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Northeast NCSS Committees

Pre-Conference Meetings

Hydric Soil Committee

The Hydric Soils Committee will meet via Teams monthly, beginning on March 12 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). If you want to attend the meetings, please complete the Hydric Soils Committee Form. Send questions to committee co-chairs Ann Rossi-Gill and Amy Langner.

Interpretations Committee

The Interpretations Committee will meet monthly via Teams, beginning on February 14 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).  If you would like to attend, please complete the Interpretations Committee Form. We will send a meeting invite to recipients who have indicated interest using the form. Send questions to committee co-chairs Jacob Isleib and Meredith Albers.

Standards Committee

The Standards Committee will meet on Thursday, June 27 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. (EST). This will be the third pre-conference meeting. Please email committee co-chairs Joxelle Velazquez or Edwin Muniz to obtain more information about the meeting.

Regional Committees

Applied Technologies
Name Position Phone Number Email
Jessica Philippe
Co-Chair; USDA-NRCS
Jim Thompson
Co-Chair; West Virginia University
Bylaws
Name Position Phone Number Email
Geraldine Vega
Co-Chair; USDA-NRCS
Huijie Gan
Co-Chair, Virginia Tech
Coastal Zone / Subaqueous Soils
Name Position Phone Number Email
David Steinmann
Co-Chair; USDA-NRCS
Braden Fleming
Co-Chair; USDA-NRCS
Hydric Soils
Name Position Phone Number Email
Ann M. Rossi-Gill
Co-Chair; USDA-NRCS
Amy Langner
Co-Chair; USDA-NRCS
Interpretations
Name Position Phone Number Email
Alan Moore
Co-Chair; USDA-NRCS
Jacob Isleib
Co-Chair; USDA-NRCS
Research Priorities
Name Position Phone Number Email
Brian Yellen
Co-Chair; University of Massachusetts
Jonathan Russell-Anelli
Co-Chair; Cornell University
Soil and Ecosystem Dynamics
Name Position Phone Number Email
Jason Teets
Co-Chair; U.S. Forest Service
Patrick Drohan
Co-Chair; Penn State
Standards
Name Position Phone Number Email
Joxelle Velazquez
Co-Chair; USDA-NRCS
Edwin Muniz
Co-Chair; USDA-NRCS
Taxonomy
Name Position Phone Number Email
John Galbraith
Co-Chair; Virginia Tech
Mark Stolt
Co-Chair; University of Rhode Island
Urban Soils (Ad Hoc)
Name Position Phone Number Email
Olga Vargas
Co-Chair; USDA-NRCS
Joshua Cheng
Co-Chair; Brooklyn College

Meeting Minutes

Visit Box to see past committee meeting reports.

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