Horticulture Innovation Lab management team

Leadership

Elizabeth Mitcham

Director
University of California, Davis

Elizabeth Mitcham is director of the Horticulture Innovation Lab and also a postharvest specialist based in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences.

Erin McGuire

Associate Director
University of California, Davis

Erin McGuire is the Associate Director of the Horticulture Innovation Lab. In this role, she supports and is a primary point of contact for all Horticulture Innovation Lab projects.

Michael Reid

Leader, Technology and Innovation
University of California, Davis

As the program's leader for innovation and technology, Michael Reid identifies and develops new technologies that address constraints to horticultural production for smallholder farmers.

Programmatic and Administrative Support

Angelos Deltsidis

International Postharvest Specialist
University of California, Davis

Angelos Deltsidis is an international postharvest specialist and also leads the team's work in Bangladesh in collaboration with the Nutrition Innovation Lab.

Anthony Phan

Project Analyst
University of California, Davis

Anthony Phan is responsible for scaling and commercialization of the DryCard™ in developing countries.

aynphan@ucdavis.edu

Archie Jarman

Program Officer
University of California, Davis

As a program officer, Archie Jarman coordinates the Horticulture Innovation Lab's Regional Centers and its Demonstration Center at UC Davis.

Ashley Carr

Financial analyst
University of California, Davis

Ashley Carr is the financial analyst for the Horticulture Innovation Lab.

Beatriz Rodriguez Abogado

Executive Assistant
University of California, Davis

Beatriz Rodriguez Abogado manages the office and plans events for the Horticulture Innovation Lab.

Brenda Dawson

Communications Coordinator
University of California, Davis

Brenda Dawson leads communications for the Horticulture Innovation Lab.

Students and scholars

Asha Sharma

Graduate Assistant
University of California, Davis

As a graduate assistant, Asha Sharma works on monitoring and evaluation of the Horticulture Innovation Lab's research.

asharm@ucdavis.edu

Corey Rodda

Graduate Assistant
University of California, Davis

As a graduate assistant, Corey Rodda is working on communications and writing for the Horticulture Innovation Lab.

crrodda@ucdavis.edu

Kevin Hudnall

Graduate Assistant
University of California, Davis

As a graduate assistant, Kevin Hudnall supports the Horticulture Innovation Lab's website and Trellis Fund management.

kahudnall@ucdavis.edu

Lauren Howe

Graduate Assistant
University of California, Davis

As a graduate assistant, Lauren Howe manages the Trellis Fund for the Horticulture Innovation Lab.

llhowe@ucdavis.edu

Michelle Boutell

Student Assistant
University of California, Davis

As a student assistant, Michelle Boutell manages the Horticulture Innovation Lab Demonstration Center at UC Davis.

mhboutell@ucdavis.edu

Special projects staff

Amrita Mukherjee

Assistant Specialist
University of California, Davis

Amrita Mukherjee is an assistant specialist working on a project in Bangladesh focused on examining nutrition impacts of horticultural innovations.

amukherjee@ucdavis.edu

Debora Rivera

Chief of Party for MásRiego project
University of California, Davis

As chief of party, Debora Rivera leads the MásRiego project consortium between the Horticulture Innovation Lab, Kansas State University, Zamorano University, and Barbara Ford Peace Center.

Gabriel Wyland

Chief of Party in Guinea
University of California, Davis

Gabriel Wyland is chief of party in Guinea for a Horticulture Innovation Lab project focused on establishing a horticulture training and services center.

gkwyland@ucdavis.edu

Mamadou Alpha Thiam

Guinea center manager
University of California, Davis

Mamadou Alpha Thiam works as the center manager at the Horticulture Innovation Lab's Horticulture Training and Services Center in Guinea.

mathiam@ucdavis.edu

Mohd Rezaul Islam

Associate researcher
WorldFish
University of California, Davis

Mohd. Rezaul Islam ("Rana") works on a project in Bangladesh focused on examining nutrition impacts of horticultural innovations and is employed by WorldFish.

rzislam@ucdavis.edu