NAPB Executive Committee
| President – Neha Kothari, USDA-ARS, Send Message |
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Vice-President – Katy Martin Rainey, Purdue University, Send Message |
| Secretary – TBD, Send Message |
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Past-President – J.D. Rossouw, Bayer, Send Message |
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Treasurer – Don Jones, Cotton Incorporated, Send Message |
Administrative Support
| James Williamson, BT Solutions,Send Message |
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Sherri Williamson, BT Solutions, Send Message |
PBCC Executive Committee
| Chair – Juan David Arbelaez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, arbelaez@illinois.edu |
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Vice-Chair – Marta Pudzianowska, Mississippi State University, marta.pudzianowska@msstate.edu |
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Secretary – Jenna Hershberger, Clemson University, |
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Past Chair – Jenny Koebernick, Auburn University, jck0041@auburn.edu |
PBCC Committee Leadership
| Communication: Chair, Mikey Kantar, University of Hawaii, mbkantar@hawaii.edu |
| Plant breeding Capacity: Chair, Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University, wayne.smith@ag.tamu.edu |
| Germplasm: Co-Chairs, Barb Liedl, West Virginia State University, liedlbe@wvstate.edu, and Duke Pauli, University of Arizona, dukepauli@arizona.edu |
| Education: Martin Bohn, University of Illinois, mbohn@illinois.edu |
Advocacy (standing) Send Message
| Chair – Zihao Zheng, Syngenta |
| Vice Chair – Anna Rogers, Bayer Crop Science |
| Secretary – TBD |
| Past Chair – Dave Bubeck, Corteva Agriscience |
Membership (standing) Send Message
| Chair – Zachary Jones, Corteva Agriscience |
| Vice Chair – Dhyan Palanichamy, Ingredion |
| Secretary –Suzanne Michelson, Corteva |
| Past Chair- Luis Maas, Enza Saden |
Communications (standing) Send Message
| Chair – Henry Alexander Cordoba, McGill University |
| Vice Chair – Vivek Sharma, Bayer-Woodlands, CA |
| Secretary – TBD |
| Past Chair – Leah Stirling, Corteva Agriscience |
Education (standing) Send Message
| Chair – Lance Merrick, Corteva Agriscience |
| Vice Chair – Clayton Carley, Corteva Agriscience |
| Secretary – Sarah Jones, Iowa State University |
| Past Chair – Valerio Hoyos Villegas, McGill University |
Early Career Working Group Send Message
| Chair – Yahya Rauf, TAMU |
| Vice chair – Qianni Dong, Bayer Crop Science |
| Secretary – Zachary King, Syngenta |
| Past Chair – Samantha McConaughy, Bayer Crop Science |
Graduate Student Working Group Send Message
| Chair – Pradeep Kumar, Texas Tech University |
| Vice Chair – Lovepreet Singh, University of Minnesota |
| Secretary – TBD |
| Past Chair – Jonathan Concepcion, Michigan State University |
Borlaug Scholars
| Chair - Chandler Levinson, Bayer Crop Science |
| Vice Chair - Ana Maria Heilman-Morales, North Dakota State University |
| Secretary – Hannah Jeffery, Texas A&M |
| Past Chair - Sarah Potts, Corteva Agriscience |
| Founder - Donn Cummings, Retired |
George Washington Carver Diversity Scholars Send Message
| Chair – Jasdeep Singh, University of Florida |
| Vice Chair – Harmeet Singh, University of Missouri |
| Secretary – TBD |
| Past Chair - Karansher Singh Sandhu, Bayer Crop Science |
Commercial Plant Breeding Committee (standing)
| Chair – Brian Pfeiffer, Innovative Solutions |
| Vice-Chair – Ammani Kyanam, Syngenta |
| Secretary – Samantha McConaughy, Bayer crop Science |
| Past Chair - Chibwe Chungu, NASF |
Awards Send Message
| Chair- Jim McFerson, Washington State University (retired) |
Annual Meeting Planning, 2026
| David Baltensperger, TAMU, dbaltensperger@tamu.edu |