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AAPSE Update
SFIREG 2015 Meeting
Don L. Renchie, Ph.D.
AAPSE President
Program Leader and PSEP Coordinator
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
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AAPSE Officers
* President – Don L. Renchie
* President Elect – Kerry Richards
Immediate Past-President – Mike Weaver
Treasurer – Drew Martin
Secretary – Rebecca Maguire
SFIREG – Impact
President-Elect serves on SFIREG
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3. AAPSE Board of Directors
NC Region – Mark Shour – Iowa State
NC Region – John Stone – Michigan State
NE Region - Rachel Maccini – New Hampshire
NE Region – Candace Bartholomew - UCONN
Southern Region – Vickie Rengers – Virginia Dept. of Ag.
Southern Region - Pat Hipkins – Virginia Tech
Western Region – Linda Johns – Montana Dept. of Ag.
Western Region – Wendy Sue Wheeler – WSU
AAPCO Liaison (Ex Officio) – Ryan Williams –Oklahoma Dept. of Ag.
EPA Representative (Ex Officio) Kevin Keaney
USDA Representative (Ex Officio)
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Regional Elections
* Regional Director elections are being scheduled for early 2016
* Solicitation notices are currently being distributed
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5. AAPSE FACTS Reach 2 million people annually
From rural to urban communities
Annually train more than 500,000 private & commercial applicators
Primary source of education & educational media
Enhance public health, food security, applicator safety, & environmental protection
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6. Summary of 2015 Activities March 12, 2015
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7. Membership Policy Referendum
Member statistics:
193 members
CES/Academics (EDU): 114
SLA/EPA (GOV): 44
Commercial (COM): 24
International (CA): 11
USDA: 1
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8. Membership Policy Referendum
BOD assigned the task to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws Committee
First meeting was conducted in April 2015
Vote was taken and membership passed the referendum, Bylaws Committee will draft enabling language
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National Stakeholder Team
35-40 team members
Chaired by:
Jim Burnette, NCDACS/AAPCO
Carol Somody, Syngenta
Team looking at funding solutions
Andrew Thostenson – official AAPSE representative
Team Website –
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PSEP Funding Update
EPA should announce who will distribute the PRIA funds shortly
Eligible entities are assessing their delivery capabilities
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WPS
EPA released a RFA for PSEPs and others to develop training opportunities to address the new standards
PSEPs are working with SLAs to gear up for facilitating applicator compliance
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12. Certification & Training Regs.
AAPSE sent a 120 day letter of extension request
Several states have posted information for use in submitting comments on allied association websites
The challenges will be the potential for politicizing the issue and the economic impacts of implementing the programs
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13. Collaboration makes it work
USDA
EPA
Industry
Cooperative
Extension
Agriculture
Community
Youth Development
SLAs
AAPCO
CTAG
SFIREG
POM
EQIWC
Full SFIREG
Others
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Promote the growth and development of AAPSE as a professional association.
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