Leadership Institute Committee

Mission: The APS Leadership Institute Committee will establish a “Leadership Institute” to foster development of leadership skills among members, and to encourage them to become leaders in their profession and in APS. The committee will develop and coordinate programs and resources for this purpose. The Leadership Institute will actively mentor APS members to achieve this goal.

Full NameOrganizationPositionTerm StartTerm End
Lina Maria QuesadaNorth Carolina State UniversityChair8/11/20227/30/2024194061
Dimitre MollovUSDAVice Chair8/11/20227/30/2024169761
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
Noam Eckshtain-LeviBayer Crop ScienceMember8/11/20228/1/2025240390
Erica A. FealkoBioWorksMember8/15/20208/1/2026230542
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