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AAPSE Update
SFIREG 2015 Meeting
Don L. Renchie, Ph.D.
AAPSE President Elect
Program Leader and PSEP Coordinator
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
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AAPSE Officers
President – Mike Weaver
President-Elect – Don Renchie
Immediate Past-President – Andrew Thostenson
Treasurer – Drew Martin
Secretary – Betsy Buffington
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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4. AAPSE FACTS Reach 2 million people annually
inner city to rural communities
Train 500,000 private & commercial applicators annually
Source of education & educational media
Enhance public health, security, safety, & environment
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5. Summary of 2015 Activities March 12, 2015
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AAPSE Strategic Plan
A committee has been assigned the task of sorting through the suggestions for full membership, further discussion, and a vote.
Current Goals are:
March 12, 2015
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Strategic Plan – Goal #1
Promote the protection of human health and the environment through high quality pesticide safety and risk mitigation education.
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Strategic Plan – Goal #2
Liaise with foundations, organizations, associations, and government agencies on pesticide safety and risk mitigation issues.
Links (AAPSE.ORG)
AAPCO - American Association of Pesticide Control Officials
AHS - Agricultural Health Study (Collaborating Groups)
ASPCRO - Association of Structural Pest Control Regulatory Officials
CTAG - Certification and Training Assessment Group
NASDA - National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
PMRA - Canada: Pest Management Regulatory Agency Southern Region Pesticide Safety Educators USDA-NIFA - Pesticide Safety Education Program USEPA-OPP - Pesticide Safety Programs
Western Region Pesticide Safety Educators
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Strategic Plan – Goal #3
Promote the growth and development of AAPSE as a professional association.
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10. Membership Policy Referendum
Member statistics:
144/178 are full members
CES/Academics (EDU): 107
SLA/EPA (GOV): 47
Commercial (COM): 28
International (CA): 7
Associate: 24
Life: 10
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11. Membership Policy Referendum
BOD assigned the task to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws Committee
First meeting was conducted in April 2015
Next meeting has been scheduled for June 2015
Goal is to have some discussion points for the August 2015 National PACT Meeting
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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 released a RFA for PSEP PRIA funds distribution earlier this month
Eligible entities are assessing their delivery capabilities
Deadline for RFA submissions is June 22, 2015
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25(b) Working Group
White Paper (draft) complete
AAPCO Board made suggestions for modification, AAPSE BOD addressing the suggestions
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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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16. 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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