2024-2025 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Esendugue Greg Fonsah
University of Georgia
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Samuel Zapata
Texas A&M University
PAST-PRESIDENT
Alba J. Collart
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
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
Swagata “Ban” Banerjee
Kentucky State University
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
Danielle Ufer
USDA ERS
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
Obed Quaicoe
North Carolina A&T State University
Courtney Long
Iowa State University
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