The Southern Research Communicators Consortium (SRCC) is a network of communicators at Land-grant universities and partners within the southern region dedicated to promoting research with regional impacts. Our mission is to strengthen the reputation of agricultural research within the southern region. The SRCC is led by the SAAESD Program Coordinator and a steering committee composed of the Chair of the SRCC, a NIFA rep, an 1890 representative and other regional communicators.

SRCC Steering Committee:

Frankie Gould, Chair Louisiana Fgould@agcenter.lsu.edu
Lyndall Stout Oklahoma lyndall.stout@okstate.edu
Nick Kordsmeier Arkansas nkordsme@uark.edu
Chris Vivian Florida cvivian@ufl.edu
Maggie Lawrence NIFA margaret.lawrence2@usda.gov
Latasha Ford 1890 fordl@fvsu.edu
Cindy Morley SAAESD cmorley@uark.edu

Southern Research Communicators Consortium Communication members:

State City University SRCC Communication Liaison Email Additional Communicators Email
Alabama Auburn Auburn University Josh Woods jlw0067@auburn.edu Kristen Bowman                Paul Hollis kmo0005@auburn.edu  hollipl@auburn.edu
Arkansas Fayetteville University of Arkansas Nick Kordsmeier nkordsme@uark.edu John Lovett
Mary Hightower		 jlovett@uada.edu  mhightower@uada.edu
Florida Gainesville University of Florida  Chris Vivian cvivian@ufl.edu   Hope Miller
Kirsten Rabin		 miller.hmarie@ufl.edu
Kromaguera@ufl.edu
Georgia Athens University of Georgia Cassie Ann Kiggen cakiggen@uga.edu  
Kentucky Lexington University of Kentucky Derrick Meads djmead3@email.uky.edu Chris Carney
Jordan Strickler		 christopher.carney@uky.edu
jstrickler@uky.edu
Louisiana Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Tobie Blanchard TBlanchard@agcenter.lsu.edu Frances (Frankie) Gould,
Annabelle Lang		 Fgould@agcenter.lsu.edu
alang@agcenter.lsu.edu
Mississippi Mississippi State Mississippi State University Karen Brasher karen.brasher@msstate.edu  
North Carolina Raleigh North Carolina State University Samantha Jones sjones28@ncsu.edu
Oklahoma Stillwater Oklahoma State University Lyndall Stout Lyndall.stout@okstate.edu  Alisa Boswell-Gore alisa.gore@okstate.edu
Puerto Rico Mayaguez University of Puerto Rico- Mayaquez Yolanda Toro Adorno yolanda.toro2@upr.edu
South Carolina Clemson Clemson University Donna Bowen bowen3@clemson.edu
Tennessee Knoxville The University of Tennessee Patty McDaniels pmcdaniels@tennessee.edu Lisa Stearns lstearns@tennessee.edu
Texas College Station Texas A&M Gabe Saldana Gabe.Saldana@ag.tamu.edu Kay Ledbetter, Ashley Vargo kay.ledbetter@ag.tamu.edu
ashley.vargo@ag.tamu.edu
Virginia Blacksburg Virginia Tech Tom Soladay tsoladay@vt.edu
Virgin Islands St. Croix University of Virgin Islands Marthious Clavier mclavie@uvi.edu Leandra Kent, Sherry Embrack leandra.kent@uvi.edu  sherry.embrack@uvi.edu

Additional Communicator Contacts:

Region State Name LGU/Affiliation Title Email
1890s Georgia Latasha Ford Fort Valley State University Research Communications Specialist fordl@fvsu.edu
1890s Virginia Michelle Olgers Virginia State University Director of Marketing and Communications molgers@vsu.edu
North East Connecticut Stacy Stearns University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Agricultural Communications Specialist stacey.stearns@uconn.edu
North Central Iowa Shuyang Qu Iowa State University Assistant Professor- Ag Comm. squ@iastate.edu
South Arkansas Jeff Miller University of Arkansas Professor- Ag Com and Ag Ed jdmiller@uark.edu
South Texas Blair Fannin Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Communication Specialist b-fannin@tamu.edu
National Sara Delheimer Multistate Research Fund Impacts Program Coordinator Sara.Delheimer@colostate.edu