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Laura Dawson

Timothy Snyder

Kara Daniels

Former Development Operations Manager
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Ife Kilimanjaro

Co-Executive Director
Ife Kilimanjaro, Ph.D. (she/her) is a grandmother, author, researcher, educator, activist, traditional healer and spirit warrior whose life and…
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Patrick Stover

Director, Texas A&M AgriLife IHA
Patrick Stover is the director of the Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture at Texas A&M AgriLife. He previously served as vice…
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Ellen Shanley

President, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Ellen Shanley is the president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and dietetics director of the Department of Allied Health Sciences at the…
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Rebecca Seguin-Fowler

Associate Director, Texas A&M AgriLife IHA
Rebecca Segiun-Fowler is an associate director for the Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture at Texas A&M AgriLife. She also…
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Prabhu Pingali

Professor and Tata-Cornell Institute Founding Director, Cornell University
Prabhu Pingali is a professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University, with a joint appointment…
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Elizabeth Parker

Associate Director, Texas A&M AgriLife IHA
Elizabeth Parker is the associate director of international programs and strategic initiatives and interim associate director for responsive…
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Chavonda Jacobs-Young

Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, USDA
Chavonda Jacobs-Young serves as the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics (REE), and as USDA’s Chief Scientist. Before being…
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