Meet Our Faculty

Dr. Scott Cummings
Associate Head & Program Leader; Associate Professor & Extension Specialist

Area of Responsibility: Unit Management & Accountability
email s-cummings@tamu.edu telephone (979) 847-9388

Ms. Tanya Gunnels
Business Coordinator

Area of Responsibility: Office Management, Fiscal and Human Resource Coordination
email t-gunnels1@tamu.edu telephone (979) 845-7210

Dr. Jack Elliot
Professor and Head
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications

email jelliot@tamu.edu telephone (979) 862-3003
Ms. Giuliana Alcala
Graduate Assistant

Area of Responsibility: Emergency Management & Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
email g.alcala@tamu.edu telephone (979) 458-7985

Mr. Kevin Andrews
Graduate Assistant

Area of Responsibility: Hurricane Ike DCM Evaluation Project
email kandrews@aged.tamu.edu telephone (979) 862-7650

Ms. Susanna CoppernollSusanna Coppernoll
Extension Program Specialist III

Area of Responsibility: eXtension and eLearning
email s-coppernoll@tamu.edu telephone (979) 845-2238
Ms. Kelsey Hirsch
Student Technician

Area of Responsibility: Unit Project Support
email kelsey.hirsch@agnet.tamu.edu telephone (979) 845-3894
Ms. Jennifer Jahedkar
Extension Program Specialist II

Area of Responsibility: eLearning, eXtension, and Extension eLearning Team Leader
email jenj@tamu.edu telephone (979) 845-2290
Mr. Tanner Kilpatrick
Graduate Assistant

Area of Responsibility: Emergency Management & Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense
email tanner.kilpatrick@agnet.tamu.edu telephone (979) 458-7985
Ms. Michelle PayneMichelle Payne
Extension Associate

Area of Responsibility: Accountability, Employee Development, Onboarding, Teaching Effectiveness, & Volunteerism
email mmpayne@tamu.edu telephone (979) 845-6511
Mr. Tom PayneTom Payn
Management Analyst
Area of Responsibility:  Accountability and Evaluation
email tom.payne@agnet.tamu.edu telephone (979) 458-3705
Curtis Krajca
Software Engineer IV

Area of Responsibility: Accountability
email ckrajca@tamu.edu telephone (979) 862-2035
Mr. Paul PopePaul Pope
Extension Program Specialist III

Area of Responsibility: Evaluation, Customer Satisfaction
email ppope@tamu.edu telephone (979) 845-7202
Dr. Jeff Ripleyripley
Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist

Area of Responsibility: Program Development, Strategic Planning, & Interpretation
email j-ripley@tamu.edu telephone (979) 845-7280
Dr. Tom A. “Andy” VestalAndy Vestal
Professor & Extension Specialist 

Area of Responsibility: Emergency Management & Homeland Security Programs
email t-vestal@tamu.edu telephone (979) 862-3013
Ms. Katy WeberKaty Weber
Extension Assistant
 Area of Responsibility: Evaluation & Program Development
email katy.weber@ag.tamu.edu telephone (979) 862-2956
Mr. Cameron Wrightcwright
Graduate Assistant
 Area of Responsibility: Evaluation & Customer Satisfaction
 email cameron.wright@agnet.tamu.edu telephone (979) 862-2627

Ms. Bethanie Yeaman

Graduate Assistant

Area of Responsibility: Strategic Planning
email bethanie.yeaman@agnet.tamu.edu telephone (979) 845-3894
Dr. Lance Kiethlkieth
Director of Agricultural Education and Leadership; Associate Professor
Department of Agriculture,
West Texas A&M University

Area of Responsibility: Employee Development, Onboarding, Teaching Effectiveness
email lkieth@wtamu.edu telephone (806) 651-2556

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