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UMASS Extension Board of Public Overseers

Policy Area

Education

Purpose

To advise and assist the chancellor of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the mission, budget, operation and management of University of Massachusetts Extension programs.

Current Chair(s)

Mr. John H. Angley

Seat Restrictions

Term Limit: 0 | Term Length: 5

Meeting Information

The board shall hold an annual meeting in January and at least three other times during the year.

Compensation

Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed, subject to appropriation, out of any funds available for the purpose, for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.

Legal Authority

MGL Chapter 75, Section 14D
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UMASS Extension Board of Public Overseers Board Members
Member↓↓Seat NameAppointing AuthorityTerm End Date
Mr. John H. Angley IIChair - MA Farm Bureau 4GovernorJanuary 6, 2008
Matt BarronMA Forestry AssociationGovernorJanuary 6, 2023
Ms. Patricia E. BigelowMA Farm Bureau 2GovernorJanuary 6, 2008
Mr. Frederick L. Dabney Jr.MA Farm Bureau 3GovernorJanuary 6, 2008
Mr. Edward K. DavidianMA Farm Bureau 1GovernorJanuary 6, 2008
Ms. Nancy GarrabrantsEXO Director of UMass ExtensionEx Officio-
Ms. J. Lynn GriesemerUMASS President DesigneeEx Officio-
Ms. Karen HeymannAudubonGovernorJanuary 6, 2018
Mr. John LebeauxCommissioner, DAREx Officio-
Mr. Michael E. LuedersMA Arborist Association 1GovernorJanuary 6, 2008
Mr. Donald McCarthyState 4-H Advisory CouncilGovernorJanuary 6, 2003
Ms. Deborah PhillipsNutrition BoardGovernorJanuary 6, 2018
Mr. Theodore H.N. Wales Jr.MA Arborist Association 2GovernorJanuary 6, 2008
-MA 4-H FoundationGovernorJanuary 6, 2003
-Chancellor of UMass Amherst DesigneeEx Officio-