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Our People

We Develop Plant Scientists Who Fight Hunger

Trainees and BTF Board Members

The Borlaug Training Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors that is responsible for overall policy and direction of the organization. In addition to the Board of of Directors, the Borlaug Training Foundation also has a group of Advocates that fully participate in Board committees and activities of the foundation.  

 

Our Board Members and Advocates are world-renowned senior scientists and professors, who are committed to training and mentorship. Many of us were mentored or inspired by Dr. Borlaug and therefore appreciate his values for continued success. By engaging our vast network within the international community, we connect young scientists with active and retired senior scientists willing to serve as mentors. ​

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Members of the Board of Directors and Advocates serve on a voluntary basis and receive no compensation for their services. This ensures that all donations go directly towards supporting the mission of our foundation.

Our Officers and Board of Directors

Dr. Karina Frank

Interim Executive
Director

Dr. Maricelis Acevedo

Board
Member

Dr. Parveen Chhuneja

Board
Member

Dr. Charles Kleinermann

Board
Member

Dr. Silvia Rosa

Board
Member

Dr. Thomas A. Lumpkin

Board
President

Dr. Sarrah Ben M’Barek

Board
Member

Dr. Antonio Costa de Oliveira

Board
Member

Dr. Alexey Morgunov

Board
Member

Dr. Ashok K. Singh

Board
Member

Dr. Priyanka Gupta

Board
Vice President

Dr. Flavio Breseghello

Board
Member

Dr. Carlos Guzmán

Board
Member

Dr. Henry T. Nguyen

Board
Member

Our Advocates

Mrs. Jeanie Borlaug Laube

Advocate, Co-Founder, and Honorary Foundation Chair

Dr. Roy Cantrell

Advocate and Former Board President

Dr. Hans J. Braun

Advocate and Former Board
Member

Dr. Scott Haley

Advocate and Former
Board Secretary

Dr. Meriem Aoun

Advocate

Dr. Eric Danquah

Advocate

Dr. Amir M.H. Ibrahim

Advocate

Dr. Suchismita Mondal

Advocate

Dr. K.V. Raman

Advocate

Dr. Kadambot Siddique

Advocate

Dr. Hong Wang

Advocate

Dr. Jesse Dubin

Advocate and
Co-Founder

JonMarie Dominguez

Advocate and Former Executive Director

Dr. Ron DePauw

Advocate and Former Board Member

Dr. Rollin Sears

Advocate and Former
Board Treasurer

Dr. P. Stephen Baenziger

Advocate

Dr. Ruth Dill-Macky

Advocate

Dr. Evans Lagudah

Advocate

Dr. Yukiko Naruoka

Advocate

Dr. Georges Seil

Advocate

Dr. Wuletaw Tadesse

Advocate

Dr. Kazuo Watanabe

Advocate

Dr. Fred Cholick

Advocate and Former Board President

Dr. Amor H. Yahyaoui

Advocate and Former Board Vice President

Dr. Kim Garland-Campbell

Advocate and Former Board Treasurer

Dr. David Altman

Advocate

Dr. Dalma Castillo R.

Advocate

Dr. Fernanda Gamba

Advocate

Dr. Esten Mason

Advocate

Dr. Aziz Nurbekov

Advocate

Dr. Julia Sibiya

Advocate

Dr. Tajibayev Daniyar

Advocate

Borlaug Training Foundation
1170 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO  80523  USA
info@borlaugtrainingfoundation.org

The Borlaug Training Foundation is a USA-Registered 501c(3) Non-Profit Organization​
EIN 47-1749274
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