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AgLaunch About Us

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

KATIE ELLIS

Appalachian AgriFood Innovation Cluster Lead

ALEX PARASKEVAS

Northwest AgriFood Innovation Cluster Lead

TOM WOMACK

Senior Advisor

MADISON AUSTIN

Director of Grants and Contracts

PAUL KENNEDY

Senior Farm Innovation Specialist

BRANDI RINKS

Executive Coordinator

RAJAH BROWN

Vice President Of Operations

PETE NELSON

President

SARAH VARBLE Ph.D.

Director of Entrepreneurship

KELLY BUMPUS

Director of Farm Innovation

MARGARET OLDHAM

Vice President of Innovation

GAVIN WILLIAMS

Farm Innovation Specialist

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

Rhedona Rose

Executive Vice President Tennessee Farm Bureau

Fayre Crossley

Chief Grants and Compliance Officer at Epicenter Memphis

Arielle Moinester

Senior Program Director, Women's Earth Alliance.