About Us – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chairs

The following members are serving as Chairs of the eXtension Organizing Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

Lindsey Lunsford

Co-Chair: CES/External Program

DEI Fellow / Sustainable Food System Resource Specialist, Tuskegee University

2019 Summit LaunchFest Presentation

Dr. Shatomi Luster-Edward

Co-Chair: CES/External Program

University of Missouri Urban County Director

Extension Foundation 2018 Summit Presentation

Terry Meisenbach

Co-Chair: Administration Communication

Extension Foundation Administration

Dr. Ahlishia Jnae Shipley

Co-Chair: Administration Communication

National Program leader, USDA

Ana Lu Fonseca

Chair: Assessment & Accountability

Assistant Director of DEI, Oregon State University

Margaret Sage

Co-Chair: CES/External Program

University of WI, Extension, 4-H Youth Development

Woodie Hughes, Jr.

Chair: Listen and Learn

Assistant Extension Administrator/State 4-H Program Leader, Fort Valley State University

Dr. Robert Zabawa

Co-Chair: CES/External Program

Research Professor and Coordinator of Social Science and Rural Development Research, Tuskegee University

Dr. Raymon Shange

Co-Chair: CES/External Program

Interim Assistant Dean for Tuskegee University Cooperative Extension
Director, Carver Integrative Sustainability Center, Tuskegee University

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Organizing Committee

The following list represents all members of the eXtension Organizing Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

Name	Title	About
Lindsey Lunsford	DEI Fellow	DEI eXtension Fellow
Shatomi Luster-Edward	University of Missouri Urban County Director	www.shatomi.me
Terry Meisenbach	Extension Foundation Administration	https://www.extension.org/author/tmeisenbach/
Chris Geith	eXtension CEO	CEO Extension Foundation
Sheron Fulson	Senator Curls Chief of Staff	https://www.senate.mo.gov/mem09/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheron-fulson-8b648b176/
Dr. Chiquita Miller	K-State Extension Agent	http://www.wyandotte.k-state.edu/about/staff/index.html
Valencia Broadus	MU Extension Council, Chair and Attorney	http://extension.missouri.edu/jackson/council.aspx
Ahlishia Shipley	National Program Leader, USDA	https://nifa.usda.gov/staff-contact/ahlishia-jnae-shipley
Ana Lu Fonseca	Assistant Director of DEI, Oregon State University, Outreach and Engagement	http://extension.oregonstate.edu/employee/ana-lu-fonseca
Mark Locklear	Web Developer, eXtension	https://www.extension.org/2014/10/07/extension-welcomes-new-staffer-mark-locklear/
Dr. Pamala Morris	Purdue, Assistant Dean/Director, Office of Multicultural Programs, Professor, Youth Development and Ag. Education Project Director, eXtension, CoP “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion”	Overview for Dr. Pamala Morris
Karima Samadi	Program Manager OSU Extension College of Education and Human Ecology, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences	https://fic.osu.edu/members/directory/s/samadi-karima.html
Jauqua Wilkins	Urban League of Greater Kansas City	https://www.ulkc.org/our-team
Peggy Ehlers	Purdue University, Extension, 4-H Youth	https://extension.purdue.edu/Dearborn/profile/pehlers
Margaret Sage	University of WI, Extension, 4-H Youth Development	https://sauk.extension.wisc.edu/staff-directory/
Dr. Courtney T. Owens	Kentucky State University, Interim Assistance Extension Administrator	http://kysu.edu/directory/bio/courtney-owens/
Davi Mozie	Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Reentry Educator	http://ccetompkins.org/staff/davi-mozie
Kenneth J. Schlather	Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Executive Director	http://ccetompkins.org/staff/kenneth-j-schlather
Kenneth Earl McLaurin	Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Financial Management Educator	http://ccetompkins.org/staff/kenneth-mclaurin-jr
Eduardo Gonzalez	Cornell University Cooperative Extension	https://www.human.cornell.edu/people/eg36
Letitia (Tish) Johnson	University of Missouri Cooperative Extension, Community Development	https://extension2.missouri.edu/people/letitia-tish-johnson-138
Dr. Angela Allen, Ph.D.	University of Wisconsin Extension, Associate Professor & Communities Educator	https://milwaukee.uwex.edu/cnred/
Woodie Hughes	Fort Valley State University, College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology, Cooperative Extension Program	http://ag.fvsu.edu/index.php/directory/hughes-woodie/ http://www.fvsu.edu/staff/woodie-hughes/
Steve Wagoner	Purdue Extension, County Extension Director	https://extension.purdue.edu/marion/profile/wagoners
Nia Imani Fields, Ed.D.	University of Maryland Extension, 4-H Specialist, Curricular Systems & Program Development	https://www.niaimanifields.com/ http://extension.umd.edu/4-h
Matt Pezold, MS, MA	University of Missouri Extension, Urban West Region, Labor and Workforce Development Specialist	http://extension.missouri.edu/directory/DisplayRegionalStaff.aspx?C=85251&Office_ID=988 https://extension2.missouri.edu/people/matthew-pezold-85251
Tony Franklin	University of Illinois Extension, Associate Director for Extension Field Operations	https://extension.illinois.edu/staff/tony-franklin
Adegoke Adetunji	Purdue University, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction	https://www.education.purdue.edu/about/diversity-initiatives/holmes-scholars-program/