Editorial Board
The Journal of Extension (JOE) is published in partnership with Extension Journal, Inc. (EJI), a consortium of Cooperative Extension System entities nationwide. EJI Board members represent the four geographic regions of the Extension system, the 1890 land-grant universities, the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy, the Extension Foundation, and several other Extension professional organizations. The EJI Board sets policy for JOE and appoints Associate Editors, subject experts in the varied fields of Extension education, who ensure that JOE publishes only high-impact scholarship while maintaining a long-standing commitment to author development.
EJI 2026 Board
- Jenna Anding, Senior Editor
- Ashley Belle, Association of Natural Resources Extension Professionals
- Luann Boyer, ex officio
- Angus Catchot, Southern Region Extension Director
- Jason de Koff, National Association of County Agricultural Agents (President Elect)
- Ashley Dixon-Kleiber, National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
- Theresa Ferrari, National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals (President)
- Alcinda Folck, Association of 1890 Extension Administrators
- Lori Greiner, Association for Communication Excellence
- Chad Higgins, North Central Cooperative Extension Association
- Jeff Hyde, Northeast Region Extension Directors
- Mandy Marney, Western Extension Directors Association
- Charlie Pane, Extension Foundation
- LaRachelle Samuel-Smith, USDA NIFA, ex officio
- Steve Siegelin, National Association of Extension Program and Staff Development Professionals (Treasurer)
- Margaret Viebrock, Epsilon Sigma Phi (Secretary)
- Jamie Rae Walker, Member-at-Large (Past President)
- Dana Wright, Member-at-Large
- Nomination Forthcoming, Extension Committee on Organization and Policy
- Accepting Nominations, National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals