Council for Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Change

Training and Resources

Resources Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Training

The LSU AgCenter and the LSU College of Agriculture are committed to serving all of Louisiana’s diverse citizens and students. It is imperative that we meet the needs of everyone and that our programs and employment are diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

The LSU AgCenter and LSU College of Agriculture⁩ are seeking a person to provide diversity, inclusion, and opportunity leadership. Consider joining the agriculture family.

The joint council advises our organizations on policies, programs, and actions that support and guide our students, faculty, staff, partners, and communities in working toward a more diverse, safe, positive, equitable, and inclusive environment for all citizens of Louisiana regardless of their race, color, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs or disability.

Diversity Council Membership Council Meeting Minutes Council for DIEC Bylaws PDF

LSU AgCenter and CoA Diversity Council Members

Name	Job Title	Region/Dept	Portrait
Matthew R. Lee	Vice President and Dean	LSU AgCenter LSU College of Agriculture
Achyut Adhikari	Associate School Director Extension Specialist and Associate professor	Food Safety
Trina Biswas	Instructor	Ag Economics
Bruce Cameron	Department Head	TAM
Aita Giovanna	Professor	Audubon Sugar Institute
Collins Kimbeng	Professor	Sugar Research Station
Jamila Freightman	Extension Associate	school of Nutrition and Food Sciences
Joy Sims	Assistant Agent	NE Region
Donovan Segura	Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Title IX	Southern University Ag Center
Marcy Fisher	Director	Fiscal
Mark Schafer	Associate Professor	AgEcon
Heather Kirk-Ballard	Assistant Professor & Get It Growing Coordinator	SPEES
Todd Tarifa	4-H Youth Development Department Head	4-H
Sharman Charles	Instructor	SNFS
Tara Smith	Exec. Vice President and Director of Cooperative Extension	Office of the Vice President
Sarah Thomas-Sharma	Assistant Professor	Plant Pathology
Lori James	Program Specialist	LSU AgCenter
Xavier Bell Co-chair	Assistant 4-H Agent	SE Region/St. John
Jessica Randazza	Associate Extension Agent	St. Martin
Xi Zhang	Assistant Professor	Red River Station
Leona Camel-Clinton	Nutrition Educator II	Caddo
Aiden Douglas	student	College of Ag
Havanna Farinas	student	College of Ag
L. Danelle Honeycutt	student	College of Ag
Michael Wilcher	student	College of Ag
Daja Williams	student	College of Ag
Ex-officio:
Gina Eubanks	Associate Vice Pres. & Program Leader	Nutrition and Food Sciences
Ashley Gautreaux	Assistant Vice Pres.	Human Resource Mgmt.
Frankie Gould	Associate Vice Pres.	Strategic Communications
Allen Rutherford	Executive Associate Dean	College of Ag
Mike Salassi	Associate Vice Pres. and Program Leader	Agriculture and Natural Resources