College of Micronesia and Partner College administrative staff attended the annual National Extension and Research Administrative Officers Conference (NERAOC) 2024 in Wilmington, Delaware, from April 7-10, 2024, as part of their professional development and program.
The annual National Extension and Research Administrative Officers Conference (NERAOC) provides a venue for professional development, information sharing, and networking to state Cooperative Extension, Agricultural Experiment Station, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) staff. This includes sharing and exchanging current and relevant best practices, discussing policy, obtaining definitive interpretation of regulations, and discussing future issues pertinent to operating the Land-grant University (LGU) system and other cooperating institutions. The NERAOC serves individuals at Land-grant institutions in all regions as defined by the APLU Board on Agricultural Assembly (BAA) Experiment Station Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP) and Extension Section Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP). NERAOC highlighted the Land Grant Institutions partnership with USDA-NIFA and all other communities. The conference aims to strengthen professional development and information sharing, including networking with colleagues nationwide through engaging presentations, hands-on sessions, and round table discussions.
Pictured from left to Right: Engly Ioanis, Livestock Specialist & Acting Associate Director CES, COM; Mrs. Linda Flowers, Head, Capacity Grant Section, NIFA, USDA; Dr. Manoj Nair, Aquaculture Research Scientist & Acting Associate Director AES, COM; Dr. Murukesan Krishnapillai, Research Scientist, Agriculture, COM-FSM on the sidelines of NERAOC, 2024.
Pictured from left to Right are Doman Daoas, CFO, COM; Grace Lorrin, Administrative Assistant, COM; Dr. Manoj Nair, Acting Associate Director AES, COM; Malia Nii, Secretary, CMI CRE; Engly Ioanis, Associate Director CES, COM; and Mrs. Roselle Dogonon, Comptroller, COM-FSM, at NERAOC 2024, Wilmington, Delaware.