Divisional Forum

Mission: The Divisional Forum (DF) exists to facilitate discussion of disciplinary and membership issues of particular relevance to APS Divisions, and to represent those issues before Council. DF promotes interaction among Divisions to discuss challenges facing the discipline of plant pathology at the regional level, and by facilitating meetings among divisions or with other relevant groups. DF seeks to attract and engage students and early career professionals, and to increase membership in APS through divisional activities and leadership opportunities.

Full NameOrganizationPositionTerm StartTerm End
Nicole A. GauthierUniversity of KentuckyDivisional Councilor8/11/20228/5/2025199726
Ebunoluwa IJEOMA AjobieweInstitute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council of ItalyDivisional Forum Rep - African9/16/20238/5/2025273443
Amit Kumar Kesharwani, PhD, PostdocProsser IAREC Washington State UniversityDivisional Forum Rep - Pacific7/31/20248/1/2027237384
Robert E. MarraConnecticut Agricultural Experiment StationDivisional Forum Rep - Northeastern7/31/20248/1/2027031276
Terry N. SpurlockUniversity of Arkansas System Division of AgricultureDivisional Forum Rep - Southern8/11/20228/5/2025207021
Emma NygrenAPSStaff Liaison9/1/2020 269865