Committees
NCWSS Interest Group Committees
Extension
Marcelo Zimmer, Chair
Meaghan Anderson, Vice Chair
Dave Nicolai, Past Chair
Graduate Student Committee
Cristiana Rankrape, Chair
Abby Norsworthy, Vice Chair
Kaitlin Creager, Past Chair
Industry
Seth Strom 2025-2027, Chair
Mike Probst 2028-2030, Vice Chair
Ryan Henry, Past Chair
Resident Education
Adam Striegel, Chair
Nicholas Steppig, Vice Chair
Joe Ikley, Second Vice- Chair
Ram Yadav, Past Chair
Members
Debalin Sarangi
Travis Legleiter
Devin Hammer
Joseph Ikley
Erin Burns
Dan Smith
Anita Dille
Rodrigo Werle
Reid Smeda
John Hinz
Mayank Malik
Angela Kazmierczak
Women in Weed Science
Christin Weber, Chair
Resident Education-Contest Rules Subcommittee
Strategic Planning
Angela Kazmierczak, Chair
Central Region
Alexis Meadows (IA)
Kip Jacobs (IL)
Liz Stahl (MN)
Chad Smith (MO)
Ryan DeWerff (WI)
Eastern Region
Stephen Meyers (IN)
Justine Fisher (MI)
Dain Bruns (OH/PA)
Chris Budd (ON)
Travis Legleiter (KY)
Western Region
Ben Westrich (CO/WY)
Tate Castillo (KS)
Angela Kazmierczak (ND)
John Frihauf (NE)
Eric Jones (SD)
Summer Contest Subcommittee of Resident Education
Adam Striegel, Chair
Nicholas Steppig, Vice-Chair
Troy Klingman, Host
Hosts BASF Bayer Corteva Valent
NCWSS Standing Committees
Distinguished Achievement Award
Dawn Refsell, Chair
Mark Bernards, Vice-Chair
Reid Smeda, Past Chair
Committee
Bill Johnson
Nick Harre
John Frihauf
Eric Spandl
Tony Dobbels
Fellow
Mark Peterson, Chair
Christy Sprague, Vice-Chair
Committee
John Hinz
Pat Tranel
Amit Jhala
Anita Dille
David Simpson
Finance
Eric Spandl, Chair
Amit Jhala, Vice-Chair
Committee
Eric Gustafson
Steve Valenti
Christy Sprague
David Simpson
Harlene Hatterman-Valenti
Josh Skelton
Barbara Houston
Mark Bernards
Brett Miller
Reid Smeda
Endowment Subcommittee
Reid Smeda, Chair
Future Site Selection
Mark Loux, Chair
Dawn Refsell, Vice-Chair
Eric Spandl
Invasive Plants
Tate Castillo, Chair
Mark Renz, Vice-Chair
Local Arrangements
Erin Burns, Chair
Nominating
Nathan Haugrud, Chair
Ramawater Yadav, Vice-Chair
Members
Amit Jhala
Amit Jhala
Ramawater Yadav
David Johnson
Reid Smeda
Ex-Officio
Michelle Breton
Resolutions
Zach Rystrom, Chair
Chad Lammers, Vice- Chair
Section Program Chairs
General Program
Brett Miller, Chair
Fritz Koppatschek, Vice-Chair
Mark Bernards, Past Chair
Poster Session
Scott Payne, Chair
Kristin Rosenbaum, Past Chair
Graduate Student Paper Awards
Adam Striegel, Chair
Ram Yadav, Past Chair
Graduate Student Poster Awards
Nicholas Steppig, Chair
Adam Sriegel, Past Chair
Undergraduate Student Poster Awards
Ram Yadav, Chair
Nick Arneson, Past Chair
Row Crop Herbicides
Vipin Kumar, Chair
Ryan Bryant-Schlobohm, Vice-Chair
Integrated Weed Management and Cover Crops
Devin Hammer, Chair
Sachin Dhanda, Chair
Agronomic Crops I (Corn)
Josh Skelton, Chair
Vipin Kumar, Vice Chair
Agronomic Crops II (Soybeans)
Nathan Hangrud, Chair
Devin Hammer, Vice-Chair
Equipment and Application Methods
Angela Kazmierczak, Chair
Ryan Edwards, Vice-Chair
Steve Valenti, Past Chair
Extension
Marcelo Zimmer, Chair
Meaghan Anderson, Vice Chair
Dave Nicolai, Past Chair
Herbicide Physiology
Ednaldo Borgata, Chair
Isabel Werle, Vice Chair
Eric Patterson, Past Chair
Horticulture and Specialty Crops
Reid Smeda, Chair
Rohith Vulchi, Vice-Chair
Manjot Sidhu, Past Chair
Invasive Weeds, Rangeland, Pasture & Vegetation Management
Mark Renz, Chair
Joe Omielan, Vice- Chair
Tate Castillo, Past Chair
Weed Biology, Ecology, and Management
Mandeep Signh, Chair
Eugene Law, Vice- Chair
Ahmadreza Mobli, Past Chair
Weed Genetics & Herbicide Physiology
Isabel Werle, Chair
Jesse Haarmann, Vice-Chair