Extension and Research Support Council

Extension and Research Support Council has members from every county in New Mexico. Members are selected from their county advisory committees. The purpose of the Council is to educate the members about extension and research programming at New Mexico State University's College of Agriculture and Home Economics, and to maintain a system to keep public officials informed of program and budget needs.

A general meeting is held one a year. Special or district meetings may be held when needed. Council members are asked to give advise on the direction and subject matter for future programs. They are encouraged to be spokespersons to policymakers at local, state, and national levels for extension and research programs. Members may be asked to write, call, or testify in support of extension and research programs and budgets. At annual meetings, members discuss legislative initiatives, state and national extension programs, and activities in research and teaching at New Mexico State University's College of Agriculture and Home Economics. Knowledge shared at annual meetings is brought back to county advisory committees, and Council members serve as resource individuals for county program planning.

Legislative Initiatives

New Mexico Legislature

The New Mexico legislature web page may be found here.

Executive Committee Members

• Martha Sayles, president
• Janine Fales, vice president
• Holly Woelber, secretary/treasurer
• Blake Curtis, parlimentarian
• Virginia Mack, Eastern District representative
• Larry Hobson, Eastern District alternate
• Anna Riggs-Eader, Northern District representative
• Jack Root, Northern District alternate
• Jan Settles, Southwestern District representative
• Harold O'Dell, Southwestern District alternate
• Robert Lake, Agricultural Experiment Station representative
• James Jones, Agricultural Experiment Station alternate
• Sandi Wilke, Past President (2004-2005)
• Ricardo Rel, Legislative Assistant to the Dean

• Paul H. Gutierrez, Vice Provost for Outreach Services; Associate Dean and Associate Director
• Gerald Chacon, Northern District department head
• Bruce Hinrichs, Eastern District department head
• Charlie Siepel, Southwest District department head
• LeRoy Daugherty, Associate Dean and Associate Director of Agricultural Experiment Station

General e-mail address for the Extension and Research Support Council Executive Committee members: supportcouncil@murphie.nmsu.edu