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Leadership

Core Leadership Team Members


Dr. Dawn Mellion Patin
Agricultural Specialist and Project Director
Southern University Ag Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana



Dr. L. Washington Lyons
Association of Extension Administrators
Cooperative Extension Program
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina



Dr. Gina Eubanks
Vice Chancellor for Extension
Southern University Ag Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana



Dr. M. Ray McKinnie 
Administrator and Associate Dean
Cooperative Extension Program
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina



Mr. Orlando Phelps
Training Officer
Agricultural Marketing Service
USDA, Denver, Colorado

 

 

 

Dr. Nelson Daniels
Program Specialist
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View, Texas

 

 

 

 


Leadership Team


Dr. Marion Simon
Small Farm Coordinator
Cooperative Extension Program
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, Kentucky

 


Mr. Edoe Agbodgan 
Senior Extension Director
Small Farm Assistance and Outreach
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina



Dr. Michelle Eley 
Specialist, Cooperative Extension Program
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina



Dr. Tasha Hargrove 
Research Assistant Professor
IFAFS Project Coordinator
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama


Mrs. Zanetta Augustine
Assistant Project Director
Southern University Ag Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

 

Ms. Allison Johnson 
1890 Program Manager (USDA)
Southern University and A&M COllege
Southern University Ag Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

 

Mr. Anthony Reed
Interim Assistant Extension Administrator
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, Mississippi

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mrs. Angela McKenzie Jakes
Extension Animal Sciences Specialist
Florida A&M University
Tallahasses, Florida



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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