The NECI Steering Committee meets for one hour each month on the second Wednesday at 3:00 PM (ET). It is tasked with oversight of the Initiative and is open to any participant of the NECI network. Current members of the Steering Committee include:
- Jennison Kipp, University of Florida Extension, NECI Co-Chair
- Paul Lachapelle, Montana State University, NECI Co-Chair
- Sabrina Drill, University of California, Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
- Wendy Hamilton, New Mexico State University (Emeritus Professor)
- David Kay, Cornell University
- Ros McCann, Utah State University
- Tracy Morgan, Washington State University
- Betsy Newman, Western Rural Development Center
- Eric Norland, USDA – National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Travis Burke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Katy Hintzen, University of Hawaii
- Shibu P. Kar, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Cynthia Nazario-Leary, University of Florida
- Hans Schmitz, Purdue Extension
- Rick Schumann, UF/IFAS Seminole Extension
