About MAC

The W. K. Kellogg Foundation from 1998-2002 funded the start-up of the Mid-Atlantic Consortium (MAC). The Kellogg funding for this project ended in 2002. Now the funding source is primarily through registration fees of participants and sponsorships from industry and government. The program is developed by a steering committee from 8 land-grant universities in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.

The members of the steering committee include:

• Bob Peters (Chair, MD)
• Gary Anderson (ME)
• Sheila Andrew (CT)
• Larry Chase (NY)
• Dave Marcinkowski (ME)
• Mike O'Connor (PA)
• Bill Shockey (WV)
• Dianne Shoemaker (OH)
• Julie Smith (VT)
• Robert Van Saun (PA)
• Frans Vokey (NY)
• Mike Westendorf (NJ)