1. NAPB National Association of Plant Breeders PBCC Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee Membership: Voluntary / Email listserv Membership: Institutional representatives • Officers • Chair (Phil Simon) • Vice Chair (Todd Wehner) • Secretary (Rita Mumm) • Past Chair ( Stephen Baenziger) • Web Editor (Seth Murray) • Officers • Past Chair ( Stephen Baenziger) • Elected Member at Large ( ?????) • Admin. Advisor (George Askew) • Also web editor via NIMSS • CSREES Rep. (Anne Marie Thro) • USDA-ARS Rep. (Roy Scott) • US Forest Service Advisor( Randy Johnson) • Activities • Advocacy • Lead organizer of meetings • NAPB website • Activities • USDA reporting • USDA advising • NIMSS website • Liaisons • International Plant Breeding Centers • (Stephen Baenziger, Paul Gepts) • Private Non-Profit Breeders (Bill Tracy) • Forestry Plant Breeders (FikretIsik) • CSSA Plant Breeders (Pat Byrne) • ASA (Karl Glasener, Caron Gala) • ASHS Plant Breeders (Linda Wessel-Beaver) • ASHS Plant Breeders (Amy Iezzoni) • NCCPB (Tom Koch) • Subcommittee Chairs • Grand Challenges (Abdullah Jaradat) • Science, Technology and Informatics (Kevin Smith) • Communications and Outreach (Allen Van Deynze) • Awards and Nominations (Jodi Scheffler) • Education and Training of Plant Breeders • (Mitch Tuinstra) • Activities • Identifying needs of plant breeders • Meetings organization • Communicating with the public • Developing and awarding outstanding plant breeders • Identifying Education needs and challenges