
| Marco Juarez-Alvarez | Wilbur-Ellis (Portland) juar3xmarco@gmail.com https://www.wilburellisagribusiness.com/ |
| Tina Lyons | Double River Forwarding, LLC (Portland) tina@double-river.com https://www.double-river.com/ |
| Jill Martin | Bank of Eastern Oregon (Heppner) jmartin@beobank.com https://www.beobank.com/ |
| Sandy Porter | Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario) sporter@tvcc.cc https://www.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 https://www.agwestfc.com/ |
| Silvia Vega | Boardman Foods (Boardman) silvia@boardmanfoods.com https://boardmanfoods.com/ |
| Theresa Yoshioka | Oregon Department of Agriculture – International Export Markets (Salem) theresa.yoshioka@oda.oregon.gov https://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/MarketAccess/ |
