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American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), Washington, D.C. Charles “Chuck” Baker was elected new president, effective Feb. 4. Previously, Baker was a partner at Chambers, Conlon & Hartwell (CC&H), where, in addition to the ASLRRA, he represented clients such as the National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association, the OneRail Coalition, the American Railway Development Association (NRC), Canadian National Railway, Norfolk Southern Railway and McHugh Construction. During his tenure at CC&H, Baker served as president of the NRC, responsible for the core financial, operational and legal programs, including its federal legislative and regulatory program. For One Rail, Baker coordinated activities and messaging and its interface with Congress and the Administration.
The Soil Health Institute (SHI), Research Triangle Park, N.C. G. Mac Bean will serve as project scientist for Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia. He also will lead the team for soil pedology and genesis. Most recently, Bean focused on improving nitrogen fertilizer management as a graduate student at the University of Missouri. Bean is a member of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of Americ, and the International Society of Precision Agriculture. Shannon Cappellazzi will serve as project scientist for the western United States, and will coordinate the soil health team’s pastures and rangeland research. Cappellazzi most recently served as manager at the Oregon State University Central Analytical Laboratory. Earlier in her career, she was the equestrian manager for Wheelbarrow Creek Ranch and an agricultural commodities trader for Wilbur-Ellis Co. Capellazzi is a member of the Soil Science Society of America and serves as a board member of the Oregon Society of Soil Scientists. Kelsey Hoegenauer will serve as project scientist for the southern United States. Most recently, Hoegenauer was a graduate research assistant at the University of Arkansas, conducting research on recycling nutrients using cover crops in row crop systems. She also has served as a graduate research assistant at Auburn University, conducting research on the long- and short-term effects of cover cropping on physical and chemical soil properties in a peanut-cotton rotation. As a Lloyd Noble Scholar in Agriculture (The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation), she conducted research on blackberry management in rangelands. Hoegenauer is a member of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America and Soil and Water Conservation Society. Daniel Liptzin will serve as project scientist for the High Plains Region, providing team leadership on soil enzymes and carbon cycling. Liptzin recently served as a senior instructor at the University of Colorado, Denver, where he taught courses in biogeochemistry, environmental science and climate. His research interests include exploring human effects on the nitrogen cycle, interactions among elemental cycles, redox-sensitive biogeochemistry and ecosystem processes in seasonally snow-covered ecosystems. Liptzin is a member of the American Geophysical Union and an investigator at the Niwot Ridge Long Term Ecological Research Site. Charlotte Norris will serve as project scientist for Canada. Norris has collaborated on research determining best management practices for intensive vegetable production, assessing the effects of agricultural crops on soil health and evaluating the effects of forest harvesting practices on soil health, including investigating indicators of soil health in reclaimed forest ecosystems. Elizabeth Rieke will serve as project scientist for the northern Midwest and northeastern United States, and will also lead SHI’s assessment of microbial population dynamics using genomic tools as soil health indicators. Most recently, Rieke served as a postdoctoral research associate, Iowa State University Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. Rieke is a member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. Michael Cope will serve as the team’s statistician and database manager. Most recently, Cope served as a statistical and research analyst at Clemson University. His expertise includes analysis of large and assorted data. Plus, he is skilled in python programming, soil science, geographic information systems, ecological modeling and cloud computing.