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Executive Committee

The purpose of the CASE Executive Committee is to support the CASE 4 Learning initiative of the National Council for Agricultural Education. It is a standing committee within the Council composed of elected leaders and stakeholders committed to furthering the mission and vision of CASE.

Membership of the Executive Committee is designed to be inclusive of all entities that can contribute to the CASE 4 Learning initiative. For more information, review the Executive Committee's Policies and Procedures. 

Past Chair Dr. Scott Smalley until December 2025	Chair Dr. Katrina Swinehart until December 2025	Chair-Elect Harry Snyder until December 2025
Post Secondary Rep Dr. Chris Eck until December 2027	Post Secondary Rep Dr. Anna Warner until December 2027	At Large Dr. Eric Rubenstein until December 2026
State Supervisor Rep Shari Lighthall until December 2025	Industry Rep Richard Dugan until December 2026	Lead Teacher Rep Michelle Goossen until December 2027

Quarterly Meetings of the CASE Advisory Committee

The CASE Advisory Committee will meet every three months on the second Tuesday of 2025 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m ET.

Dates: March 11, June 10, September 9, December 16 (adjusted for ACTE/NAAE)

State Leaders 

Our State Leaders serve as our Advisory Committee. To view resources used and produced by the committee, check out the Advisory Committee Resources Center. 

Using a Team AgEd approach, CASE empowers the leadership of CASE certified teachers, university faculty, and state department of education or agriculture representatives to disseminate new information, as well as promote CASE implementation in their state and region. The CASE State Leader network is formed through this collaboration to create the CASE Advisory Committee. For a full CASE State Leader description, please review the Advisory Committee Policy and State Leader Designation Policy.

The CASE Advisory Committee meets quarterly via webinar. Meetings are open to everyone but registration prior to the session is required. Contact Carl Aakre if you wish to participate. An Executive Committee governs final decisions put forth from the Advisory Committee.

Lead Teachers