People | Horticulture Innovation Lab

Name

Position Title

Unit

Type

Country

Value Chain

Region

Leadership

Elizabeth Mitcham

Director
University of California, Davis

Elizabeth Mitcham is director of the Innovation Lab for Horticulture 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 Innovation Lab for Horticulture 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 Innovation Lab for Horticulture.

Katie Schroeder

Financial Officer
University of California, Davis

Katie Schroeder is the Fiscal Officer for Innovation Lab for Horticulture.

kschroeder@ucdavis.edu

Kristen Becker

Graduate Student Researcher

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

Max Luepke

Undergrad Assistant
University of California, Davis

Max Luepke is the student assistant for the Innovation Lab for Horticulture. 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.

Regional Hub Managers

Annesofie Misiani

Program Manager - (East Africa Regional Hub)
International Center for Evaluation and Development

Annesofie Misiani, serves as the program management officer, with the International Centre for Evaluation Development (ICED) and on the team of Regional Hub Managers for East Africa

Dr. David Sarfo Ameyaw

President and CEO of ICED (East Africa Regional Hub organization)
International Center for Evaluation and Development

David is the President and CEO of the International Centre for Evaluation and Development (ICED), Regional Hub Host Organization

dameyaw@iced-eval.org

Dr. Freda E. Asem

West Africa Regional Hub Coordinator
University of Ghana

Dr. Freda E. Asem holds a PhD in Development Studies from University of Ghana

fasem@ug.edu.gh

Dr. Naalamle Amissah

West Africa Regional Hub Manager
University of Ghana

Dr. Naalamle Amissah is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana.

jnamissah@ug.edu.gh

Dr. Peninah Mueni Yumbya

East Africa Horticulture Regional Hub Manager
International Center for Evaluation and Development

Dr. Peninah Yumbya holds a PhD in Horticulture (Postharvest major) all from the University of Nairobi, Kenya

pyumbya@iced-eval.org

portrait: Julio López, director of Horticulture Innovation Lab Regional Center at Zamorano

Julio López Montes

Central America Regional Hub Manager
Panamerican Agricultural School, Zamorano

Professor of IPM and entomology at the Panamerican Agricultural School, Zamorano,

jlopez@zamorano.edu

Krishna Sapkota

South Asia Regional Hub Manager
FORWARD Nepal

Krishna holds a master’s degree in Agriculture and specialized in post-harvest management and a bachelor’s in Agricultural Economics

krishna.sapkota@forwardnepal.org

Patricia Arce

Central America Regional Hub Project Coordinator
Panamerican Agricultural School, Zamorano

Project Coordinator and Technical Assistant for Regional Hub Manager Central America

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