Board Members
National Farm or Producer Organizations
Farm Cooperatives
Lisabeth Hobart
Gov Relations Manager
GROWMARK Inc.
National Aquaculture Association
Dr. Edmund Buckner
Dean/Director
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Academic or Research Societies
National Crop, Soil, Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, or Weed Science Society
Dr. Roch Gaussoin
Professor and Department Head
University of Nebraska
National Food Science Organization
Dr. John Coupland
Professor of Food Science
Pennsylvania State University
National Nutritional Science Society
Dr. Sarah Francis
Associate Professor of Human Sciences, Nutrition and Wellness and Outreach Specialist, Nutrition and Wellness, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Iowa State University
Agricultural Research, Extension and Education
1862 Land-Grant Colleges and Universities
Dr. David Baltensperger
Department Head
Texas A&M University
1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Universities
Dr. Kenrett Jefferson-Moore
Professor
North Carolina A&T University
1994 Tribal Colleges Institutions
Dr. Michael Oltrogge
President
Nebraska Indian Community College
Affiliations: American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Non-Land Grant College or University with Historic Commitment to Research in Food and Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Annette E. Levi
Professor and Chair
California State University, Fresno
American Colleges of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Mark Lawrence
Professor and Director, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish
Mississippi State University
Affiliations: Association of American Veterinary Colleges
Industry, Consumer or Rural Interests
Rural Economic Development/Animal Producer
Robin Beck
Owner
Rockin’ Sheep Products
National Consumer Interest Group
Richard De Los Santos
Director Texas Office of Produce Safety
Texas Department of Agriculture
National Forestry Group
Dr. James Allen
Executive Director of the School of Forestry
Northern Arizona University
National Conservation or Natural Resource Group
Chad Ellis
Industry Relations, Manager
Noble Research Institute
National Conservation or Natural Resource Group
Dr. Jayson Lusk
Department Head, Ag Economics
Purdue University
Private Sector Organizations involved in International Development
Dr. Robert Zeigler
Director General Emeritus
Metro Manila Philippines