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MGC Board of Directors (2021 - 2022)
Candy Hirsch
2021 Chair
(2023)
Ruth Wagner
2020 Past Chair
(2022)
Jay Hollick
2022 Incoming Chair
(2024)
Sherry Flint-Garcia
Secretary
(2022)
David Braun
Treasurer
(2023)
Lisa Harper
Communications
(2024)
Ed Buckler
At large
(2022)
Thelma Madzima
At large
(2024)
James Schnable
At large
(2023)
Maize Genetics Advocacy Committee (2021 - 2022)
David Braun
2023
Ed Buckler
2022
Sylvia Morais de Sousa
2023
Richard Edema
2024
Sherry Flint-Garcia
2022
Lisa Harper
2024
Candy Hirsch
2023
Jay Hollick
2024
Shawn Kaeppler
RCN Representative
Mark Lubkowitz
2024
Thelma Madzima
2024
Uta Paszkowski
2024
James Schnable
2023
Ruth Wagner
2022 - Chair
Yongrui Wu
2023
Awards & Nominations Committee (2021 - 2022)
Paula McSteen
(ANC Chair) (Stadler Mid-Career Awardee) - University of Missouri - 2023
Sarah Hearne
- CIMMYT - 2022
Irina Makarevitch
- Hamline University- 2022
Marilyn Warburton
(CODIE member) - USDA-ARS - 2022
Hank Bass
(CODIE liaison) - Florida State University - 2023
James Schnable
(BOD liaison) (Rhoades Early Career Awardee) - University of Nebraska- 2023
Jim Birchler
(McClintock Awardee) - University of Missouri - 2024
Eli Borrego
- Texas A&M - 2024
Marja Timmermans
(Stadler Mid-Career Awardee) -University of Tubingen - 2024
Committee on Outreach, Diversity, Inclusion, and Education (2021 - 2022)
2021 Elected positions:
John Fowler
(CODIE Chair) - Oregon State University
Irina Makarevitch
(CODIE secretary) - Hamline University
2021 Non-elected positions
Carson Andorf
(MaizeGDB Liaison) - USDA-ARS
Tessa Durham Brooks
(Programming, Participation, and Community Development chair) - Doane University
Mark Lubkowitz
(Outreach, Recruitment and Retention chair) - Saint Michael's College
Thelma Madzima
(MGC Liaison) - University of Washington Bothell
Marna Yandeau-Nelson
(MGMSC Liaison) - Iowa State University
2021 Committee members
Madelaine Bartlett
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amruta Bapat
- Iowa State University
Hank Bass
- Florida State University
Lina Castano-Duque
- USDA-ARS
Natalia de Leon
- University of Wisconsin
Erin Doyle
- Doane University
Andrew Egesa
- University of Florida
Jason Gregory
- Rutgers University
Leigh Hawkins
- USDA-ARS
David Jackson
- Cold Spring Harbor Lab
Bharath Kunduru
- Clemson University
Le Liu
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sylvia Morais de Sousa
- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa
John Portwood
- USDA-ARS
Beth Thompson
- East Carolina University
Thu Tran
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Marilyn Warburton
- USDA-ARS
Margaret Woodhouse
- USDA-ARS
Others serving in advisory capacities:
Ed Buckler
- USDA-ARS
Maize Genetics Meeting Steering Committee (2021 - 2022)
Erin Sparks (Chair)
- University of Delaware (2023)
Matthew Hufford (Co-Chair)
- Iowa State University (2024)
Marna Yandeau-Nelson (Previous Chair)
- Iowa State University (2023)
Madelaine Bartlett
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (2024)
Joe Gage
- Cornell (2022)
Mei Guo
- KenFeng Seed Co (2023)
Frank Hochholdinger
- University of Bonn (2025)
Todd Jones
- Corteva (2022)
Ruben Rellan-Alvarez
- North Carolina State University (2025)
Samantha Snodgrass
- Iowa State University (2022)
Maud Tenaillon
- INRA Génétique Quantitative Évolution - Le Moulo (2022)
Petra Wolters
- Corteva (2025)
Local Host:
Marty Sachs
Ex-officio members:
Carson Andorf
- MaizeGDB Representative
David Braun
- Treasurer
Darwin Campbell
- Planning / Audio Visual
John Portwood
- Abstract Coordinator
Marty Sachs
- Guru
Meeting planning:
Tricia Simmons
- Conference Direct
MGC Membership Committee (2021 - 2022)
Wojtek Pawlowski
Chair
Carson Andorf
Amruta Bapat
Lisa Harper
Candy Hirsch
Bob Meeley
Sara Miller
Natalie Nannas
Thu Tran
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