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Nine members of the DivSeek International Network Inc. Board of Directors were elected to serve for periods of two and three years, from April 2021.<\/p>\n
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Yasmina is a plant breeder, graduated from Agronomy and Veterinary Hassan II Institute (Morroco), with a PhD in biology...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> Rob is the Head of Research e-Infrastructure at the Earlham Institute (EI), where he leads both the...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> Hearne's work focuses on the exploration and application of native genetic variation in crop improvement.<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> Stephen Kresovich is the Robert and Lois Coker Trustees Chair of Genetics in the Department of Plant...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> Emily Marden is a practicing regulatory attorney and is a research associate in the School of Law...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> Dr. Richards received his MS in molecular biology at Stanford University and his Ph.D. in Genetics...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> Julia Sibiya is an Associate Professor of Plant Breeding in the School of Agricultural, Earth...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> Nils research is at the forefront of plant breeding by developing genomic tools, mapping of agronomic traits...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li><\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.9″ hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n * \u201cSpecial Members\u201d have voting rights in the Corporation and individuals associated with Special Members may be elected to the Board of the Corporation, but have no fiduciary responsibility to or on behalf of the Corporation. This category is available solely to those (individuals) who have restrictions based on their employment status. A member will be designated as Special Member upon agreement of the Board.<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=”former-board” _builder_version=”4.0.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Former Board of Directors ” _builder_version=”4.0.9″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Former Board of Directors Shortcode” _builder_version=”4.0.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]<\/p>\n Mike is an alumnus of the University of Saskatchewan, where he obtained a degree in Soil Science...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> Graham has over 34 years post-doctoral research and research management experience in crop plant...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> Ruth received her BSc at Sheffield University and her Ph.D at the University of Warwick...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=”former-board” _builder_version=”4.0.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Former Board of Directors ” _builder_version=”4.0.9″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Former Board of Directors Shortcode” _builder_version=”4.0.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Susan McCouch is a Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Biology, Biological Statistics...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> Andreas Graner has a PhD in Plant Genetics from the Technical University of M\u00fcnich, Germany...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> Carolyn has devoted the last 15 years to developing computational systems\/solutions that support...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> Rajeev Varshney is Global Research Program Director- Genetic Gains at ICRISAT. The Research program...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> Steve was Director of Strategic Partnerships and COO of the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS)...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> Dr. Felicitas Katepa-Mupondwa holds a Doctorate in Plant Breeding...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li> David Marshall has recently stepped down from leadership of the Information and Computational...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/li>Robert Davey<\/a><\/h6>
Sarah Hearne<\/a><\/h6>
Stephen Kresovich<\/a><\/h6>
Emily Marden<\/a><\/h6>
Christopher Richards*<\/a><\/h6>
Julia Sibiya<\/a><\/h6>
Prof. Dr. Nils Stein<\/a><\/h6>
Board Observers<\/h2>\n
Mike Cey<\/a><\/h6>
Graham King (Executive Director)<\/a><\/h6>
Ruth Bastow<\/a><\/h6>
Former Directors<\/h2>\n
Susan McCouch<\/a><\/h6>
Andreas Graner<\/a><\/h6>
Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill<\/a><\/h6>
Rajeev Varshney<\/a><\/h6>
Stephen H. Visscher<\/a><\/h6>
Felicitas Katepa-Mupondwa<\/a><\/h6>
David Marshall<\/a><\/h6>
Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton<\/a><\/h6>