2025-26 Board Members

President


Stacey Stearns

Senior Communications Specialist, University of Connecticut Extension

President-Elect


Latasha Ford

Research Communications Manager, Fort Valley State University | College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology



Vice President

Kay Ledbetter

Research Communications Specialist |Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications


Past President

ChaNae Bradley

Senior Communications Specialist, Fort Valley State University| Agricultural Communications


Treasurer 

Jason Ellis, Ph.D.

Department of Communications and Agricultural Education | Kansas State University


Learning Community Director

Justin Miller
Communications and Marketing Specialist | Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Professional Development Director

David Keto 

Manager, Communications & Technology | University of Wyoming Extension


Research Director

Kelsey Hall, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Agricultural Communication |

Utah State University


Marketing & Membership Director

Lisa Stearns

Vice Chancellor, Marketing and Communications | University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture


Member Services Director

Kelsey Armstrong, Ph.D.

Student Life Communications Manager |Elon University

Diversity Director

Tunyalee Martin Ph.D.

Associate Director for Communications |Statewide IPM Program, University of California


Retiree Director

Elaine Edwardsretired


Board Appointed Positions

Development Officer

Jefferson Miller Ph.D., Executive 

ACE Curator

Open

Journal of Applied Communications

Holli Leggette, Ph.D., Executive Editor

Shannon Norris-Parish, Ph.D., Managing Editor

ACE Representative to Journal of Extension (JOE) Board of Directors

Lori Greiner Learn More About JOE


ACE Representative to APLU Board on Agriculture Assembly’s Communications and Marketing Committee

John Hawley




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