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New Jersey Directory Agriculture, Food & Natural

Resources Education Programs and Related Organizations

2008-2009

Here’s what to expect…

Get it on the web:

http://www.jerseyageducation.nj.gov/agriculture/ag_ed/classroom/ageddirectory.pdf

? Secondary Agricultural Education Programs

? Post-Secondary and Associate Degree Programs

? 2008-2009 New Jersey State Executive Board

? State FFA Alumni Association, Inc. Executive Board

? State FFA Foundation Board of Trustees

? State Agricultural Education Advisory Council

? State Agricultural Education Staff

? State Agricultural Education Association Executive Board

? National FFA Organizations Contacts

? National Agricultural Education Headquarters

? New Jersey FFA Chapters by Region

? List of Approved Programs of Instruction in

Agriculture Education

? Websites of Interest

? Definition of Agricultural, Food & Natural Resources Education for N.J

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Office of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Education Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

National Agricultural Education Headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

National FFA Convention Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Secondary Agricultural Education Programs by School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Teacher Education Program – Rutgers University School of Environmental

& Biological Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Post-Secondary and Associate Degree Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18

National FFA Organization and Supply Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2008-2009 New Jersey State Executive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

State FFA Alumni Association, Inc. Executive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

State FFA Foundation Board of Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

New Jersey State Agricultural Education Association Executive Board . . . . . . . . 22

State Agricultural Education Advisory Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-24

New Jersey FFA Chapters by Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

List of Approved Programs of Instruction in Agriculture Education . . . . . . . . . . . 26-30

Websites of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Definition of Agricultural, Food & Natural Resources Education for N.J. . . . . . . . 32

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OFFICE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD & NATURAL RESOURCES EDUCATION STAFF

Division of Agricultural & Natural Resources New Jersey Department of Agriculture

369 S. Warren Street P.O. Box 330

Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0330 877-Ag Ed FFA (243-3332)

Fax: (609) 633-2421 Nancy J. Trivette State Program Leader, Agricultural nancy.trivette@ag.state.nj.us Education/State FFA Advisor Erin E. Noble State FFA Specialist erin.noble@ag.state.nj.us Susan R. Butch Executive Assistant/Executive Treasurer susan.butch@ag.state.nj.us

Office of Agricultural Education Registration e-mail ag.ed.registration@ag.state.nj.us

New Jersey Agricultural Education Website

www.jerseyageducation.nj.gov

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION HEADQUARTERS Suite 400

1410 King Street Alexandria, VA 22314

Phone Number: (800) 772-0939 Fax Number: (703) 838-5888 Website: www.teamaged.org

National FFA Advisor and CEO: Dr. Larry Case National Executive Secretary: Dr. Steve A. Brown

Executive Assistant: Pam Holbert

NATIONAL FFA CONVENTION DATES for the next 4 years

Indianapolis, IN

October 21-24, 2009 October 20-23, 2010 October 19-22, 2011 October 24-27, 2012

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Secondary Agricultural Education Programs By School Allentown High School 27 High Street County: Monmouth Allentown, NJ 08501 Region: Central Phone: (609) 259-2160 FFA Chapter: Allentown Class Rm.: (609) 259-2160 Ext. 440 FFA Chapter #:NJ0001 Fax Number: (609) 259-0390 V. Jacque Roszel roszelj@ufrsd.net Denise Emmons emmonsd@ufrsd.net Nicole Russo russon@ufrsd.net Byron Nolan nolanb@ufrsd.net Bankbridge Regional School 870 Bankbridge Road County: Gloucester Sewell, NJ 08080 Region: Southern Phone: (856) 415-7755 FFA Chapter: Bankbridge Regional Class Rm.: FFA Chapter#:NJ0067 Fax Number: (856) 415-7750 Peggy Grady Ext. 3104 pgrady@gcsssd.org Laura Lang llang@gcsssd.org Belvidere High School 809 Oxford Street County: Warren Belvidere, NJ 07823 Regional: Northern Phone: (908) 475-4025 FFA Chapter: Belvidere Class Rm.: (908) 475-4025 Ext. 6649 FFA Chapter #:NJ0003 Fax Number: (908) 475-1685 Bryan Leh bleh@belvideresd.org

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Bergen County Technical High School Paramus Campus County: Bergen 275 Pascack Road Region: Northern Paramus, NJ 07652 FFA Chapter: Bergen-Paramus Phone: (201) 343-6000 FFA Chapter #:NJ0043 Class Rm.: Fax Number: (201) 599-1288 Dalene Vrabel Ext. 8420 dalvra@bergen.org Bergen County Special Services 327 East Ridgewood Avenue County: Bergen Paramus, NJ 07652 Region: Northern Phone: (201) 343-6000 Class Rm.: (201) 343-6000 Ext. 8521 Fax Number: (201) 599-9438 Andrew W. Jackson, Sr. andjac@bergen.org Biotechnology High School 5000 Kozloski Road County: Monmouth Freehold, NJ 07728 Region: Central Phone: (732) 431-7208 FFA Chapter: Biotechnology HS Class Rm.: FFA Chapter #:NJ0068 Fax Number: (732) 431-1395 Lauren Ruthrauff Ext. 2728 lauren_ruthrauff@bths.mcvsd.org Danielle Capaccio-Jensen danielle_jensen@mcvsd.org Buena Regional High School 125 Weymouth Road County: Atlantic Buena, NJ 08310 Region: Southern Phone: (856) 697-2400 FFA Chapter: Buena Class Rm.: (856) 697-2400 Ext. 8230 FFA Chapter #:NJ0039 Fax Number: (856) 697-4107 Patricia Thorne pthorne@buena.k12.nj.us

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Burlington County Institute of Technology Medford Campus County: Burlington 10 Hawkins Road Region: Central Medford, NJ 08055 FFA Chapter: BCIT-Medford Phone: (609) 654-0200 FFA Chapter #:NJ0046 Class Rm.: Fax Number: (609) 654-1081 Sherry Bolton Ext. 503 sbolton@bcit.cc John Moore Ext. 520 jmoore@bcit.cc Burlington County Institute of Technology 695 Woodlane Road County: Burlington Westampton, NJ 08060 Region: Central Phone: (609) 267-4226 FFA Chapter: BCIT-Westampton Class Rm.: (609) 267-4226 Ext. 319 FFA Chapter #:NJ0044 Fax Number: (609) 267-4746 John M. Petronglo jpetronglo@bcit.cc Joanette Kraft jkraft@bcit.cc Burlington County Special Services Westampton Campus County: Burlington 20 Pioneer Blvd. Region: Central Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 Phone: (609) 261-5600 Class Rm.: Fax Number: (609) 261-5967 Mike Hutnick MHutnick@bcsssd.k12.nj.us Camden County Technical School Pennsauken Campus County: Camden 6008 Browning Road Region: Southern Pennsauken, NJ 08109 FFA Chapter: Camden-Pennsauken Phone: (856) 663-1040 FFA Chapter #:NJ0028 Class Rm.: (856) 663-1040 Ext. 7220 Fax Number: (856) 665-8011 Shawn McKay smckay@ccts.tec.nj.us

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Camden County Technical School Gloucester Campus County: Camden 343 Berlin Cross Keys Road Region: Southern Sicklerville, NJ 08081-4000 FFA Chapter: Camden Tech East Phone: (856) 767-7000 FFA Chapter #:NJ0012 Class Rm.: (856) 767-7000 Ext. 5244 Fax Number: (856) 753-8077 Brian Burns bburns@ccts.net Cape May County Technical High School 188 Crest Haven Road County: Cape May Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 Region: Southern Phone: (609) 465-2161 FFA Chapter: Cape May Class Rm.: FFA Chapter #:NJ0063 Fax Number: (609) 465-4504 JoAnn Sopchak Ext. 404 jsopchak@capemaytech.com Hans Toft Ext. 109 htoft@capemaytech.com Cape May Special Services 4 Moore Road, DN 704 County: Cape May Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 Region: Southern Phone: (609) 465-2720 Class Rm.: Fax Number: (609) 465-8220 Leslie Langford llangford@cmcspecialservices.org Cumberland Regional High School P.O. Box 5115 County: Cumberland 90 Silver Lake Road Region: Southern Seabrook, NJ 08302 FFA Chapter: Cumberland Phone: (856) 451-9400 FFA Chapter #:NJ0008 Class Rm.: (856) 451-9400 Ext. 215 Fax Number: (856) 455-8514 Michael Griffith griffith@crhsd.org Nichol Carroll nchol18@hotmail.com Donna Semeniuk semeniuk@crhsd.org

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Delsea Regional High School 242 Fries Mill Road County: Gloucester Franklinville, NJ 08322 Region: Southern Phone: (856) 694-0100 FFA Chapter: Delsea Regional Class Rm.: (856) 694-0100 Ext. 346 FFA Chapter #:NJ0065 Fax Number: (856) 694-4417 Gary Nelson gnelson@delsearegional.us Essex County Vocational School 620 Passaic Avenue County: Essex W. Caldwell, NJ 07006 Region: Northern Phone: (973) 412-2250 FFA Chapter: West Essex Class Rm.: (973) 412-2250 Ext. 5306 FFA Chapter #:NJ0004 Fax Number: (973) 575-6958 Frank Yesalavich fyeasalavich@essextech.org Freehold Township High School 281 Elton-Adelphia Road County: Monmouth Freehold, NJ 07728 Region: Northern Phone: (732) 431-8460 FFA Chapter: West Essex Class Rm.: (732) 431-8460 Ext. 8473 FFA Chapter #:NJ0014 Fax Number: (732) 780-5314 Kristina Guttadora kguttadora@yahoo.com Hackettstown High School 701 Warren Street County: Warren Hackettstown, NJ 07840 Region: Northern Phone: (908) 852-8150 FFA Chapter: Hackettstown Class Rm.: FFA Chapter #:NJ0009 Fax Number: (908) 852-6214 Ed Wadsworth Ext. 858 ewadsworth@hackettstown.org Barbara Barbour Ext. 803 bbarbour@hackettstown.org

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Haddon Township High School 406 Memorial Avenue County: Camden Westmont, NJ 08108 Region: Southern Phone: (856) 869-7750 Class Rm.: (856) 869-7750 Ext. 7016 Fax Number: (856) 869-7764 Rob Cortese rcortese@haddon.k12.nj.us Hunterdon County Poly Tech Career Academy 8 Bartles Corner Road, Suite 2 County: Hunterdon Flemington, NJ 08822 Region: Central Phone: (908) 806-3855 Class Rm.: (908) 284-1444 Ext. 22 Fax Number: (908) 284-9824 Taryn Rafferty trafferty@hcpolytech.org Middlesex County Vocational Technical School East Brunswick Campus County: Middlesex 112 Rues Lane Region: Central East Brunswick, NJ 08816 FFA Chapter: Middlesex East Brunswick Phone: (732) 254-8700 FFA Chapter #:NJ0033 Class Rm.: (732) 254-8700 Ext. 1833 Fax Number: (732) 613-9608 Lisa Ann Moschera-Chernigovets moscheral@mail.mcvts.net Middlesex County Vocational Technical School Piscataway Campus County: Middlesex 21 Sutton Lane Region: Central Piscataway, NJ 08854 FFA Chapter: Middlesex Piscataway Phone: (732) 572-9494 Ext. 2220 FFA Chapter #:NJ0045 Class Rm.: (732) 572-9494 Ext. 2246 Fax Number: (732) 985-5668 Cindy VonThun vonthunc@mail.mcvts.net

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Monmouth County Vocational School Monmouth County Career Center County: Monmouth 1000 Kozloski Road Region: Central Freehold, NJ 07728-4395 FFA Chapter: Monmouth County Phone: (732) 431-3773 FFA Chapter #:NJ0030 Class Rm.: Fax Number: (732) 409-7292 John Neyhart John_Neyhart@mcvsd.org Cheryl Alfonse Cheryl_Alfonse@mcvsd.org Laurie Neyhart Laurie_Neyhart@mcvsd.org Brian Martin Brian_Martin@mcvsd.org Dianne Kruse Dianne_Kruse@mcvsd.org Morris County School of Technology 400 East Main Street County: Morris Denville, NJ 07834 Region: Northern Phone: (973) 627-4600 Class Rm.: Fax Number: (973) 627-6979 Thomas Koehler Ext. 254 koehlert@mcvts.org Newton High School 44 Ryerson Avenue County: Sussex Newton, NJ 07860 Region: Northern Phone: (973) 383-7573 FFA Chapter: Newton Class Rm.: (973) 383-7573 Ext. 243 FFA Chapter #:NJ0016 Fax Number: (973) 383-1153 Worth Christian wchristian@newtonnj.org David Pede dpede@newtonnj.org Mike Ridge mridge@newtonnj.org

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New Jersey School for the Deaf-Katzenbach P.O. Box 535 County: Mercer Trenton, NJ 08625 Region: Central Phone: (609) 530-3100 Class Rm.: Fax Number: (609) 530-5791 Harry Kriger Kriger@mksd.state.nj.us North Warren Regional High School P.O. Box 410 County: Warren 10 Noe Road Region: Northern Blairstown, NJ 07825 FFA Chapter: North Warren Phone: (908) 362-8211 FFA Chapter #:NJ0041 Class Rm.: (908) 362-8211 Ext. 2536 Fax Number: (908) 362-7352 Jennifeur Wilson jwilson@northwarren.org Northern Burlington County Regional High School 160 Mansfield Road, East County: Burlington Columbus, NJ 08022 Region: Central Phone: (609) 298-3900 FFA Chapter: Northern Burlington Class Rm.: FFA Chapter #:NJ0006 Fax Number: (609) 298-3154 Michael Hlubik Ext. 2076 mhlubik@nburlington.com Kathy Potts Ext. 2904 kpotts@nburlington.com Keith Dannucci Ext. 2840 kdannucci@nburlington.com Nan Hamilton Ext. 2927 nhamilton@nburlington.com William Hilgendorff Ext. 2113 whilgendorff@nburlington.com

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Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School 180 Mansfield Road, East County: Burlington Columbus, NJ 08022 Region: Central Phone: (609) 298-3900 FFA Chapter: Northern Burlington Middle Class Rm.: (609) 298-3900 Ext. 2813 FFA Chapter #:NJ1006 Fax Number: (609) 291-1563 Robin McLean rmclean@nburlington.com Ocean County Vocational Technical School Jackson Center County: Ocean 850 Toms River Road Region: Central Jackson, NJ 08527 FFA Chapter: Ocean County Phone: (732) 928-3830 FFA Chapter #:NJ0040 Class Rm.: (732) 928-3830 Ext. 3428 Fax Number: (732) 928-0490 Kim Ann Szulecki kszulecki@mail.ocvts.org Passaic County Technical Institute 45 Reinhardt Road County: Passaic Wayne, NJ 07470-2210 Region: Northern Phone: (973) 790-6000 Class Rm.: Fax Number: (973) 790-4727 Michael DiPatria mdipatria@pcti.tec.nj.us Pemberton High School 148 Arney’s Mount Road County: Burlington Pemberton, NJ 08048 Region: Central Phone: (609) 893-8141 Ext. 2000 Class Rm.: Fax Number: (609) 894-0804 Dawn Viveiros dviveiros@pemb.org

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Penns Grove High School 334 Harding Highway County: Salem Carneys Point, NJ 08069-0222 Region: Southern Phone: (856) 299-6300 FFA Chapter: Penns Grove Class Rm.: FFA Chapter #:NJ0054 Fax Number: (856) 351-0609 Joel Rudderow Ext. 3550 jrudderow@pennsgrove.k12.nj.us Sara Cobb Ext. 3114 scobb@pennsgrove.k12.nj.us Phillipsburg High School 200 Hillcrest Boulevard County: Warren Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 Region: Northern Phone: (908) 213-6551 FFA Chapter: Phillipsburg Class Rm.: FFA Chapter #:NJ0029 Fax Number: (908) 213-2484 Michael Butler (908) 213-2433 mbutler@server.pburg.k12.nj.us Greg Babbitt (908) 213-2443 gbabbitt@server.pburg.k12.nj.us Rutgers University School of Environmental & Biological Sciences 59 Dudley Road County: Middlesex New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Region: Central Fax Number: FFA Chapter: H.O. Sampson Collegiate FFA Chapter #:NJ0066 James White (732) 932-9375 jwhite@aesop.rutgers.edu Jean Marie Hartman (732) 932-6785 jhartman@rci.rutgers.edu Salem County Vocational Technical School Box 350 County: Salem Route 45 South Region: Southern Woodstown, NJ 08098-0350 FFA Chapter: Salem Co. Voc. Phone: (856) 769-0101 FFA Chapter #:NJ0019 Class Rm.: (856) 769-0101 Ext. 338 Fax Number: (856) 769-4214 Kim Desrochers kdesrochers@scvts.org

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Somerset County Vocational Technical School 9 Vogt Drive County: Somerset Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0350 Region: Central Phone: (908) 526-8900 FFA Chapter: Somerset County Class Rm.: (908) 526-8900 Ext. 7255 FFA Chapter #:NJ0034 Fax Number: (908) 526-9212 Greg Zotti gzotti@svts.net South Hunterdon Regional High School 301 Mt. Airy-Harbourton Road County: Hunterdon Lambertville, NJ 08530 Region: Central Phone: (609) 397-2060 FFA Chapter: South Hunterdon Class Rm.: (609) 397-2060 Ext. 1252 FFA Chapter #:NJ0060 Fax Number: (609) 397-2366 David Ritter dave.ritter@shrhs.org South Hunterdon Regional Middle School 301 Mt. Airy-Harbourton Road County: Hunterdon Lambertville, NJ 08530 Region: Central Phone: (609) 397-2060 FFA Chapter: South Hunterdon Middle Class Rm.: (609) 397-2060 Ext. 1252 FFA Chapter #:NJ1060 Fax Number: (609) 397-2366 David Ritter dave.ritter@shrhs.org Sussex County Vocational Technical School 105 N. Church Road County: Sussex Sparta, NJ 07871 Region: Northern Phone: (973) 383-6700 FFA Chapter: Sussex Tech Class Rm.: (973) 383-6700 Ext. 233 FFA Chapter #:NJ0018 Fax Number: (973) 383-6951 William Kleiner wkleiner@sussex.tec.nj.us Union County Vocational Technical High School 1776 Raritan Road County: Union Scotch Plains, NJ 07076-2997 Region: Northern Phone: (908) 889-8288 FFA Chapter: Union County Class Rm.: (908) 889-8288 Ext. 321 FFA Chapter #:NJ0042 Fax Number: (908) 889-4399 Bonnie Baldasare bbaldasare@ucvts.tec.nj.us

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Warren Hills Regional High School 41 Jackson Valley Road County: Warren Washington, NJ 07882 Region: Northern Phone: (908) 689-3050 FFA Chapter: Warren Hills Class Rm.: (908) 689-3050 Ext. 3637 FFA Chapter #:NJ0022 Fax Number: (908) 689-9640 Marilyn Patterson marilynpatterson@comcast.net Woodstown High School 140 East Avenue County: Salem Woodstown, NJ 08098 Region: Southern Phone: (856) 769-0144 FFA Chapter: Woodstown Class Rm.: (856) 769-0144 Ext. 839 FFA Chapter #:NJ0023 Fax Number: (856) 769-3475 Cheryl Lowe Lowe.c@woodstown.org Lesley Bishop Bishop.l@woodstown.org

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM

Dr. Rebecca Jordan Assistant Professor

Rutgers University School of Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences Building

14 College Farm Road Cook Campus

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Phone: (732) 932-8242 (732) 932-9164

Fax: (732) 932-8746 rcjordan@rci.rutgers.edu

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POST - SECONDARY AND ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS Bergen Community College 400 Paramus Road Programs: AAS-Horticulture Paramus, NJ 07652 Certificate: Landscaping, Floral Design, Phone: 201-447-9217 Grounds Management Fax: 201-612-5240 Website: www.bergen.edu Dr. Steven Fischer, Professor sfischer@bergen.edu Prof. Susan Gruben, Assistant Professor sgruben@bergen.edu Ms. Fran Ruff, Technical Assistant fruff@bergen.edu Brookdale Community College 765 Newman Springs Road Programs: AAS–Biology and Horticulture Lincroft, NJ 07738 Certificate: Ornamental Horticulture Phone: 732-224-2405 Fax: 732-224-2772 Website: www.brookdale.cc.nj.us Mr. Ronald Kudile, Professor, Biology rkudile@brookdalecc.edu Camden County College P.O. Box 200 Programs: Animal Science College Drive Blackwood, NJ 08012 Phone: 609-227-7200 ext. 4205 Fax: 609-374-5015 Website: www.camdencc.edu Ms. Peggy Dorsey, Director pdorsey@camdencc.edu

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County College of Morris 214 Center Grove Rd. Programs: AAS-Agribusiness, Landscape Randolph, NJ 07869-2086 Management & Design, and Turf & Phone: 973-328-5363 Turfgrass Management Fax: 973-328-5359 Certificates: Landscape Design, Landscape Website: www.ccm.edu Contractor, Garden Center and Grounds Maintenance Prof. Jan-Marie Traynor, Coordinator, Landscape & Horticultural Technology jtraynor@ccm.edu Prof. Craig Tolley, Professor, Landscape & Horticultural Technology ctolley@ccm.edu Cumberland County College P.O. Box 1500, College Drive Programs: Production Agriculture, Ornamental Vineland, NJ 08362 Horticulture, Floriculture, Landscape Phone: 856-691-8600 Ext. 270 Technology Fax: 856-205-1587 Website: www.cccnj.edu/index.cfm Mr. Nicholas Semeniuk, Coordinator, Agriculture/Horticulture nsemeniuk@cccnj.edu Mercer County Community College P.O. Box B Programs: Plant Science, Ornamental Trenton, NJ 08690 Horticulture Phone: 609-586-4800 ext. 3372 Fax: 609-689-0762 Website: www.mccc.edu Ms. Amy Iseneker, Coordinator/Assistant Professor iseneker@mccc.edu Ocean County College College Drive Programs: AAS-Horticulture, Turf Management P.O. Box 2001 Toms River, NJ 08754-2001 Phone: 732-255-0366 Website: www.ocean.edu Mr. Jim Brown, Dean of Health Science, Human Performance, Science & Engineering jbrown@ocean.edu

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Union County College 1033 Springfield Ave. Programs: Botany, Horticulture Cranford, NJ 07016 Phone: 908-709-7556 Website: www.ucc.edu/default.htm Mr. Tom Ombrello, Senior Professor ombrello@ucc.edu

NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION National FFA Center

P.O. Box 68960 6060 FFA Drive

Indianapolis, IN 46268-0960

For shipping use: National FFA Center

6060 FFA Drive Indianapolis, IN 46278-1378

Phone Number: (317) 802-6060 Fax Number: (317) 802-6061 or 6051

Website: www.ffa.org

National FFA Advisor/Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Larry D. Case, lcase@ffa.org

National FFA Executive Secretary: Dr. Steve A. Brown, sbrown@ffa.org

Chief Operating Officer: Doug Loudenslager, dloudenslager@ffa.org

Local Program Success Specialist – East: Kevin Keith, kkeith@ffa.org

National FFA Unlimited (Online Store for National FFA) www.ffaunlimited.org

Phone Number: (888) 332-2668 Fax Order Number: (800) 366-6556

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As of November 18, 2008

NEW JERSEY STATE FFA EXECUTIVE BOARD 2008-2009

STATE PRESIDENT Karis Byram E-Mail: mbc360@yahoo.com STATE VICE PRESIDENT Annaliese Gancarz E-Mail: NJFFAVP89@yahoo.com STATE SECRETARY Keely Weinberger E-Mail: Keely.Weinberger@gmail.com STATE TREASURER Hanna Toft E-Mail: hmtoft@hotmail.com STATE REPORTER Mark Boyko E-Mail: MCBFirefighter@aol.com STATE SENTINEL Gabrielle Ritzer E-Mail: gabrielleritzer@yahoo.com

STATE PARLIAMENTARIAN Brianne Scholl E-Mail: brianne.scholl@yahoo.com EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR Alyssa Mottram E-Mail: niffareporter0607@yahoo.com EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Karoline Schoenlank E-Mail: niffatreasurer0708@yahoo.com EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Joshua Alster E-Mail: yankees5889@yahoo.com EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Desiree Beam E-Mail: njsentinel0708@yahoo.com EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Stacey Daniels E-Mail: histacey14@yahoo.com

Teacher Representative: Mr. David Pede, Newton High School, 44 Ryerson Avenue, Newton, NJ 07860, (973) 383-7573 x 243, Fax: (973) 383-1153, E-Mail: dpede@newtonnj.org Executive Treasurer: Ms. Susan R. Butch, NJ Dept. of Agriculture, P.O. Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625-0330, (609) 9292-2472, Fax: (609) 633-2421, E-Mail: susan.butch@ag.state.nj.us State FFA Specialist: Mrs. Erin E. Noble, NJ Dept. of Agriculture, P.O. Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625-0330, (609) 984-4380, Fax: (609) 633-2421, E-Mail: erin.noble@ag.state.nj.us State FFA Advisor: Mrs. Nancy J. Trivette, NJ Dept. of Agriculture, P.O. Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625-0330, (609) 984-4956, Fax: (609) 633-2421, E-Mail: nancy.trivette@ag.state.nj.us

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As of November 19, 2008

NEW JERSEY FFA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC. EXECUTIVE BOARD 2008-2010

PRESIDENT Term 7/08-7/10 Chris Nnadi cpn1982@yahoo.com VICE PRESIDENT Term 7/08-7/10 Eric Hilgendorff njffatreas06@aol.com SECRETARY Term 7/08-7/10 Dale Cruzan njffapresdale@aol.com TREASURER/MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Term 7/08-7/10 Susan R. Butch susan.butch@ag.state.nj.us FOUNDATION REPRESENTATIVE Term 7/08-7/10 Justin Noble JTNoble@verizon.net PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR Term 7/08-7/10 Heather White misstinkerella@aol.com FFA REPRESENTATIVE Term 7/08-7/09 Gabrielle Ritzer gabrielleritzer@yahoo.com

FFA REPRESENTATIVE ALTERNATE Term 7/08-7/09 Hanna Toft hmtoft@hotmail.com GOLF TOURNAMENT CHAIR Term 7/08-7/10 Jessica Zukus biggiered9@comcast.net LEADERSHIP CHAIR Term 7/08-7/10 Rebecca Schnetzer rebeccaffanj@aol.com NJAEA REPRESENTATIVE Term 7/08-7/10 Lisa Ann Moschera-Chernigovets moscheral@mcvts.net PAST ALUMNI PRESIDENT Term 7/08-7/10 Nichole Steward nichole.steward@ag.state.nj.us STATE FFA SPECIALIST Term 7/03 – No Expir. Erin Noble Erin.noble@ag.state.nj.us STATE PROGRAM LEADER, AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION/STATE FFA ADVISOR Term 7/83 – No Expir. Nancy J. Trivette nancy.trivette@ag.state.nj.us

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As of November 18, 2008

THE NEW JERSEY FFA FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2008-2009 P.O. Box 214

Allentown, NJ 08501 ACTING CHAIR Term 7/07-7/09 Sharon Kinsey kinseys@prodigy.net TREASURER Term 7/08-7/09 Denise Zukus deedog758@comcast.net SECRETARY Term 7/08-7/09 Diane Garrison dlgarrison34@comcast.net STATE FFA ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE Term 7/08-7/09 Annaliese Gancarz NJFFAVP89@yahoo.com ALTERNATE STATE OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE Term 7/08-7/09 Brianne Scholl Brianne.scholl@yahoo.com STATE FFA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE Term 7/08-7/09 Alyssa Mottram niffareporter0607@yahoo.com STATE ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVE Term 7/08-7/10 Justin Noble JTNoble@verizon.net STATE FFA TEACHER REPRESENTATIVE Term 7/08-7/09

DONOR REPRESENTATIVE Term 7/07-7/09 Frank Yesalavich fyesalavich@essextech.org AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE Term 7/07-7/09 Jan Marie Traynor jtraynor@ccm.edu AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE Term 7/07-7/09 Brian Bass Bam509@optonline.net TURF/GOLF INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE Term 7/08-7/09 Dr. Rich Hurley hurlrich@aol.com AGRIBUSINESS INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE Term 7/06-7/08 EXPIRED Scott Andersen Scott.andersen@firstpioneer.com STATE FFA ADVISOR Term 7/83-No Expiration Nancy Trivette nancy.trivette@ag.state.nj.us STATE FFA SPECIALIST Term 7/08-No Expiration Erin Noble erin.noble@ag.state.nj.us

Greg Babbitt gbabbitt@server.pburg.k12.nj.us

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As of November 18, 2008

NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD 2008-2009

President/AEAC Representative Kristina Guttadora kguttadora@yahoo.com Vice President/FFA Representative Dave Pede dpede@newtonnj.org Secretary Robin McLean rmclean@nburlington.com Treasurer Frank Yesalavich fyesalavich@essextech.org Southern Region Vice President Patty Thorne pfanella@yahoo.com pthorne@buena.k12.nj.us Northeast Region Vice President Greg Zotti gzotti@scettc.org Northwest Region Vice President Mike Butler mbutler@server.pburg.k12.nj.us

Central Region Vice President Kim Szulecki KSzulecki@mail.ocvts.org Advocacy Representative John Neyhart John_neyhart@mcvsd.org CTENJ Representative Dave Ritter Dave.ritter@shrhs.org Past President JoAnn Sopchak jsopchak@capemaytech.com Teacher Educator Representative Dr. Rebecca Jordan rcjordan@rci.rutgers.edu Alumni Representative Lisa Ann Mochera-Chernogivets moscheral@mail.mcvts.net Foundation Representative Greg Babbit gbabbitt@server.pburg.k12.nj.us State Program Leader, Agriculture Education/State FFA Advisor Nancy Trivette nancy.trivette@ag.state.nj.us

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As of November 18, 2008

NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL 2008-2009

Professor Jan-Marie Traynor, Chair E-mail: jtraynor@ccm.edu Area: County College Mr. William F. Anderson E-mail: wanderson@gccnj.edu Area: County College Ms. Marie Barry E-mail: marie.barry@doe.state.nj.us Area: Education Mr. Brian Bass E-mail: bam509@aol.com Area: Business & Industry Mr. Richard Belcher E-mail: richard.belcher@ag.state.nj.us Area: Soil & Water Conservation Education Mr. John Benton E-mail: jbenton@dep.state.nj.us Area: Forestry Dr. Jim Brown E-mail: jbrown@ocean.edu Area: County College Ms. Susan Butch E-mail: susan.butch@ag.state.nj.us Area: State Ag Ed Office/Ex-Officio Ms. Karis Byram E-mail: mbc360@yahoo.com Area: State FFA Association Mr. H. Louis Cooperhouse E-mail: lcooperhouse@aol.com Area: Food Industry

Mr. Gary Diggs E-mail: gary.diggs@doe.state.nj.us Area: Education Dr. Steven Fischer E-mail: sfischer@bergen.edu Area: County College Dr. Robert Gratz E-mail: bgratz@hackettstown.org Area: Secondary Education Ms. Jane Guillard E-mail: Jane.Guillard@njjjc.org Area: Education Ms. Kristina Guttadora E-mail: kguttadora@yahoo.com Area: Ag Teachers Organization Rep Mr. Richard Hartung E-mail: tabby@enter.net Area: Agricultural Crops Dr. Robert M. Hills E-mail: hills@aesop.rutgers.edu Area: Post Secondary Education Dr. William Hoey E-mail: whoey@mail.ocvts.org Area: School Administrator Dr. Richard Hurley E-mail: Hurlrich@aol.com Area: Turf Industry Ms. Amy Isenecker E-mail: isenekea@mccc.edu Area: County College

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Dr. Barry Jesse E-mail: jesse@AESOP.Rutgers.edu Area: Post Secondary Education Dr. Rebecca Jordan E-mail: rcjordan@rci.rutgers.edu Area: Teacher Educator Ms. Sharon Kinsey E-mail: kinsey@aesop.rutgers.edu Area: 4-H Leadership Mr. Ron Kudile E-mail: rkudile@brookdalecc.edu Area: County College Mrs. Lynn Mathews E-mail: lynn.mathews@ag.state.nj.us Area: Equine Mrs. Deborah Moyer E-mail: posyped@aol.com Area: Floriculture Mr. Joseph Myers E-mail: joseph.myers@ag.state.nj.us Area: Aquaculture Ms. Erin Noble E-mail: erin.noble@ag.state.nj.us Area: State Ag Ed Office/Ex-Officio Mr. Carl Nordstrom E-mail: njnla1@aol.com Area: Nursery/Landscape

Ms. Tanya M. Oznowich E-mail: tanya.oznowich@dep.state.nj.us Area: Environmental Education Mr. David Petrenka E-mail: pentrenka@aesop.rutgers.edu Area: Food Science Mr. Dante Rieti E-mail: drieti@ccoel.org Area: Education Mr. Bill Sciarappa E-mail: Sciarappa@aesop.rutgers.edu Area: County Agent Mr. Nick Semeniuk E-mail: nsemeniuk@cccnj.edu Area: County College Mr. David Specca E-mail: specca@aesop.rutgers.edu Area: University & Greenhouse Industry Mrs. Liz Thompson E-mail: lizt@njfb.org Area: Business & Industry Mrs. Nancy Trivette E-mail: nancy.trivette@ag.state.nj.us Area: State Ag Ed Office/Ex-Officio Mr. Bill Walker E-mail: william.walker@ag.state.nj.us Area: Marketing

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NEW JERSEY FFA CHAPTERS BY REGION

Northern Region Southern Region

West Essex VTS Buena Newton Camden Pennsauken VTS Sussex County VTS Camden Tech East VTS Union County VTS Cape May CVTS Belvidere Cumberland Regional Hackettstown Bankbridge Regional North Warren Delsea Regional Phillipsburg Penns Grove Warren Hills Salem Co. V.T.

Woodstown

Central Region

BCIT-Westampton BCIT-Medford

Biotechnology High School Northern Burlington Regional High School Northern Burlington Regional Middle School South Hunterdon High School South Hunterdon Middle School H.O. Sampson College Middlesex County – East Brunswick VTS Middlesex County – Piscataway VTS Allentown Freehold Monmouth County Career Center Ocean County VTS Somerset County VTS

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List of Approved Programs of Instruction of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Education

As of September 29, 2008 New Jersey Department of Education Website School District School Status Programs CIP Codes Belvidere Township (0280) Belvidere H.S. 1

Ag. Business Mgt. 010101 Horticulture 010601 Bergen Co. Special Bergen Co. Special 2 Services (0285) Services

Landscaping & 010605 Groundskeeping Bergen Co. Paramus 2 Vocational (0290) Teterboro 0 Small Animal Care 010504 Horticulture 010601 Buena Regional (0590) Buena Regional H.S. 1 Horticulture 010601 Burlington Co. Medford Campus 1 Institute of Tech. (0610) Westampton Campus 1 Env. Studies 030104

Horticulture 010601 Veterinary Assistant 010903 Burlington Co. Burlington Co. 2 Special Services (0605) Special Services Horticulture 010601 Camden Co. Gloucester Campus 1 Vocational (0700) Pennsauken Campus 1 Horticulture 010601

Landscaping & 010605 Groundskeeping Ornamental 010603 Horticulture Cape May Co. Cape May Co. Tech. 1 Vocational (0720) Landscaping & 010605 Groundskeeping Marine Env. 490303 Occupations Cape May Special Cape May Special 2 Services (0715) Services Landscaping & 010605 Groundskeeping

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School District School Status Programs CIP Codes Cumberland Cumberland 1 Regional (0997) Regional Ag. Business Mgt. 010101 Delsea Regional (4940) Delsea Regional H.S. 1 Horticulture 010601 Essex Co. Vocational (1390) Essex Co. Voc. 1 Horticulture 010601 Freehold Regional (1650) Freehold Regional H.S. 1 Horticulture 010601 Greater Egg Harbor Oakcrest H.S. 0 Regional (1790) Horticulture 010601 Hackensack City (1860) Hackensack H.S. 0 Floriculture/Floristry 010608 Oper. & Mgt. Hackettstown Hackettstown 1 Township (1870) Regional H.S. Floriculture/Foristry 010608

Oper. & Mgt. Horticulture 010601 Haddon Township(1890) Haddon Township 2 H.S. Horticulture 010601 Hudson Co. Voc. Hudson County 2 S.D. (2295) Vocational School Horticulture 010601 Water 150606 Quality/Wastewater Treat. Mgt. Hunterdon Co. Poly-Tech Central Campus 2 (2308) Ag. Business Mgt. 010101 Animal Science 010901 Greenhouse Oper. & 010604

Mgt. Horticulture 010601 Landscaping & 010605 Groundskeeping Nursery Operations & 010606 Mgt. Jersey City (2390) William L. 0 Dickinson H.S. Ag. Science, General 010000

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School District School Status Programs CIP Codes Middlesex Co. East Brunswick Campus 1 Vocational (3150) Piscataway Campus 1 Horticulture 010601 Monmouth Co. Monmouth Co. 1 Horticulture 010601 Vocational (3260) Career Center Morris Co. Morris Co. Voc. Tech. 2 Vocational (3365) Animal Science 010901 Vet/Animal Health 510808 Pre-Veterinary 511104 Studies NJ School for the NJ School for the 2 Deaf-Katzenbach (1430) Deaf-Katzenbach Landscaping & 010605 Groundskeeping Newton (3590) Newton H.S. 1 Ornamental 010603

Horticulture Conserv. & Nat. Res. 030101 North Warren North Warren 1 Regional (3675) Regional H.S. Horticulture 010601 Northern Burlington Northern Burlington 1 Co. Regional (3690) Co. Regional H.S. Northern Burlington 1 Co. Regional M.S. Ag. Business Mgt. 010101 Ag. Mechanics 010201 Horticulture 010601 Ocean Co. Ocean Co. Voc. Tech 1 Vocational (3790) Horticulture 010601 Environmental 030104 Studies Passaic Co. Voc. Tech Passaic Co. Voc. Tech 2 (3995) Horticulture 010601 Paterson City (4010) Eastside H.S. 0 Ag Science, General 010000 Penns Grove - Penns Grove H.S. 1 Carneys Point (4070) Horticulture 010601

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School District School Status Programs CIP Codes Phillipsburg Phillipsburg H.S. 1 Township (4100) Ag. Business Mgt. 010101 Horticulture 010601 Landscaping & 010605 Groundskeeping Salem City (4630) Salem City H.S. 0 Ag. Business Mgt. 010101 Salem Co. Voc.Tech (4640) Salem Co. Voc. Tech 1 Env. Occupations 010399 Env. Technician 150507 Somerset Co. Voc. Tech Somerset Co. Voc. Tech 1 (4810) Horticulture 010601 South Hunterdon South Hunterdon 1 Regional HS (4890) Regional HS South Hunterdon 1 Regional MS Horticulture 010601 Landscaping & 010605 Groundskeeping Sussex Co. Voc. Tech Sussex Co. Voc. Tech 1 (5110) Ag. Business Mgt. 010101 Union Co. Voc. Tech (5260) Union Co. Voc. Tech 1 Horticulture 010601 Upper Freehold Regional Allentown H.S. 1 (5310) Ag. Business Mgt. 010101 Animal Science 010901 Horticulture 010601 Plant Science 011101 Warren Hills Regional Warren Hills 1 (5465) Regional HS Horticulture 010601 Woodstown - Pilesgrove Woodstown H.S. 1 (5910) Ag. Business Mgt. 010101

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41 – School Districts 47 – Schools 34* w/approved programs Chapters

Ag. Bus. Mgt. – 9 Marine Env. Occupations – 1 Ag. Mechanics – 1 Nursery Operations & Mgt. - 1 Ag. Science, General – 2 Ornamental Horticulture - 2 Animal Science – 3 Plant Science - 1 Conserv. & Nat. Res. – 1 Pre-Veterinary Studies - 1 Env. Occupations – 1 Small Animal Care – 1 Env. Studies – 2 Veterinary Assistant - 1 Env. Technician – 1 Vet/Animal Health - 1 Floriculture/Floristry Oper. & Mgt. – 2 Water Quality/Wastewater Greenhouse Oper. & Mgt. – 1 Treat. Mgt. - 1 Horticulture – 27 Landscaping & Groundskeeping – 8

0 = No Current Program 2 = No FFA Chapter 1 = Complete Program 3 = New Program

*Includes Bankbridge Regional, HO Sampson Collegiate, and Biotechnology HS.

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WEBSITES OF INTEREST

National FFA Organization http://www.ffa.org

Supervised Agriculture Experience

http://www.ffa.org/index.cfm?method=cprograms.SAE

Local Program Success http://www.ffa.org/index.cfm?method=caged.practices

Ag Ed Network

http://www.agednet.com/

Becoming a Member of NAAE http://www.naae.org/about/howtojoin/

New Jersey FFA State Activity Guide

http://www.jerseyageducation.nj.gov/stguide/state.htm

2008-2009 Calendar of Events http://www.jerseyageducation.nj.gov/08-09FFACalendar.pdf

National Association of Agriculture Educators

http://www.naae.org/

Center for Agriculture and Environmental Research and Training http://www.mycaert.com/

National Agricultural Education Electronic Mail List Serve

www.naae.org/about/usagedlistserve/

Team Ag Ed Learning Center www.taelc.com

New Jersey Office of Agriculture Education

www.jerseyageducation.nj.gov

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Definition of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Education For New Jersey

“Agricultural Education prepares people for careers and professional leadership in production, processing, marketing, and distribution of agricultural products, and for related careers in plant and animal technology

(including aquatic life), economics, education, mechanics and engineering, natural resources and environmental technology, politics and sociology, and international relations and trade.”

Definition of Supervised Agricultural Experience – SAE

“Planned, documented, practical activities conducted outside of the academic class time in which students

develop and apply agricultural knowledge and skills.”

SAE programs are supervised by teachers, employers, parents/guardians and other adults who assist students in achieving their objectives. The experiences are agriculture-based, supervised, experience-centered, and

individualized to meet the needs of diverse student clientele.

FFA Mission Statement:

FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

The Three Essential Components of a Complete Program of Agricultural Education

Classroom/ Laboratory FFA Instruction

Supervised

Agricultural Experience Program (SAE)