2026-27 Board Members

ACE Board of Directors

President

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

President-Elect

Kay Ledbetter
Research Communications Specialist
Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications

Vice President

Craig Woods
Video Production Manager
Office of Communication and Marketing
Oklahoma State University

Past President

Stacey Stearns
Senior Communications Specialist
University of Connecticut Extension

Treasurer

Julee Stephenson
Senior Director, Marketing, Communications and External Relations
Office of Engagement and Extension
Colorado State University

Learning Community Director

Michelle Olgers
Communications Officer
Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)

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

Sonya Moore-Davis

Director of Media & Communications

Langston University Sherman Lewis School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Diversity Director

Inka Bajandas
Public Outreach Manager 

Oregon Forest Resources Institute

Retiree Director

Dee Shore
Retired

Board-Appointed Positions

Development Officer

Jennifer Alexander

ACE Curator

Ruth Borger

Journal of Applied Communications

Holli Leggette, Ph.D. – Executive Editor
Shannon Norris-Parish, Ph.D. – Managing Editor

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

Lori Greiner
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ACE Representative to the APLU Board on Agriculture Assembly's Communications and Marketing Committee

John Hawley