International Advisory Board

International Advisory Board Member

B. Jan Middendorf

  • Associate Director for Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification (SIIL) at Kansas State University (KSU)
  • Kansas State University

Dr. B. Jan Middendorf serves as the Associate Director for Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification (SIIL) at Kansas State University (KSU).

Kathleen (Katya) Doherty

Kathleen (Katya) Doherty is a member of the Horticulture Innovation Lab's International Advisory Board. She has more than 20 years of international development experience in agribusiness marketing, agricultural development and food security programming. Doherty currently serves as Principal, Program Development, for Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA), a Washington, DC-based international agricultural development organization that specializes in the design and implementation of sustainable, enterprise-based agricultural initiatives. Doherty plays a key role in supporting CNFA’s business development and implementation efforts as well as designing and strengthening CNFA’s agricultural market systems activities.

Kushal Naharki

  • Youth Leader, Changemaker, Environment Activist, Agriculturist

Kushal Naharki is a passionate young changemaker and environment activist from Nepal. He has worked in the field of agriculture, environment and youth empowerment for more than 5 years.

Maria Ester Bucaro

Currently serves as Counterpart’s Chief of Party for the $ 19.3 million USDA Food for Progress Project in Guatemala (2016-2023) covering Guatemala’s Dry Corridor and Western Highlands region.

Rafael Flor

Rafael Flor has 20 years of progressive work experience in international development. He has worked with development institutions, in academia, the private sector, and philanthropy.