AgLaunch About Us
AgLaunch envisions a transformed regional agriculture and food economy centered around farmers, innovation, and prosperity. AgLaunch is a non-profit organization building a national network of diverse farmers to envision, enable and accelerate the farms of the future through incubating new startups, pioneering new methodologies, and commercializing value-added projects.
Our Team
EMMANUEL AMIDO
Lead Brand Storyteller
PETE NELSON
President
SARAH VARBLE Ph.D.
Entrepreneurial Program Lead
KELLY BUMPUS
Director of Product Development
MARGARET OLDHAM
Director of Entrepreneurship
GAVIN WILLIAMS
Field Research Agronomist
JADE CLARK
Director of Talent Development
BRANDI RINKS
Administrative & Operations Coordinator
TOM WOMACK
Senior Advisor
PAUL KENNEDY
Director of Field Trials
LILLY TENCH
Appalachian AgriFood Innovation Cluster Lead
Our Board
Marcus Coleman, Ph.D.
Professor of Practice, School of Liberal Arts, Tulane University
Karen LeVert
CEO of Ag TechInventures (AgTI)
Corinne Gould
Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Andrew R. McCarroll
General Counsel for Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
Fayre Crossley
Chief Grants and Compliance Officer at Epicenter Memphis
Rhedona Rose
Executive Vice President Tennessee Farm Bureau
Arielle Moinester
Senior Program Director, Women's Earth Alliance.