Our Leadership

The C2A3 colleges have formed numerous working committees to advance its goals. At the governance level, the Presidents of each of the member institutions serve as the C2A3 Board of Directors. They work together to set policy and to provide advocacy within USDA and our partner organizations and agencies.

Board of Directors

Dr. Aaron Baute, Chair
Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette (IN)

Dr. Jeannie Worden, Vice Chair
Northcentral Technical College (WI)

Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey, Past Chair
Illinois Central College

Dave Dahms, Secretary
Northeast Iowa Community College

Dr. Cris Valdez, Treasurer
Richland Community College (IL)

Dr. Leah Barrett
Northeast Community College (NE)

Dr. Jo Blondin
Clark State College (OH)

Dr. Hara Charlier
Central Lakes College (MN)

Tiffany Sanderson
Lake Area Technical College (SD)

Dr. Tracy Kruse, Executive Director
Northeast Community College (NE)

The Advisory Council

The Advisory Council is made up of each college’s academic leaders, its Dean or Program Chair of Agriculture and/or a lead faculty member. This group has created a set of goals and meets bi-monthly to review the group’s progress toward meeting its desired outcomes.

The faculty, marketing and resource development leaders within the institution also meet to address specific goals. These goals are reviewed and updated at the annual meeting of the Board and Advisory Council in October. The C2A3 facilitator helps each of the groups communicate with one another and stay on task to meet the overall consortium goals.