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Erin McGuire

Erin McGuire is the Director for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture, based at the University of California, Davis. She holds a PhD in Geography from UC Davis, where she focused on Equity in Agricultural Innovation Systems, a master's degree in International Agricultural Development from UC Davis and a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the College of Santa Fe.
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Heather Hayashi

Heather Hayashi is the Communications Manager for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture. She has an M.S. in Library Science, completed graduate coursework with an emphasis in Painting and Photography at New York University, and a B.S. in Design with an emphasis in Visual Communications and Interior Architecture from UC Davis.
Kat Gregerson

Kat Gregerson

Kat Gregerson is a Graduate Student Researcher at the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture, where she will be working mainly with the GenderUp inclusive scaling tool. She is currently in the International Agricultural Development Program at UC Davis.
Kristen Becker

Kristen Becker

Kristen Becker is a Graduate Student Researcher for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture, and recently completed her masters degree in International Agricultural Development at UC Davis this Summer 2023.
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Lydiah Maranga

Lydiah Maranga is the Program Officer for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture. She holds an MSc. in International Agricultural Development from UC Davis, with an emphasis on project planning & evaluation, plant pathology, and soil science. She also has a B.A. in International relations from the same institution, focusing on Global Health, Environment, and Natural Resources.
Max Luepke

Max Luepke

Max Luepke is the student assistant for the Innovation Lab for Horticulture. He is a fourth-year undergraduate student in the Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry program.

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Michel Kabirigi

Michel Kabirigi is the Postdoc Scholar in Agricultural Innovation Systems with Expertise in Mixed Methods and Social Network Analysis, at the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture. He holds a PhD in Agricultural Sciences from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, where he focused on Knowledge Transmission in Agricultural Innovation Systems, a master's degree in Integrated Soil Fertility Management from Kenyatta University, and a bachelor's degree in Agriculture from the University of Rwanda.
Siobhan Rubsam

Siobhan Rubsam

Siobhan Rubsam is a Graduate Student Researcher for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture, and a first-year graduate student in the International Agricultural Development Masters program at UC Davis.

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