Council Leadership

The Council Board of Directors is composed of individuals who represent organizations actively engaged in or supporting agricultural education, all working to strengthen the agricultural talent pipeline. Board members fall into three categories:

  • Representatives from designated Agricultural Education-Related Organizations (AEROs)

  • Ex-officio members who serve by virtue of their role in another organization

  • Appointed members selected directly by The Council

Executive Board

  • Brad Driskill

    Chair

    Executive Director
    National PAS Organization

    Sedalia, MO

    bdriskill@nationalpas.org 

  • Dr. Daniel Foster

    AAAE Rep. & Chair Elect

    Assoc. Prof. of Agricultural Teacher Education
    The Pennsylvania State University

    University Park, PA

    foster@psu.edu

  • Dr. Robert “Bobby” Torres

    Past Chair

    Assoc. Dean and Director of Academic Programs
    College of Ag, Consumer, and Envr. Sciences
    New Mexico State University

    Las Cruces, NM

    rmt@nmsu.edu

  • Lavyne Rada

    ACTE Ag Ed Division Rep. & Secretary

    Assoc. Director of Teacher Recruitment & Retention
    Lakes Country Service Cooperative

    Litchfield, MN

    lrada@mncte.org

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