Advisory Council
Advisory Council Members, 2022
Name
Board Affiliation Type
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Shelley Butler Barlow, Cotton Plains Farm; VDACS Chairwoman and VT BOV member.
Producer
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Brad Cornelius, CEO, Farm Credit of the Virginias
Farm Credit
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M. James Faison, Class III
VALOR Alumni Representative (early)
![Guru Ghosh](/content/valor_alce_vt_edu/en/about/advisory-council/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_1938052692/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/s-medium/image.jpg)
Guru Ghosh, Vice President for Outreach and International Affairs
Virginia Tech Outreach and International Affairs
![Alan Grant](/content/valor_alce_vt_edu/en/about/advisory-council/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_684421554/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/s-medium/image.jpg)
Alan Grant, Dean
Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Joseph Guthrie, Commissioner
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
![Kern Houff](/content/valor_alce_vt_edu/en/about/advisory-council/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_1220253221/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/s-medium/image.jpg)
*Kern Houff, Railside Industries
Agribusiness Representative
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Brantley Ivey, Class IV
VALOR Alumni Representative (recent)
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Mike Gutter, VCE Director and CALS Associate Dean
Virginia Cooperative Extension (Virginia Tech)
![Matt Lohr](/content/valor_alce_vt_edu/en/about/advisory-council/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_1731029409/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/s-medium/image.jpg)
Matt Lohr, Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
State Government
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Dean of the College of Agriculture and 1890 Administrator
Virginia Cooperative Extension (Virginia State University)
![Vernon Meacham](/content/valor_alce_vt_edu/en/about/advisory-council/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_1848908420/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/s-medium/image.jpg)
Vernon Meacham, Assistant Dean of Advancement
VT CALS Advancement
![Wayne Pryor](/content/valor_alce_vt_edu/en/about/advisory-council/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_924094566/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/s-medium/image.jpg)
Wayne Pryor, President
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
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Tracy Rutherford, Department Head
Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education, Virginia Tech
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Cliff Williamson, Executive Director
Virginia Agribusiness Council
*denotes current Chair