Leadership

2026–2027 Officers & Directors

Meet the leadership of the Food Distribution Research Society.

Executive Officers

President

Maria Bampasidou

Texas A&M University
600 John Kimbrough Blvd, TAMU 2124
College Station, TX 77843
[email protected]

President-Elect

Elizabeth Canales

Mississippi State University
Department of Agricultural Economics
[email protected]

Past President

Samuel Zapata

Texas A&M University

Secretary

Jonathan Baros

Virginia Tech University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Treasurer

Ryan Loy

University of Arkansas

Vice Presidents

VP Education

Nathan Kemper

University of Arkansas

VP Logistics & Outreach

Rodney Holcomb

Oklahoma State University
143 Food & Agricultural Products Center
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-6272

VP Membership

Swagata "Ban" Banerjee

Kentucky State University

VP Research

Linlin Fan

The Pennsylvania State University
208A Armsby Building
University Park, PA 16802
[email protected]

VP Student Programs

Hannah Shear

Oklahoma State University

VP Communication

Lixia H. Lambert

Oklahoma State University

VP Industry Relations

Martha Montoya

AgTools

VP Government Relations

Logan Moss

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture

VP Richardson-Applebaum Funds

Kimberly Morgan

University of Tennessee
2621 Morgan Circle Dr, 302I, Knoxville, TN, 37996

Directors

Director

Jacqueline Nicole Yenerall

University of Tennessee

Director

Alexis Villacis

The Ohio State University

Director

Felipe Peguero

Texas A&M University

Editors, Journal of Food Distribution Research

Editor, JFDR

Brandon McFadden

Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
University of Arkansas
[email protected]

Editor, JFDR

Jada Thompson

Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
University of Arkansas
[email protected]