2018 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Kimberly Morgan
Virginia Tech University
314 Hutcheson Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-3132
Email: klmorgan@vt.edu
PRESIDENT-ELECT
R. Karina Gallardo
Washington State University
Puyallup Research and Extension Center
2606 West Pioneer
Puyallup, WA 98371
Karina_Gallardo@wsu.edu
PAST-PRESIDENT
Ramu Govindasamy
Rutgers University
Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics
Phone: (848)-932-9192
Email: Govindasamy@aesop.rutgers.edu
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Clinton Neill
322 Hutcheson Hall
250 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Email: cneill@vt.edu
VP COMMUNICATION
Zoe Plakias
Ohio State University
323 Ag Admin Building, 2120 Fyffe Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210
Email: plakias.2@osu.edu
VP EDUCATION
Kathy Kelley
Penn State University
6 Tyson Bldg.
University Park, PA 16802
Email: KathyKelley@psu.edu
VP LOGISTICS AND OUTREACH
Ronald L. Rainey
University of Arkansas
2301 S. University Ave
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: 501-671-2175
Email: rrainey@uaex.edu
VP MEMBERSHIP
Samuel D. Zapata
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
2401 E. Business 83
Weslaco, TX 78596
Phone: (956) 968-5581
Email: samuel.zapata@ag.tamu.edu
VP RESEARCH
Dawn Thilmany
Colorado State University
B325 Clark Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Phone: 970-491-7220
Email: fdrsvpresearch@gmail.com
ASSISTANT VP RESEARCH
Lurleen Walters
University of Florida
Email: lwalters@ufl.edu
VP STUDENT PROGRAMS
Elizabeth Canales
Mississippi State University
Phone: 662-325-2516
Email: dec249@msstate.edu
VP INDUSTRY RELATIONS
Matthew Salois
Director, Economics Division, American Veterinary Medical Association
1931 North Meacham Road, Suite 100
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Email: MSalois@avma.org
EDITOR, JDFR (Refereed Issues)
Andrew Muhammad
The University of Tennessee
309 Morgan Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-4518
Email: amuhamm4@utk.edu
Margarita Velandia
The University of Tennessee
314C Morgan Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-4518
Phone: 865-974-7409
Email: mvelandia@utk.edu
EDITOR, NEWSLETTER
Lindsey Higgins
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0254
Phone: 805-756-5016
Email: lhiggins@calpoly.edu