Experience

College of The Albemarle

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Agriculture Adjunct Instructor

  • 2021 - Present



Alcorn State University

• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Associate Director Mississippi Small Farm and Agribusiness Center

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  Experienced leader in the the implementation of Mississippi Small Farm and Agribusiness Center programs and budgets. Principal Investigator/Project Director for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. Received $1.2 million funding to date from USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Critique programs and special projects to ensure proper function, provision of guidance and support to staff and affiliated groups in the development, implementation and evaluation of educational programs, and partnering with colleagues and relevant entities intra-institutionally, locally, regionally and nationally to derive mutual benefits from collaboration on subjects and projects of common interest. Develop policy and procedures for the Center. Supervise three employees, graduate, and undergraduate students. Show less

• Marketing Specialist

  • Aug 2006 - Apr 2019

  Provide leadership in developing and implementing the marketing program for small farmers and small- scale agricultural enterprises in the state of Mississippi. Develop rapport with the agribusiness sector locally, nationally and internationally and work with the private and public sectors in identifying markets, developing markets, and promoting Mississippi products.Provide technical assistance to farmers in marketing, post-harvest handling, distribution, and negotiating terms of trade and contracts.Current market relationships for farmers with Robinson Fresh (formerly C. H. Robinson); Walmart; MPalazola Produce, and KrogerParticipate in Farm to School and Market Ready activities INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:North South Institute, Inc.’s Farmers Study Tour 2013MARCH 2013 Honduras & MexicoNorth South Institute, Inc.’s Farmers Study Tour 2011FEBRUARY 2011 Jamaica & Grand Cayman IslandUnited States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service (USDA-FAS) Africa Trade MissionJANUARY – FEBRUARY 2000 Lagos, Nigeria; Dakar, Senegal; Accra, Ghana; Casablanca, Morocco Show less

• Assistant Project Manager/Research Associate

  • Feb 1998 - Aug 2006

  Managed federal funded projects in excess of $750,000.00 and assisted with grant proposal development. Facilitated workshops, composed quarterly and interim reports, developed newsletters, maintained and updated databases, collected data and conducted survey analysis, participated in project recruiting and training sessions, and supervised undergraduate and graduate students