Administration of the Borlaug Institute

Dr. Norman E. Borlaug
Distinguished Professor of International Agriculture

Dr. Edwin C. Price - Associate Vice Chancellor and Director
Dr. Piya Abeygunawardena -Associate Director
Dr. Edward Runge - Senior Advisor
Mr. Joseph King - Chief of Staff
Ms. Julie Borlaug - External Relations and Chair of Board of Advisors

Office of Administration and Finance
Mr. B. Keith Cole - Assistant Director for Admin and Finance
Ms. Rhonda D'Agostino - Administrative Coordinator
Ms. Denise Garcia - Administrative Assistant (Finance)
Ms. Stella Garcia - Financial Specialist(Travel)
Ms. Beverly Cook - Program Assistant
Ms. Dana Lewis - Business Associate
Mrs. Jessica Reeder- Administrative Secretary

Office of Foreign Operations
Mrs. Stephanie Curs - Assistant Director for Foreign Operations
Dr. Linda Cleboski - Senior Program Development Coordinator
Mrs. Johanna Roman - Program Coordinator for Latin America
Ms. Kate Whitney - Program Coordinator (IAER)
Mr. John Riggs - Program Coordinator (PRT Portal and Iraq Advisory Group)
Mr. Matt Stellbauer - Graduate Assistant (Iraq Team)
Ms. Eliza Watson - Graduate Assistant (Africa Team)

Office of Academics and Research
Dr. Mike McWhorter - Assistant Director for Academics and Training
Dr. Bill Payne - Assistant Director for Research
Mrs. Cathryn Clement - Academic Coordinator
Dr. Ma’ad Mohammed - Assistant Research Scientist
Mr. Shahriar Kibriya - Graduate Assistant

European Operations
Dr. Timothy Schilling - Assistant Director for Enterprise Partnerships

Fellows
Dr. Elsa Murano - President Emerita and Professor of Nutrition and Food Science
Dr. Belay Begashaw - Earth Institute, Columbia University

Student Workers: Randa Braune, Lauren D' Agostino

 

INTERNATIONAL

Afghanistan
Dr. Michael Jacobs - PEACE Project Director (RLEM)
Dr. Catherine Schloeder - Pastoral Ecologist

Armenia
Dr. Daniel Dunn - ICARE Director (AgEcon)

Democratic Republic of Congo
Mr. Beau Davis - Program Coordinator 

Ethiopia
Dr. Hank Fitzhugh - SPS/LMM Chief of Party
Ato Belachew Hurrissa - Deputy Chief of Party
Dr. Konrad Eugster - Senior Animal Health Advisor
Ato Wondwosen Asfaw - Veterinary Epidemiologist
Wzro Tigist Gelaye - Program Administrator
Wzro Anketse Kassa - Administrative Assistant
Ato Aklilu Mulate - Project Accountant
Wzt Tigist Kebebew - Receptionist
Dr. Laike Mariam Yigezu - Veterinarian
Dr. Nega Tewolde - Veterinarian
Ato Mitiku Gobena - Livestock Marketing Expert
Ato Zerihun Alemayehu - Livestock Marketing Expert
Ato Dugassa Dirbaba - Livestock Marketing Expert

Dr  Labin Macopiyo - LINKS Research Scientist of Ecosystems Science and Management

Guatemala
Dr. Felipe Lehnhoff - Program Director
Ms. Yanet Rodriguez - Program Coordinator for Education

Indonesia
Dr. Purwiyatno Hariyadi - SEAFAST Center Director
Dr. Nuri Andarwulan - Executive Secretary
Dr. Lilis Nuraida - Program Manager
Pak Arief T. Nur Gomo - Food Scientist

Kenya
Dr. Robert Kaitho - LEWS Research Scientist (RLEM)

Rwanda
Dr. Tim Schilling - SPREAD Chief of Party
Mr. Jean Claude Kayisinga - Project Director
Ms. Edwige Musabe - Assistant Director
Mr. Jean Paul Ndicunguye - Administrative Officer
Mr. Jean Marie Irakabaho - Agronomist
Mr. Siméon Ngendahayo - Agronomist
Mr. Pascal Gakwayakalisa - Agronomist
Mr. Capitan Dusabumuremyi - Agronomist
Mrs. Emérithe Mukayiranga - Health Coordinator
Mr. Francis Gahizi - Financial and Business Coordinator
Mr. Irené Kamanzi - Accountant
Mr. Olivier Mazimpaka - IT Specialist
Mrs. Assumpta Kwizera - Secretary / Receptionist

 

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Dr. Bill Payne - Assistant Director for Research

Global Livestock CRSP
Dr. Richard Connor - Ecosystems Science and Management

Peanut CRSP
Dr. Charles Simpson - Lubbock AgriLife Research and Extension Center

International Sorghum and Millet CRSP
Dr. Lloyd Rooney - Soil and Crop Sciences
Dr. Gary Peterson - Lubbock AgriLife Research and Extension Center

Bean and Cowpea CRSP
Dr. Bill Payne - Assistant Director for Research

Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management CRSP
Dr. Edwin Price - Associate Vice Chancellor and Director