Governance

Board of Directors 2012-2013

AmericaView is a national consortium comprised of individual state consortia. The national consortium is governed by a Board of Directors, elected to staggered multi-year terms of office by the membership. Board members serve on a voluntary basis and receive no compensation beyond travel support.

Directors

Chair:  Rebecca L. Dodge
Associate Professor
The Department of Geosciences
Midwestern State University
3410 Taft Blvd
Wichita Falls, Texas 76308
Term: Mar 2012 – Mar 2015

Member:  Russell G. Congalton

Professor
Land Resources and Environmental Sciences Department
Director, Spatial Sciences Center
Montana State University
PO Box 1733490

Member:  Ramesh Sivanpillai
Associate Research Scientist
Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center
Dept 4008
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 82071
Webpage
Term: Mar 2010 – Mar 2013

Ex-Officio Members

Rick Landenberger

Executive Director, AmericaView
Dept. of Geology and Geography
P.O. Box 6300
137 Brooks Hall
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6300

USGS Liaisons to AmericaView

Timothy Newman
Acting Land Remote Sensing Program Coordinator
U.S. Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 517
Reston, VA  20192
Webpage

Thomas Cecere
USGS Land Remote Sensing Program
U.S. Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 517
Reston, VA  20192
Webpage

Management

The Board of Directors employs a part-time Executive Director who serves as an advisor to the Board, is responsible for implementing the plans and priorities of the Board, manages external communications, and oversees AV's programs and staff. 

Rick Landenberger

AmericaView Executive Director

Dept. of Geology and Geography

P.O. Box 6300

G137 Brooks Hall

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV 26506-6300

Email: Rick.Landenberger@mail.wvu.edu

 

The Program Manager is responsible for internal communications, management of its day-to-day business and financial affairs, and is contract officer for AV sub-awards.

 

Debbie Deagen

AmericaView Program Manager

Montana State University

PO Box 173120

Bozeman, MT 59717

Email: debbie.deagen@montana.edu

  

 

---

Sub-Awardee Information

Cap on IDCs for Sub-Awardees

Effective July 1, 2006, pursuant to Program Announcement 06-010, the maximum allowable overhead recovery is 15%. 

The rate change is applicable to all new awards (Requests For Assistance, or RFA’s) and Requests for Continued Assistance (RCA’s) issued on or after July 1, 2006. Consistent with current overhead recovery policies and award agreement terms, the maximum overhead requirement will apply both to the award issued to the Recipient’s institution and to any subcontracts that are issued by the institution in the performance of the award. 

The rate change was made by the AV Board of Directors in response to constraints in federal funding and resulting cost-reduction mandates from the federal agency that funds AmericaView. 

Requests for Changes in PI Leadership within a StateView

Policy adopted by the AV Board in 2010

The procedure to handle changes in the PI within the lead institution for a StateView is for (1) an authorized officer from the lead institution’s administrative office responsible for grant administration (e.g., grants and contracts office or office of sponsored programs) to provide a letter authorizing the change in PI and (2) the new PI and outgoing PI (if possible) to provide a clear explanation and rationale for the change, including any reasonably anticipated changes in operational management and objectives for the coming year, plus a CV for the new PI, to the extent possible, within thirty days prior to the official change. The AV Board of Directors will vote to recommend this change for final approval by the full membership. Reasons for non-acceptance will be communicated back to the lead institution with recommendations for subsequent requests for change.

Request for Changes in Lead Institution for a StateView

Policy dopted by the AV Board in 2010

The procedure to handle member (lead) institution changes in a StateView is for the original member (lead institution) to resign and the new academic institution that is a part of a state consortium (either existing or new) to apply for membership at the same time. If the proposed new lead intends to keep the state consortium essentially intact, the new member will provide to the Board a two to three page document that states the overall goals, expected operational management of the consortium and objectives for the coming year plus a CV for the new PI and a support letter from the new institution expressing willingness to handle sub-awards and the 15% IDC limitation. Ideally, support letters from other state consortium members should also be submitted.  If the new member intends to make significant revisions or reconstitute the state consortium, the proposed new member should submit a full RFA.  The Board of Directors retains the right to require a proposed new member who has submitted an abbreviated application to submit a full RFA.  Approval of the change in the lead institution (Member) will be by the full membership.

If an existing member has effectively ceased to act as the lead of a state consortium or otherwise fails to meet requirements for membership, but declines to submit a resignation, the Board of Directors will proceed with the Bylaw designated process to remove the member.