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Host Team Members

The CFSRPES is based at Tuskegee University.

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Professor and Associate Dean, College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences

Dr. Conrad Bonsi

334-727-8333

Associate Dean for Research/Associate Research Director DAES

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Research Assistant Professor Agricultural and Resource Economics

Dr. Tasha Hargrove

334-724-4524

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Dean Emeritus, Founding Director, & Advisor

Dr. Walter Hill

334-727-8403

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Project Director

Dr. Raymon Shange

334-724-4967

Executive Assistant to the Dean and 1890 Research Director

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Assistant Project Director

Dr. Franklin Quarcoo

334-727-8792

Research Assistant Professor - Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

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Carver Integrative Sustainability Center - Building Manager

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Budget and Planning

Shannon Payne

334-727-8012

Director of 1890 Land-Grant Operations and Management, CAENS

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Project Coordinator for the Center for Food Systems, Rural Prosperity, and Environmental Sustainability

Dr. Doris Eaves

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THA Team Leaders

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

Participating 1890 Land Grant Universities (LGUs) are: Alabama A&M University (AAMU), Alcorn State University (ASU), Central State University, Delaware State University (DSU), Florida A&M University (FAMU), Fort Valley State University (FVSU), Kentucky State University (KSU), Langston University (LaU), Lincoln University (LiU), North Carolina A&T State University (NCAT), Prairie View A&M University (PVAM), South Carolina State University (SCSU), Southern University (SU), Tennessee State University (TSU), Tuskegee University (TU, Lead U), University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (UAPB), University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Virginia State University (VSU) and West Virginia State University (WVSU).

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Director/Associate Administrator, Cooperative Extension

Vonda Richardson

(850) 599-3546

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Research Scientist/Extension Leader

Terry Gibson

(405) 466-6126

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    Director - Office of Research Compliance

    James Bukenya

    256-372-5729

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      Farm Mgt Spec & ANR Program Leader

      302.857.6425

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      Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Agriculture

      Chyi Lyi Liang

      336-285-4683

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