Pesticide Advisory Board Chair
Congratulations to Wendy Sue Wheeler!
Wendy Sue Wheeler was elected chair of the pesticide advisory board at the meeting held December 14, 2023. Wendy Sue Wheeler is the Director of the Washington State University’s Pesticide Resources and Education Program. She has been a pesticide safety educator since 2012. She has a keen interest in improving pesticide safety education and pesticide resources in Washington, her region and across the country. An important responsibility of her pesticide safety education training focuses on pesticide stewardship to protect humans, the environment, and ecosystems.
Wendy Sue worked for 13 years for the Washington State Department of Agriculture in the Pesticide Management Division as a Pesticide Registration Specialist in Aquatics. This and prior invasive species work with the Pacific County Noxious Weed Control Board have positioned her to understand stewardship from the user and regulator perspectives.
