CFANS Graduate Student Board

Responsibilities include:

  • Facilitate communication between graduate students, faculty, administration, and the alumni of CFANS
  • Participate directly in discussions and provide input on issues that concern graduate student academic and professional life
  • Inform peer graduate students of leadership and development opportunities

Graduate Student Resources

GSB Grants:

The Fall 2025 grant applications are now available. Applications are due Oct. 31, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.

Questions, concerns, or want to become more involved? Email [email protected].

CFANS Graduate Student Board Executive Team

Board MemberRoleProgram 
Connor SlawinChairPlant Pathology
Azucena Sierra GarciaVice Chair       Land and Atmospheric Science
Hsuan-Fu WangTreasurerPlant Pathology
Jillian TurbevilleCommunicationsApplied Plant Sciences
Caitlin KlaeuiSecretaryAnimal Science
Anne RuudAdvisor Graduate Programs Specialist
Mary BuschetteAdvisorDirector of Alumni Relations


Graduate Student Board: Program Contacts 

ProgramRepresentativeAlternate
Animal SciencePeter BinaHannah Lochner
Applied EconomicsZizhuo ChenCarmen Armen Montalvo
Applied Plant SciencesNavjot SinghJillian Turbeville
Bioproducts and Biosystems Science, Engineering & ManagementAdam HaagSayofunmi Adegbembo
Conservation Sciences Jared LangerMiranda Huang
EntomologySayesha KhannaEmma Hans
Food ScienceElie FayadCecia Flores Sanchez
Land and Atmospheric Science  Azucena Sierra GarciaVacant
Natural Resources Science and ManagementHailey DraperVacant
Nutrition Erin O'SullivanEsmaeel Gholizadeh 
Plant PathologyConnor SlawinHsuan-Fu Want
Water Resources ScienceAshlyn CowgillVacant