People

Name

Position Title

Unit

Type

Country

Value Chain

Region

Leadership

Elizabeth Mitcham

Director
University of California, Davis

Elizabeth Mitcham is director of the Horticulture Innovation Lab and also a postharvest specialist based in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences.

Erin McGuire

Associate Director
University of California, Davis

Erin McGuire is the associate director of the Horticulture Innovation Lab and currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Geography at UC Davis.

Archie Jarman

Operations Manager
University of California, Davis

Archie Jarman is the operations manager for the Horticulture Innovation Lab

Heather Kawakami

Financial analyst
University of California, Davis

Heather Kawakami is a financial analyst in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences and also manages the finances of the Horticulture Innovation Lab.

Kristen Becker

Graduate Student Researcher

Kristen Becker is a Graduate Student Researcher at the Horticulture Innovation Lab.

Max Luepke

Undergrad Assistant
University of California, Davis

Max Luepke is the student assistant for the Horticulture Innovations Lab. He is a fourth-year undergraduate student in the Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry program.

Siobhan Rubsam

Graduate Student Researcher

Siobhan is a first-year graduate student in the International Agricultural Development Masters program.

Consortium Specialists

Janelle Larson

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics

Consortium Specialist - Gender Equity
The Pennsylvania State University

Janelle Larson is an associate professor of agricultural economics at Penn State University.

jbl6@psu.edu

Christine Stewart, Institute for Global Nutrition at UC Davis

Christine P. Stewart

Director, Institute for Global Nutrition

Consortium Specialist - Nutrition
University of California, Davis

Christine Stewart’s research focuses on the design and evaluation of nutrition and health interventions for women and young children in low income communities.

Hillary Proctor

Director, Technical Services at Making Cents International

Consortium Specialist - Youth Engagement

Hillary Proctor is an experienced youth and agriculture, youth enterprise, and livelihoods specialist.

hillary@makingcents.com

Consortium Partner Representatives

Brent Ross

Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics (AFRE)
Michigan State University

Dr. Ross joined the MSU AFRE faculty in June 2008 as an Assistant Professor of Food Industry Management.

rross@msu.edu

Harriet A. Paul

Director, International Agriculture & Center for International Agricultural Trade Development Research and Training
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Harriett Paul is a social scientist with a Masters in Applied Social Sciences from FAMU.

harriet.paul@famu.edu

Lambert Kanga

Professor, College of Agricultural and Food Science, (Director, Center for Biological Control)
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Dr. Lambert H. B. Kanga is a Professor of Entomology in the College of Agricultural and Food Sciences at Florida A&M University, where he joined the faculty in 2003.

lambertkanga@gmail.com

Maria Claudia Lopez

Associate Professor, Department of Community Sustainability
Michigan State University

Maria Claudia is an economist specializing in natural resources management, environmental economics, experimental economics and collective action.

mlopez@msu.edu

Nicole Lefore

Director, Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation
Texas A&M University

Dr. Nicole Lefore is the Director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation.

nicole.lefore@ag.tamu.edu

Pepijn Schreinemachers

Lead Specialist, Impact Evaluation
World Vegetable Center (World Veg)

Pepijn is a Senior Scientist at the World Vegetable Center based in Thailand.

pepijn.schreinemachers@worldveg.org

Tim Davis

Professor of Horticultural Sciences and Regional Director for Asia/Eurasia, Norman E. Borlaug Institute for International Agricultural Development
Texas A&M University

Dr. Davis’ current primary responsibility includes serving as Regional Director for Asia/Eurasia for the Borlaug Institute of International Agriculture at Texas A&M

t-davis5@tamu.edu

International Advisory Board Member

Anna Lartey

Professor of Nutrition, University of Ghana
University of Ghana

Dr. Anna Lartey is Professor of Nutrition at the University of Ghana.

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).

jmiddend@ksu.edu

Daniel Bailey (Ex Officio)

Agreement Officer Representative USAID