Leadership Institute Committee

The Leadership Institute (LI) mission is to foster development of leadership skills among members, and to encourage them to become leaders in their profession and within APS. The LI will develop and coordinate programs and resources for this purpose and will actively mentor APS members to achieve this goal.

Full NameOrganizationPositionTerm StartTerm End
Dimitre MollovUSDAChair7/31/20248/1/2026169761
Noam Eckshtain-LeviBayer Crop ScienceVice Chair7/31/20248/1/2026240390
Lina Maria QuesadaNorth Carolina State UniversityImmediate Past Chair7/31/20248/5/2025194061
Jerry E. WeilandUSDA ARSCouncil Liaison - Ex Officio8/17/20238/1/2026150259
Julia M. CraneValent BioSciencesMember8/17/20238/1/2026199687
Kimberly D'ArcangeloBayer Crop ScienceMember8/17/20238/1/2026230612
Erica A. FealkoBioWorksMember8/15/20208/1/2026230542
Mariana Herrera CorzoUniversity of FloridaMember7/31/20248/1/2027278971
Alejandra Maria Jimenez MadridUniversity of GeorgiaMember8/17/20238/1/2026260598
Lindsey D. ThiessenUSDA APHIS PPQ S&TMember8/11/20228/1/2025214016
Amy L. HopeAPSStaff Liaison8/15/2020 060656
Linda SchmittAPSStaff Liaison8/15/20208/1/2030156020