Meet the MarketMaker Policy Advisory Committee

MarketMaker is, at its heart, a tight-knit collection of partner states, each bringing unique expertise to the national network. Meet the policy advisory committee that governs and guides the MarketMakernetwork.

Ray Hansen
Program Director, AgMRC
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Phone: 515-294-3890
Email: hansenr@iastate.edu

Ken Hood, Ph.D.
Extension Professor
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Phone: 662-325-2155
Email: hood@agecon.msstate.edu

Steve Issacs, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Community & Economic Development
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Phone: 859-257-7255
Email: sisaacs@uky.edu

Tom Kalchik
Associate Director, MSU Product Center
Venture Development Office; East Lansing, MI
Phone: 517-432-8756
E-mail: kalchikt@msu.eduv

Don Tobias, Ph.D.
Extension Executive Director, NYC
Cornell University Extension, New York, NY
Phone: 212-340-2905
Email: djt3@cornell.edu