Southern IPM Center Staff
No one person can have all of the expertise and skills needed for the diverse activities of a regional center. These activities
include general management, grants management, overall IPM field and technology knowledge, pesticide regulation and use experience,
and telecommunications expertise. We have chosen to partition these responsibilities among four positions, not all full-time within
the Center, but all with full-time responsibilities to Center-related activities.
PI and Director: Jim VanKirk
Jim is responsible for overall leadership of the Center and management of competitive grants programs. He is also Associate Director
of the NSF Center for IPM (CIPM).
Jim worked as Implementation Specialist with the New York IPM Program for many years, with experience in fruit, vegetable, field crop
and livestock IPM. In 1996 he became the first Regional IPM Facilitator. He helped found the Northeastern Pest Management Center and
was a Director of the Northeastern IPM Center before joining SRIPMC in 2004.
Associate Director - Regulatory Affairs:
Steve Toth
Steve (extension specialist with the Entomology department at North Carolina State University) coordinates federal/state interactions,
fulfills standard crop and pesticide information requests, assists the director, and coordinates with other IPM-related programs (e.g.,
IR-4, PSEP). He contributed 20 years to pesticide regulation, including use and safety information collection/distribution (Pesticide
Impact Assessment). Steve has 8 years experience with pest management information collection/distribution and 3 years with the Pest
Management Center in North Carolina, and also represents CIPM as Core Coordinator for Pesticides and Alternatives.
Associate Director - Information Technology:
Ron Stinner
Ron promotes IPM in the Southern Region, assists the director with information systems, and coordinates IPMC information and activities
with other related programs (e.g., RIPM, PPRS, IPM CRSP, and USDA/APHIS). Ron has worked 40+ years in IPM. He has experience with regional,
national and international IPM programs.
Administrative Assistant: Jo-Anne Scoggins
Jo-Anne maintains administrative and project files and internal administrative databases. She handles correspondence, arranges meetings,
reviews panel details, and assists with accounting and contracts. Jo-Anne holds a BA in Management and has 5 years experience as
administrative assistant with CIPM.
Editor/Writer: Rosemary Hallberg
Rosemary writes, edits, and designs the quarterly newsletters; copy-edits all reports; prepares press releases and success stories
for public release; complies Center updates and handouts for various meetings; and is responsible for the news section of the website.
She is also responsible for developing positive relationships with agricultural and environmental news reporters. Besides
an environmental education certification and a masters in English, Rosemary has over eight years of experience in newsletter
preparation and working with the media.
Database Programmer: Yulu Xia
Yulu maintains the SRIPMC Web site and database applications, including the SRIPMC proposal and project reporting system.
He has worked with the NSF Center for IPM as Assistant Director and Senior Researcher for 6 years.
Jeanne Bacheler developed the SRIPMC web site. She retired recently
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