Faculty

The faculty of the Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education at Virginia Tech are committed to preparing students for success in professions that include formal and non-formal teaching and learning in agriculture, as well as skills for leading agricultural organizations and communities. 

Thomas G. Archibald

Associate Professor
Executive Director CIRED

Austin Council

Instructor & Coordinator, Leadership and Social Change Minor
 

Loy Van Crowder

Professor

Tiffany Drape

Assistant Professor
 

Curtis R. Friedel

Associate Professor
Director and Co-Founder, Center for Cooperative Problem Solving (CCPS)

Eric K. Kaufman

Professor and Associate Department Head
Interim Graduate Director
 

Christian Mariger

Instructor

Mikel Manchester

Associate Specialist
 

Garland Mason

AgrAbility Virginia Coordinator
 

Brett Milliken

Collegiate Assistant Professor
Director, Virginia Governor's School for Agriculture

Kim L. Niewolny

Associate Professor 
Director, Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program
Director, Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation

Nesma O. Osman

Postdoctoral Associate
 

Rick Rudd

Professor and Community Viability Chair
Director, Workforce Education and Development; Center for International Research Education and Development
LSCRC Faculty Principal

Tracy Rutherford

Professor and Department Head
Interim Graduate Director

Hannah H. Scherer

Associate Professor, Extension Specialist

Megan M. Seibel

Director, Virginia Agriculture Leaders Obtaining Results (VALOR)
Director and Co-Founder, Center for Cooperative Problem Solving (CCPS)

Hannah M. Sunderman

Assistant Professor

Katie Trozzo

Program Associate

Crystal Tyler-Mackey

Extension Leader, Inclusion and Diversity

Karen Vines

Assistant Professor, Continuing Professional Education Specialist

Jerald Walz

Collegiate Assistant Professor

Donna Westfall-Rudd

Associate Professor, Undergraduate Programs Director