Northeast SARE Administrative Council opening

Leadership position with Northeast SARE

The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
program seeks a person with a solid understanding of sustainable
agriculture to serve on our Administrative Council (AC). The available
seat is for representation from the agricultural business community.
Applicants must be employed by a private business that serves farmers
and have experience working directly with farms or farming
organizations. The council has a variety of seats that are designated
for different areas of expertise to assure that SARE has a broad
perspective on sustainable agriculture research and education; however,
members are not advocates for their areas of interest.

SARE is a grant-making program of the US Department of Agriculture's
National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The Northeast SARE region
is made up of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West
Virginia, Vermont, and Washington, D.C. Members of the AC set program
policy, review grant applications, and help shape overall program
direction. They serve for a four-year term, attending two multi-day
meetings each year. Travel and other expenses associated with
participating are covered by SARE.

To apply for this service opportunity please send: 1) a cover letter that
describes your interest in being a part of the Northeast SARE AC, 2) a
brief description of your relevant background and experience, 3) a
profile of the business you work for, and 4) your contact information.
Send applications via e-mail, preferably as a single pdf document, to
nesare@uvm.edu by Nov. 30, 2010.

If you have questions about the programs offered by Northeast SARE
please visit our web site www.nesare.org or call 802/656-0471 to
request written materials.

Vern Grubinger, Northeast SARE Coordinator

Our mailing address is:
Northeast SARE
655 Spear Street
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405

Our telephone:
802 656 0471