Home Teacher Resources Ag@School Downloads Subscribe About WAIC Administration History Sponsorship Links		Washington Agriculture in the Classroom PO Box 3638 Lacey, WA 98509-3638 Voice mail: 360-528-2904 Email: info@waic.net
	About WAIC Who administers Washington Ag in the Classroom? Board Chair Lisa Avery, Grapes Vice Chair Cheryl DeHaan, Dairy Secretary Robyn Meenach, Farm Bureau Treasurer David Knopf, USDA NASS Executive Director Gaynor Edwards Directors Helen Boldt, Field Crops Lisa Dilley, Dairy Susan Parr, Sheep Teresa Engelke Susan Taylor, Beef WAIC is a nonprofit association governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Meetings are open to anyone interested in furthering the organization's goals. Directorships are chosen from the following areas: Full-time producers, active or retired, representing different types of production. Representatives of Washington State Agricultural Commodity Commissions. Representatives of Washington based farm organizations. Representatives of agri-business sectors that support production, processing, marketing and transportation. History of Agriculture In The Classroom (AIC) AIC is a national program with the goal of reconnecting youth with agriculture. It was instituted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1981 and currently serves as a communications clearing house among state programs. All state programs are independent of the national association and programs differ from state to state. Washington Agriculture in the Classroom (WAIC) was organized by volunteers in 1983 as a nonprofit organization. A part-time Executive Director oversees Ag@School magazine distribution, teacher outreach and funding promotion. The WAIC office is located in Lacey in the Farm Bureau building. Sponsorship Membership in WAIC is open to all individuals and organizations interested in the survival of U.S. agriculture. Publication of the student magazine depends entirely on donations from individuals, organizations, businesses and commodity commissions. Current funding is far below what is needed to continue expansion of the magazines into more classrooms. Agriculture in WAshington: Resources for Educators (AWARE) Connect to Ag Education with the AWARE group: Washington Ag in the Classroom PO Box 3638 Lacey, WA 98509-3638 email: info@waic.net Voicemail: 360-528-2904 Gaynor Edwards, Executive Director HO 509-349-8833 Cell 509-989-0253 email: gedwards@scml.us www.waic.net Franklin Conservation District Kara Kaelber - Education & Outreach Specialist 1620 Road 44 North, Pasco, WA 99301 509-545-8546 ext. 3 email: kara-kaelber@wa.nacdnet.org www.franklincd.org Northwest Natural Resources Institute Diahne M. Gill, Program Director 801 W. Riverside, #100 Spokane, WA 99201 509-459-4121 email: dgill@greaterspokane.org www.nnri.org PRIME Curriculum Alliance Andrea McLaughlin, Executive Director PO Box 476, Reardan, WA 99029 509-499-7887 email: info@primecurriculum.com www.primecurriculum.com If you need more information please contact us.
	"Agriculture is the world’s oldest, largest, and most essential industry. Yet, in America’s urban society, 90% of the population has little contact with the systems that determine our general welfare and standard of living."