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    Florida AgrAbility - Cultivating Accessible Agriculture

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    Advisory Board


    Advisory Board


    Drew Andrews Farmer - Technical Assistance Coordinator, Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities (FCSUA)
    David Banes Executive Director, Grow Hub
    Karen Besterman-Dahan US Department of Veteran Affairs, Center of Innovation on Disability & Rehab Research (CINDRR)
    Hanna Brock FAAST - Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology
    Allison Chase President & CEO, Able Trust
    Ricardo Davalos Worker Safety Program Coordinator, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
    Allen “Drew” Dees Accessibility Specialist, UF, Disability Resource Center
    Tara Dorn Project Assistant, Florida AgrAbility
    Karen Evans LifeLyfts by Life Essentials
    Victoria Ebuen Program Administrator, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
    Keith Gerena Veterans Employment and Training Services (VETS) Manager, Veterans Florida
    Cody Helmer Executive Director of Development, UF
    Mary Ann Hooks Director of Government Affairs, UF/IFAS
    Andrea Lazzari County Extension Director and Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension Agent, UF
    David Meurer Department of Emergency Medicine, UF College of Medicine
    Beth Meyer Executive Director, Florida Independent Living Council
    Joe Catlin Mixson Veteran Farmer
    Saqib Mukhtar Professor and Associate Dean for Extension, Agriculture and Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
    Geoffrey Patterson Director, Ag Policy, Florida Farm Bureau Federation
    Eric Reed FAAST - Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology
    Elizabeth Crawford Shephard Family and Consumer Science Agent, UF/IFAS Brevard County 
    Stephen Sundarra Associate Director, CARRT - Center for Assistive, Rehabilitation & Robotics Technologies, University of South Florida
    Johana Valdivieso VR Independent Living Program, Florida Department of Education - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
    Chris Vivian Associate Vice President of Communications, UF/IFAS
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