Faculty
The faculty of the Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education at Virginia Tech are committed to preparing students for success in professions that include formal and non-formal teaching and learning in agriculture, as well as skills for leading agricultural organizations and communities.
Thomas G. Archibald, Associate Professor
Executive Director CIRED
Austin Council, Collegiate Assistant Professor
Director, Leadership and Social Change Minor
Loy Van Crowder, Professor
Tiffany Drape, Assistant Professor
Roberto Franco, AgrAbility Virginia Coordinator
Curtis R. Friedel, Associate Professor
Director and Co-Founder, Center for Cooperative Problem Solving (CCPS)
Eric K. Kaufman, Professor and Associate Department Head
Lia Kelinsky-Jones, USDA NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow
Christian Mariger, Instructor
Mikel Manchester, Associate Specialist
Kate McCain, Collegiate Assistant Professor in Leadership
Brett Milliken, Collegiate Assistant Professor
Director, Virginia Governor's School for Agriculture
Kim L. Niewolny, Professor, Graduate Director
Director, Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program
Director, Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation
Jean Parrella, Assistant Professor
Life Sciences Communications
Rick Rudd, Professor and Community Viability Chair
Director, Workforce Education and Development;
Center for International Research Education and Development
LSCRC Faculty Principal
Tracy Rutherford, Professor and Department Head
Hannah H. Scherer, Associate Professor, Extension Specialist
Megan M. Seibel
Director, Virginia Agriculture Leaders Obtaining Results (VALOR)
Director and Co-Founder, Center for Cooperative Problem Solving (CCPS)
Hannah M. Sunderman, Assistant Professor
Katie Trozzo, Program Associate
Crystal Tyler-Mackey, Extension Leader, Inclusion and Diversity
Jerald Walz, Collegiate Assistant Professor
Donna Westfall-Rudd, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Programs Director