2020 SERA-47 Leadership Team

Officers:

    • Chair – Dr. Virginie Zoumenou, Professor & Extension Specialist, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1890 Nutrition & Program Leader
    • Vice-Chair – Mr. Marcus Coleman, Program Director, Grow Louisiana Beginner Farmer Training Program, Louisiana State University AgCenter
    • Secretary – Jayesh Samtani, Assistant Professor and Small Fruit Extension Specialist, Hampton Roads AREC, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech.
    • Past-President – Dr. Karen Vines, Assistant Profesor & Extension Specialist, Virginia Tech & Virginia Cooperative Extension

Working Group Leadership:

Learning Communities:

    • Chair – Dr. Iris Crosby, Extension and Outreach Manager, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Agriculture Demonstration and Outreach CenterMr. Russ Garner, Extension/Research Associate, Southern Rural Development Center
    • Vice-Chair – Mr. Russ Garner, Extension/Research Associate, Southern Rural Development Center

Resource Bank:

    • Chair – Dr. Janie Burney, Professor & Extension Specialist, University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville
    • Vice-Chair – Mr. Russ Garner, Extension/Research Associate, Southern Rural Development Center

Strengthening Impact Evaluation:

    • Chair – Dr. Dara Bloom, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, North Carolina State Extension
    • Vice-Chair – Ms. Hannah Dankbar, Local Food Program Manager, North Carolina State Extension

Successful Food System Models:

    • Chair – Dr. Quisto Settle, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University
    • Vice-Chair – Dr. Dave Lamie, Professor, Clemson University

Visioning Committee:

    • Dr. Vivian Carro-Figueroa, Assistant Dean of Research, Experiment Station, University of Puerto Rico
    • Dr. Hannah Dankbar, Local Food Program Manager, North Carolina State Extension
    • Dr. Dave Lamie, Professor, Clemson University

Administrative Advisors:

    • Extension – Dr. Edwin Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech
    • Research – Dr. Robert Houtz, Director, Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station & Associate Dean for Research, College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment, University of Kentucky