It is critical that Directors are involved in the planning and implementation of the work of the Western Region. These tables indicate committee responsibilities.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee, through the Chair, executes the program of the WDA and supervises the Executive Director and any other staff. The Executive Committee also is empowered to handle the interim affairs of the WDA between business meetings.| Year | Chair | Chair-Elect | Secretary | Treasurer | Senior ESCOP Rep | At-Large Member | At-Large Member | Executive Director | Recording Secretary |
| 2024 | S. Bajwa (MT) | S. Donkin (OR) | L. Edgar (WA) | G. Kelly (CO) | S. Hulbert (WA) | J. Anderson (AK) | W. Bowen (HI) | B. W. Hess (NV) | J. Horton (WY) |
| 2023 | S. Hulbert (WA) | S. Bajwa (MT) | L. Edgar (NM) | G. Kelly (CO) | C. Davies (UT) | J. Anderson (AK) | S. Donkin (OR) | B. W. Hess (NV) | J. Tippetts (WY) |
| 2022 | C. Davies (UT) | S. Hulbert (WA) | L. Edgar (NM) | G. Kelly (CO) | M. McGuire (ID) | S. Bajwa (MT) | C. Pritsos (NV) | B. W. Hess (NV) | J. Tippetts (WY) |
| 2021 | M. McGuire (ID) | C. Davies (UT) | J. Talbott (OR) | G. Kelly (CO) | C. Pritsos (NV) | P. Coleman (Northern Marianas) | S. Hulbert | B. W. Hess (NV) | S. Zepsy (CO) |
| 2020 | C. Pritsos (NV) | M. McGuire (ID) | S. Loring (NM) | E. Kelly (CO) | G. Humiston (CA) | C. Davies (UT) | P. Coleman (Northern Marianas) | B. W. Hess (CO) | S. Zepsy (CO) |
| 2019 | C. Pritsos (NV) | M. McGuire (ID) | S. Loring (NM) | E. Kelly (CO) | G. Humiston (CA) | C. Davies (UT) | L. Lavine (WA) | H. M. Harrington (CO) | H. A. Sykes (CO) |
| 2018 | G. Humiston (CA) | C. Pritsos (NV) | C. Davies (UT) | C. Boyer (MT) | M. Shipka (AK) | S. Loring (NM) | M. McGuire (ID) | H.M. Harrington (CO) | S. Lupis (CO) |
| 2017 | M. Shipka (AK) | G. Humiston (CA) | C. Davies (UT) | C. Boyer (MT) | J. Moyer (WA) | S. Loring (NM) | C. Pritsos (NV) | H. M. Harrington (CO) | S. Lupis (CO) |
| 2016 | J. Moyer (WA) | M. Shipka (AK) | R. Leon Guerrero (GU) | C. Boyer (MT) | D. Thompson (NM) | S. Loring (NM) | D. Snyder (UT) | H. M. Harrington (CO) | S. Lupis (CO) |
| 2015 | L. Curtis (OR) | J. Steiner (CO) | R. Leon Guerrero (GU) | C. Boyer (MT) | D. Thompson (NM) | D. Thill (ID) | D. Snyder (UT) | H. M. Harrington (CO) | S. Lupis (CO) |
| 2014 | D. Thompson (NM) | L. Curtis (OR) | G. Wiecko (GU) | G. Duff (MT) | B. Hess (WY) | J. Moyer (WA) | D. Thill (ID) | H. M. Harrington (CO) | S. Lupis (CO) |
| 2013 | B. Hess (WY) | D. Thompson (MN) | G. Wiecko (GU) | J. Jacobsen (MT) | B. Allen-Diaz (CA) | L. Curtis (OR) | D. Thill (ID) | H. M. Harrington (CO) | S. Lupis (CO) |
| 2012 | B. Allen-Diaz (CA) | B. Hess (WY) | D. Thompson (NM) | J. Jacobsen (MT) | J. Jacobsen (MT) | G. Wiecko (GU) | L. Curtis (OR) | H. M. Harrington (CO) | S. Lupis (CO) |
| 2011 | J. Jacobsen (MT) | B. Allen-Diaz (CA) | D. Cooksey (CA) | J. Jacobsen (MT) | C. E. Lewis (AK) | G. Wiecko (GU) | J. Auyong (OR) | H. M. Harrington (CO) | H. A. Sykes (CO) |
| 2010 | C. E. Lewis (AK) | J. Jacobsen (MT) | J. Auyong (OR) | J. Jacobsen (MT) | R. S. Pardini (NV) | B. Allen-Diaz (CA) | G. Wiecko (GU) | H. M. Harrington (CO) | H. A. Sykes (CO) |
| 2009 | D. Thawley (NV) | C. E. Lewis (AK) | J. Auyong (OR) | J. Jacobsen (MT) | G. Bohach (ID) | S. Miller (WY) | G. Wiecko (GU) | H. M. Harrington (CO) | H. A. Sykes (CO) |
Multistate Review Committee (MRC) – formerly RCIC
The MRC is responsible for the review and on-going evaluation of the region’s portfolio of multistate activities that are funded in part by the multistate research fund. The MRC approves multistate activities on behalf of the WDA, the Western Extension Directors, and the Western Academic Program Directors and designees. The MRC is comprised of members of the WDA, the Western Extension Directors, and the Western Academic Program Directors and other partner agencies and groups.| Year | SAES Members | Cooperative Extension | Academic Programs | ARS | CARET | ||||||
| 2025 | Bauder (CO) | Webster (WY) | Prihodko (NM) | Neibergs (WA) | Martin (AZ) | Obrist (CA) | Areta (Am S.) | McCracken (WA) | Tittiger (NV) | McHugh | Mellano (CA) |
| 2024 | Bauder (CO) | Webster (WY) | Ares (Guam) | Neibergs (WA) | Martin (AZ) | Obrist (CA) | Areta (Am S.) | McCracken (WA) | Tittiger (NV) | McHugh | Mellano (CA) |
| 2023 | Burrows (MT) | Webster (WY) | Ares (Guam) | Bowen (HI) | Martin (AZ) | DeDecker (NV) | Areta (Am S.) | McCracken (WA) | Tittiger (NV) | McHugh | Mellano (CA) |
| 2022 | Gang (WA) | Powers (CA) | Ares (Guam) | Bowen (HI) | Crane (WY) | Pinney (AK) | Petty (ID) | McCracken (WA) | Dougher (MT) | Dyer | Mellano (CA) |
| 2021 | Gang (WA) | Powers (CA) | Ares (Guam) | Bowen (HI) | Crane (WY) | Pinney (AK) | Petty (ID) | McCracken (WA) | Dougher (MT) | Matteri | Mellano (CA) |
| 2020 | Gang (WA) | Powers (CA) | Shipka (AK) | Bowen (HI) | Crane (WY) | Gaffney (WA) | Petty (ID) | McCracken (WA) | Dougher (MT) | Shanower | Mellano (CA) |
| 2019 | Lavine (WA) | Powers (CA) | Shipka (AK) | McClaran (AZ) | Swanson (CO) | Gaffmey (WA) | Petty (ID) | Boren (NM) | Dougher (MT) | Shanower | Mellano (CA) |
| 2018 | Lavine (WA) | Tanaka (WY) | Shipka (AK) | McClaran (AZ) | Swanson (CO) | Gaffney (WA) | Petty (ID) | Boren (NM) | Bevington (CA) | Shanower | Mellano (CA) |
| 2017 | McClaran (AZ) | Thompson (NM) | Tanaka (WY) | Shipka (AK) | Swanson (CO) | Walker (NV) | Petty (ID) | Bader (MT) | Bevington (CA) | Shanower | Mellano (CA) |
| 2016 | Shipka (AK) | Thompson (NM) | Tanaka (WY) | Boran (NM) | Swanson (CO) | Gaffney (WA) | Petty (ID) | Shintani (NV) | Hammond/ Kaphammer | Mellano (CA) | |
| 2015 | Thill (ID) | Shipka (AK) | Steiner (CO) | Thompson (NM) | Whipple (WY) | Bader (MT) | Swanson (CO) | Walker (NV) | Shintani (NV) | Hammond/ Shanower | Groseta (AZ) |
| 2014 | Wiecko (GU) | Thill (ID) | Shipka (AK) | Steiner (CO) | Evensen (HI) | Whipple (WY) | Jeff Bader (MT) | Swanson (CO) | Shintani (NV) | Hammond/ McGuire | Groseta (AZ) |
| 2013 | Hess (WY) | Wiecko (GU) | Thill (ID) | Shipka (AK) | Swanson (CO) | Evensen (HI) | Whipple (WY) | Buk (WA) | Irlbeck (CO) | Hammond/ McGuire | Moore (WA) |
| 2012 | Shipka (AK) | Hess (WY) | Wiecko (GU) | Thill (ID) | Maddy (OR) | Swanson (CO) | Evensen (HI) | Whipple (WY) | Irlbeck (CO) | Hammond/ Matteri | Pedrett (NV) |
| 2011 | Curtis (OR) | Shipka (AK) | Hess (WY) | Wiecko (GU) | Boren (NM) | Maddy (OR) | Swanson (CO) | Evensen (HI) | Irlbeck (CO) | Hammond/ Matteri | Long (OR) |
| 2010 | Wiecko (GU) | Curtis (OR) | Shipka (AK) | Hess (WY) | Paul (MT) | Boren (NM) | Putnam (CA) | Maddy (OR) | Irlbeck (CO) | Hammond/ Matteri | Long (OR) |
| 2009 | Kaltenbach (AZ) | Miller (WY) | Curtis (OR) | Shipka (AK) | Young (CO) | Paul (MT) | Boren (NM) | Putnam (CA) | Foltz (ID) | Hammond/ Matteri | Queshell (ID) |
Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP)
The Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP) is the executive or operating body of the Experiment Station Section (ESS), Board on Agriculture Assembly(BAA) – APLU, and handles continuing business, organization, and policy issues on behalf of the state agricultural experiment station directors.| Year | 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Alternate |
| 2024 | S. Hulbert (WA) | S. Bajwa (MT) | S. Donkin (OR) | B. Hess (ED) |
| 2023 | Chris Davies (UT) | S. Hulbert (WA) | S. Bajwa (MT) | B. Hess (ED) |
| 2022 | M. McGuire (ID) | Chris Davies (UT) | S. Hulbert (WA) | B. Hess (ED) |
| 2021 | C. Pritsos (NV) | M. McGuire (ID) | Chris Davies (UT) | B. Hess (ED) |
| 2020 | G. Humiston (CA) | C. Pritsos (NV) | M. McGuire (ID) | B. Hess (ED) |
| 2019 | G. Humiston (CA) | C. Pritsos (NV) | M. McGuire (ID) | H. M. Harrington (ED) |
| 2018 | M. Shipka (AK) | G. Humiston (CA) | C. Pritsos (NV) | H. M. Harrington (ED |
| 2017 | J. Moyer (WA) | M. Shipka (AK) | G. Humiston (CA) | H. M. Harrington (ED |
| 2016 | L. Curtis (OR) | J. Moyer (WA) | M. Shipka (AK) | H. M. Harrington (ED |
| 2015 | D. Thompson (NM) | L. Curtis (OR) | J. Moyer (WA) | H. M. Harrington (ED |
| 2014 | B. Hess (WY) | D. Thompson (NM) | L. Curtis (OR) | H.M. Harrington (ED) |
| 2013 | B. Allen-Diaz (CA) | B. Hess (WY) | R. Allen (AZ) | H.M. Harrington (ED) |
| 2012 | J. Jacobsen (MT) | B. Allen-Diaz (CA) | B. Hess (WY) | H.M. Harrington (ED) |
| 2011 | C. Lewis (AK) | J. Jacobsen (MT) | B. Allen-Diaz (CA) | H.M. Harrington (ED) |
| 2010 | R. Pardini (NV) | C. Lewis (AK) | J. Jacobsen (MT) | H.M. Harrington (ED) |
| 2009 | G. Bohach (ID) | D. Thawley (NV) | C. Lewis (AK) | H.M. Harrington (ED) |
Western Rural Development Center*
| Year | Host-SAES | *Members serve 4 Year Terms. | ||
| 2024 | (ID) | M. McGuire (ID) | J. Anderson (AK) | Bret Hess (ED) |
| 2023 | Ken White (UT) | M. McGuire (ID) | C. Pritsos (NV) | Bret Hess (ED) |
| 2022 | Ken White (UT) | G. Humiston (CA) | C. Pritsos (NV) | Bret Hess (ED) |
| 2021 | Ken White (UT) | G. Humiston (CA) | C. Pritsos (NV) | |
| 2020 | Ken White (UT) | G. Humiston (CA) | C. Pritsos (NV) | |
| 2019 | Ken White (UT) | G. Humiston (CA) | C. Pritsos (NV) | |
| 2018 | Ken White (UT) | |||
| 2017 | Ken White (UT) | S. Loring (NM) | J. Steiner (CO) | |
| 2016 | Ken White (UT) | S. Loring (NM) | J. Steiner (CO) | |
| 2015 | Ken White (UT) | S. Loring (NM) | J. Steiner (CO) | |
| 2014 | Ken White (UT) | S. Loring (NM) | ||
| 2013 | Ken White (UT) | |||
| 2012 | Noelle Cockett (UT) | |||
| 2011 | Noelle Cockett (UT) | R. Narayanan (NV) | C. Lewis (AK) | |
| 2010 | Noelle Cockett (UT) | R. Narayanan (NV) | C. Lewis (AK) | |
| 2009 | H. P. Rasmussen (UT) | R. Narayanan (NV) | C. Lewis (AK) | |
| 2008 | H. P. Rasmussen (UT) | R. Narayanan (NV) | C. Lewis (AK) | |
| 2007 | H. P. Rasmussen (UT) | R. Narayanan (NV) | C. Lewis (AK) | |
| 2006 | H. P. Rasmussen (UT) | R. Narayanan (NV) | C. Lewis (AK) | |
| 2005 | H. P. Rasmussen (UT) | R. Narayanan (NV) | C. Lewis (AK) | |
| 2004 | H. P. Rasmussen (UT) | J. J. Jacobs (WY) | C. Chan-Halbrendt (HI) | |
| 2003 | H. P. Rasmussen (UT) | J. J. Zuiches (WA) | C. Chan-Halbrendt (HI) | |
| 2002 | H. P. Rasmussen (UT) | J. J. Zuiches (WA) | J. J. Jacobs (WY) | |
