Administrators

Brent W. Auvermann, PhD
Center Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center
Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
b-auvermann@tamu.edu

Josh Brooks, MS
District Administrator
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
josh.brooks@ag.tamu.edu

Regional Program Leader – North Region

Danny Nusser, MS
Regional Program Leader, Agriculture & Natural Resources
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
dnusser@ag.tamu.edu

Molly Forman, MS
Regional Program Leader, Family & Community Health
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
molly.forman@ag.tamu.edu

Business Managers

Kathy Wingate
Administrator I
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
kwingate@ag.tamu.edu

Lori Martin
District Office Manager
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
lsmartin@ag.tamu.edu

Faculty

Craig Bednarz, PhD
Associate Professor, Director of the Semi-Arid Agricultural Systems Institute
West Texas A&M University / Texas A&M AgriLife Research
craig.bednarz@ag.tamu.edu

Jourdan Bell, PhD
Associate Professor, Agronomist
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service / Texas A&M AgriLife Research
jourdan.bell@ag.tamu.edu

Carolina Brandani, PhD
Associate Research Scientist, Soil Science
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
carolina.bragabranda@ag.tamu.edu

Tina Bryant, MS
4-H Youth Development Specialist
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
tina.bryant@ag.tamu.edu

Ken Casey, PhD
Associate Professor, Air Quality Engineering
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
kdcasey@ag.tamu.edu

Andrew B. Crocker, MS
Extension Program Specialist, Gerontology Health
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
abcrocker@ag.tamu.edu

Kiran Gadhave, PhD
Assistant Professor, Entomology
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
kiran.gadhave@ag.tamu.edu

Vinicius Gouvea, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ruminant Nutrition
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
vinicius.gouvea@ag.tamu.edu

Kevin Heflin, PhD
Extension Program Specialist, Agronomy
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Kevin.Heflin@ag.tamu.edu

DeDe Jones, MBA
Extension Program Specialist, Risk Management
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
dljones@ag.tamu.edu

Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, J.D.
Associate Professor, Agriculture Law
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
tdowell@tamu.edu

Kay Ledbetter
Communications Specialist II
Texas A&M AgriLife Research/Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu

Shuyu Liu, PhD
Professor, Small Grains Geneticist
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
sliu@ag.tamu.edu

Thomas H. Marek, MS, PE, Regents Fellow
Senior Research Engineer
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
tmarek@ag.tamu.edu

Renda Nelson, MS
State Program Manager, Better Living for Texans
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
renda.nelson@ag.tamu.edu

Ken Obasa, PhD
Assistant Professor, Plant Pathologist
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
ken.obasa@ag.tamu.edu

Juan Pineiro, PhD, DVM, MSS
Assistant Professor, Dairy Specialist
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Juan.Pineiro@ag.tamu.edu

Jackie Rudd, PhD, Regents Fellow
Professor, Agronomy, Wheat Breeding
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
jcrudd@ag.tamu.edu

Jose C. Santiago-Gonzalez, PhD
Associate Professor and Extension Entomologist
Texas A&M Extension Service
j.santiagogonzalez@ag.tamu.edu

Jason Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Specialist
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Jason.Smith@ag.tamu.edu

Tim Steffens, PhD
Assistant Professor, Rangeland Resource Management
West Texas A&M University/Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
tsteffens@mail.wtamu.edu

Fekede Workneh, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
fworkneh@ag.tamu.edu

Qingwu Xue, PhD
Professor, Crop Stress Physiology
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
qxue@ag.tamu.edu

Staff

Jewel Arthur
Research Associate
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
jlarthur@ag.tamu.edu

Jason Baker, MS
Senior Research Associate
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
jbaker@ag.tamu.edu

Shannon Baker, MS
Research Associate
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
shannon.baker@ag.tamu.edu

Johnny Bible
Senior Research Associate/Farm Research Service Manager
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
jbible@ag.tamu.edu

Linda Bice, MS
Administrative Associate III
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
llbice@ag.tamu.edu

Kayla Breeding
Administrative Associate III
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
kayla.breeding@ag.tamu.edu

Becky Bryan
Technician II
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
rebecca.bryan@ag.tamu.edu

Jack Bush, MS
Senior Research Associate
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
kjbush@ag.tamu.edu

Robert Devin
Program Coordinator, Agricultural Work force and Community Development
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
rldevin@ag.tamu.edu

Greg Ferguson
Research Technician I
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
greg.ferguson@ag.tamu.edu

Lupe Garcia
Maintenance Foreman II
Texas A&M AgriLife Research/Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
lpgarcia@ag.tamu.edu

Lacrecia Garza
Administrative Associate II
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
lacrecia.garza@ag.tamu.edu

J’Taun Kindade
Administrative Associate II
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Jtaun.kinkade@ag.tamu.edu

Laura Lucas
Business Associate III
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
laura.lucas@ag.tamu.edu

Coretta McClish
Administrative Associate IV
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
cjmcclish@ag.tamu.edu

Skylar Mueller
Program Coordinator II, Family & Community Health
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
skyler.mueller@ag.tamu.edu

Carla Naylor, MS
Senior Research Associate
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
carla.naylor@ag.tamu.edu

Li Paetzold, MS
Technical Laboratory Manager
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
lpaetzold@ag.tamu.edu 

Preston Sirmon
Extension Assistant-Cotton
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
preston.sirmon@ag.tamu.edu

Ronnie Smith
Senior Custodian
Texas A&M AgriLife Research/Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
rasmith@ag.tamu.edu

Ronnie Williams
Mechanical Maintenance Technician
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
rgwilliams@ag.tamu.edu