Executive Committee
Appointment runs October 1, 2024- September 30 2025 (unless otherwise indicated)
Chair – Scott Senseman, (OK)
Chair-Elect- Michael Salassi, (LA)
Treasurer – J.F. Meullenet (AR) – Indef.
Past Chair – Hongwei Xin (TN)
Member-at-Large –Lesley Oliver (KY) – 2021-2023
MRC Chair – David Monks (NC) – 2025
Executive Dir. – Gary Thompson – Indef.
Multistate Research Committee (MRC) (4 years)
David Monks (NC), Chair – 2025
Tim Rials (TN) – 2026
Michael Salassi (LA) – 2026
Cliff Lamb (TX) -2026
Jeff Dean (GA)- 2028
SERA Review Committee
Chair – David Monks, (NC) – agInnovation South
Michael Salassi (LA) – agInnovation South
Tom Dobbins (SC) – ASRED
John Anderson (AR)- ASRED
Richard Bonanno (NC) – ASRED ED
Gary Thompson (AR) – agInnovation South ED
Nomination Committee (2024-2025)
Chair Elect- Michael Salassi
Former Chair- TBD
Former Chair- TBD
Liaisons to Southern Directors
ARD Representative
(Chair-elect of each organization serve as reciprocal liaisons)
Dr. Mohamed S Ahmedna
Dean, College of Ag and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina A&T State University
ahmedna@ncat.edu
NIFA Representatives
Rubella Goswami- Until FY27
E-mail: rubella.goswami@usda.gov
Bob Godfrey- Until start of FY 26
e-mail: Robert.Godfrey@usda.gov
ARS Representative
Archie Tucker
USDA-ARS Southeast Area Director
141 Experiment Station Rd
JWDSRC
Stoneville, MS 38776
P: (662) 686-5266
F: (662) 686-5309
E-Mail: archie.tucker@ars.usda.gov
ASRED Representative
Mike Phillips
Director of Extension and Professor
Auburn University
107 Comer Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849
P: (334) 844-2345
E-Mail: jmp0133@auburn.edu
Southern Rural Development Center Representative
John Green
Director
P.O. Box 5187
Mississippi State, MS 39762
P: 662-325-0595
F: 662-325-8407
E-mail: john.green@msstate.edu