Leadership

2025–2026 Officers & Directors

Meet the leadership of the Food Distribution Research Society.

Executive Officers

President

Samuel Zapata

Texas A&M University

President-Elect

Maria Bampasidou

Texas A&M University
600 John Kimbrough Blvd, TAMU 2124
College Station, TX 77843
maria.bampasidou@ag.tamu.edu

Past President

Esendugue Greg Fonsah

University of Georgia

Secretary

Jonathan Baros

Virginia Tech University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Treasurer

Kimberly Morgan

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

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
lpf5158@psu.edu

VP Student Programs

Hannah Shear

Oklahoma State University

VP Communication

Shuoli Zhao

University of Kentucky

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

Lixia H. Lambert

Oklahoma State University

Director

Jacqueline Nicole Yenerall

University of Tennessee

Director

Courtney Long

Iowa State University

Director

Alexis Villacis

The Ohio State University

Director

Ryan Loy

University of Arkansas

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
mcfadden@uark.edu

Editor, JFDR

Jada Thompson

Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
University of Arkansas
jt074@uark.edu