GOVERNANCE

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A Memorandum of Understanding between the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD), the United States Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), the Indiana State Soil Conservation Board (SSCB), and Purdue University Extension Service provides the framework to jointly carry out the CCSI program.

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CCSI is governed by an Oversight Committee, the members of which include two voting representatives of the IASWCD, USDA-NRCS, ISDA, SSCB, and Purdue Extension. Non-voting members include the IASWCD Executive Director and CCSI Director. Affiliate partnering and/or stakeholder organizations may be invited to serve on the Oversight Committee.

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Oversight Committee meetings are conducted on the last Tuesday of the month - four in-person and the remainder by tele- or video-conference.

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Current Oversight Committee Members include:

• Jennifer Thum (ISDA Division of Soil Conservation Deputy Director), Chair

• Kenny Cain (SSCB Chair)

• Ray Chattin (SSCB Member)

• Trevor Laureys (ISDA Division of Soil Conservation Director)

• Nathan Lind (Acting USDA-NRCS Southeast Indiana Area Conservationist)

• Eileen Kladivko (Purdue Extension / Purdue University Professor of Agronomy)

• Stan Moore (IASWCD / Kosciusko County SWCD Supervisor)

• Walt Sell (Purdue Extension Asst Program Leader for Ag and Natural Resources)

• Shannon Zezula (USDA-NRCS State Resource Conservationist)

• Les Zimmerman (IASWCD / Vermillion County SWCD Supervisor)

• Mike Dunn (The Nature Conservancy Director of Indiana Freshwater Programs, non-voting)

• Joe Schmees (IASWCD Executive Director, typically non-voting)

• Lisa Holscher (CCSI Director, non-voting)