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
PETE NELSON
President
MADISON AUSTIN
Director of Grants and Contracts
RAJAH BROWN
Vice President Of Operations
KATIE ELLIS
Appalachian AgriFood Innovation Cluster Lead
MARGARET OLDHAM
Vice President of Innovation
PAUL KENNEDY
Senior Farm Innovation Specialist
TOM WOMACK
Senior Advisor
ALEX PARASKEVAS
Northwest AgriFood Innovation Cluster Lead
DAIJA PATTON
Innovation Programs Specialist
BRANDI RINKS
Executive Coordinator
SARAH VARBLE Ph.D.
Director of Entrepreneurship
GAVIN WILLIAMS
Farm Innovation Specialist
Our Board
Marcus Coleman, Ph.D.
Professor of Practice, School of Liberal Arts, Tulane University
Fayre Crossley
Chief Grants and Compliance Officer at Epicenter Memphis
Corinne Gould
Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Karen LeVert
CEO of Ag TechInventures (AgTI)
Arielle Moinester
Senior Program Director, Women's Earth Alliance.
Rhedona Rose
Executive Vice President Tennessee Farm Bureau, retired