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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Working Group Participants." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.

Appendix B

Working Group Participants

Working Group 1: Community Colleges, Technical Colleges, and Pre-College

Ellen Bergfeld American Society of Agronomy; Crop Science Society of America; Soil Science Society of America
Keely DiTizio Salem County Technical School, New Jersey
Lauren Fillebrown New Jersey FFA
Tiffany Heng-Moss University of Nebraska
Janie Hipp University of Arkansas (formerly Tribal Relations, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Jay Lee Northeastern Junior College
Julie McClure Tri-Societies
Joyce Parker National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Brandi Schottel National Science Foundation
Jon Simonsen University of Missouri
Scott Stump Vivayic
Michael Womochil Colorado Community College System

Working Group 2: University Programming: Curriculum and Soft Skill Development

Olga Bolden-Tiller Tuskegee University
Joe Broder University of Georgia
Morgan Dawson Dow AgroSciences
Marcos Fernandez Purdue University
Bob Flores California Polytechnic State University; Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences
Ian Maw Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
Richard Rateau The Pennsylvania State University
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Working Group Participants." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
Drew Ratterman Dow AgroSciences
Tom Rudin National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Frank Santiago Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences
Bill Smith Helena
Eric Spell AgCareers.com
Mark Stewart Agriculture Future of America
Jennifer Struck DuPont Pioneer
Christine White National FFA

Working Group 3: Technology: MOOCs, Online Instruction, Other

Susan Biro Prince George’s Community College
Donald Boggs Kansas State University and AG*IDEA
Jill Buban Online Learning Consortium
Samuel Crowell Office of the Chief Scientist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Becca Harrison Cornell University
Jason Hill University of Minnesota and Coursera
Chuck House Grain Elevator Program
Larry Ragan The Pennsylvania State University
Norman Scott Cornell University
Kellie Taguchi Insular College (Guam, Hawaii)
Jeff Young The Chronicle of Higher Education

Working Group 4: Partnerships Between Educational Institutions and Industry/Other Employers

Bob Brackett Illinois Institute of Technology
Elizabeth M. Calvey Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Charles Czuprynski Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ronnie Green University of Nebraska
Eric Hentges International Life Sciences Institute North America
Stewart Leeth Smithfield
Jim McKenney American Association of Community Colleges
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Working Group Participants." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
Claire Narrod Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Terry Niblack The Ohio State University
Riley Pagett National FFA
Joseph Scimeca Cargill
Larry Walker University of Mississippi
Ann Yaktine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Working Group 5: Co-Curricular Activities: Internships, Experiential Learning

Jay Akridge Purdue University
Mareena Bartz Iowa State University
Steve Brown U.S. Department of Education; National FFA
Cynda Clary Oklahoma State University
John Foltz University of Idaho
Walter Hill Tuskegee University
Tracy Hoover The Pennsylvania State University
Chuck Johnson Vincennes
Cindy Johnson Land O’Lakes, Inc.
Ken Kalscheur Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Trent McKnight National Council for Agricultural Education
Emilio Oyarzabal Monsanto Company (Bayer Crop Science)
Robin Schoen National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Working Group 6: Assessing Talent Supply and Demand

Alicia Calhoun PMA Foundation
Rob Denson Des Moines Area Community College
Marj Faust ABS Global
Wendy Fink Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
Will Fisher Institute of Food Technologists
Alan Goecker Purdue University
Don McClellan Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Working Group Participants." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
Muquarrab Qureshi National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Susan Sumner Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Working Group 7: Raising the Profile of FANR Jobs

Dwight Armstrong FFA
Norman Barclift Bayer Crop Science; Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences
Josh Bledsoe National FFA
Jane Ellis National Association of Biology Teachers
Bill Hook Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences
Bethany Johns American Society of Agronomy; Crop Science Society of America; Soil Science Society of America
Jan Nyrop Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences
Carolyn Olson Office of the Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Steve Rhines Noble Foundation
Julie Tesch American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture
Ted Wells STEM Connector Food & Ag Council

Working Group 8: Recruitment and Retention in FANR Jobs

Amanda Blohm Dow
Cinnamon Butler Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Tomesah Harrison Bayer Crop Science
Shayla Jackson North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Carlos Rodriguez-Franco U.S. Forest Service
Ashley Searles Farm Credit
Suresh Sureshwaran National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Quentin Tyler University of Kentucky; Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences
Fred Vocasek ServiTech Laboratories
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Working Group Participants." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
Ebony Webber Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences
Maria Elena Zavala Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science; American Society of Plant Biologists’ Minority Affairs Committee

Working Group 9: Recruitment and Retention Schemes in the Academic Pipeline

Keith Belli University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Adam Cahill The Ohio State University
Tiffany Carter Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences
Rick Cavaletto California Polytechnic State University
Caron Gala Council on Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics
Robin Habeger DuPont
Keegan Kautzky World Food Prize
Kara Laney National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Michael McKibben University of California, Riverside
Teresa Mourad Ecological Society of America
Chuck Rice Kansas State University
Terry Sharik Michigan Technological University; National Association of University Forest Resource Programs
R. Elaine Turner University of Florida

Working Group 10: Challenges in Addressing an Increasingly Global Workforce

Zeinab Ali PepsiCo, Inc.
Bernice Chu National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Tom Gill University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Melissa Harper Monsanto Company (Bayer Crop Science)
Ani Katchova The Ohio State University
Kevin Marinacci Febretto Group
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Working Group Participants." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
David Orden International Food Policy Research Institute, World Bank
Moushumi Paul Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Crispin Taylor American Society of Plant Biologists
Ariela Zycherman National Science Foundation
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Working Group Participants." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Working Group Participants." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Working Group Participants." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Working Group Participants." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Creating the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26065.
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