2023-2024 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Alba J. Collart
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Esendugue Greg Fonsah
University of Georgia
PAST-PRESIDENT
Margarita Velandia
The University of Tennessee
314C Morgan Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-4518
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Kimberly Morgan
University of Florida
Southwest Florida Research and Extension Center 2685 FL-29
Immokalee, FL 34142
VP COMMUNICATION
Shuoli Zhao
University of Kentucky
VP EDUCATION
Andrew Muhammad
The University of Tennessee
309 Morgan Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-4518
VP LOGISTICS AND OUTREACH
Rodney Holcomb
Oklahoma State University
143 Food & Agricultural Products Center
Stillwater, OK, 74078
(405) 744-6272
VP MEMBERSHIP
Jacob Manlove
Arkansas State University
Agriculture 214
Jonesboro, AR 72401
VP RESEARCH
Maria Bampasidou
Louisiana State University
234 Martin D. Woodin Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
VP STUDENT PROGRAMS
Ariana Torres
Purdue University
KRAN Room 606
403 W. State St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2056
VP INDUSTRY RELATIONS
Gary Matteson
Farm Credit Council
50 F St NW Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001
VP GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
VP RICHARDSON-APPLEBAUM FUNDS
Kimberly Morgan
University of Florida
Southwest Florida Research and Extension Center
2685 FL-29
Immokalee, FL 34142
DIRECTORS
Arbindra Rimal
Missouri State University
Karls Hall 219
Springfield, MO 65897
Linlin Fan
The Pennsylvania State University
Swagata “Ban” Banerjee
Kentucky State University
Obed Quaicoe
North Carolina A&T State University
Courtney Long
Iowa State University
EDITOR, JFDR
Ben Campbell
University of Georgia
208 Conner Hall
47 Cedar Street
Athens, GA 30602
EDITOR, JFDR
Richard J. Volpe
College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences
California Polytechnic State University
1 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
EDITOR, JDFR
Carlos O. Trejo-Pech
The University of Tennessee
308D Morgan Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996