Alumni | Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture

Karen LeGrand

University of California, Davis

Karen LeGrand is the principal investigator of the Building and Scaling Safe Vegetable Value Chains in Cambodia project, supporte

klegrand@ucdavis.edu

James Nienhuis

Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jim Nienhuis is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and also serves as a principal investigator on Horticulture Innovation Lab projects focused on vegetable production in Central Ame

Catalina Galdamez

Co-PI
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG)

Catalina Galdámez is a Salvadoran economist and researcher. She has a degree in Economics from Universidad José Simeón Cañas (UCA), a Master's degree in Economics from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) -- where she also received her PhD candidacy in Economics in 2023.

ccgaldamez@uvg.edu.gt

Fridah Githuku

Principal Investigator
GROOTS Kenya

Fridah is the Executive Director of GROOTS Kenya, a national movement of grassroots women and girls.

fridah.githuku@gmail.com

Max Luepke

Undergrad Assistant
University of California, Davis

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.

Ed Keturakis

Former Horticulture Innovation Lab International Advisory Board Member
Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture

Ed Keturakis has more than 25 years of agribusiness and natural resource management experience, and served as a member of the Horticulture Innovation Lab's International Advisory Board until 2023.

Maritza Filson

Undergraduate Student Staff
University of California, Davis

Maritza Filson is the undergraduate student staff member for the Horticulture Innovation Lab

mafilson@ucdavis.edu

Mark A. Ritenour

Co-Principal Investigator
University of Florida

Dr. Mark A.

ritenour@ufl.edu

Mari Fenton, UC Davis grad student, portrait

Marieke Fenton

Former graduate assistant
University of California, Davis

As a graduate assistant for the Horticulture Innovation Lab, Marieke was involved in trainings for the chimney solar dryer and research on market opportunities for dried produce.

mcfenton@ucdavis.edu

Liza Wood

Former graduate assistant
University of California, Davis

As a graduate assistant, Liza Wood focused on technology adoption and innovation diffusion among Horticulture Innovation Lab projects, to provide insight into long-term adoption.

belwood@ucdavis.edu