People behind the program

Program Staff

Meet the faculty, outreach professionals, and leadership team who make this work possible.

Tuskegee University Agri-Entrepreneurship Outreach Program

Program leadership and faculty

The program brings together expertise in agricultural education, outreach, research, production, and community partnerships.

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Dr. Tasha Hargrove

Principal Investigator & Project Director

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Dr. Clarissa Harris

Program Faculty

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Dr. Robert Zabawa

Senior Agricultural Advisor

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Dr. Lucy Asare-Baah

Program Faculty

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Ms. Fraun Williams

Program Coordinator

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Dr. F. Adalumo Ntam

Program Faculty

Mrs. Gwen Harris

Program Leadership

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Mr. Miles Robinson

Program Leadership

Farmer-to-Farmer guidance

On-Farm Mentors

Select a mentor card to read a brief biography.

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Demetrius Hooks

Farm Intern Liaison

Al Hooks Produce · Macon County Farmers Market

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Dr. Jean Keel

Founder and Agricultural Mentor

Tender Love & Care Farm

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Rockiell Woods

Independent Agricultural Consultant

Wood-Wad Farms · Alcorn State University

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Jacqueline McArthur

Owner and Beekeeping Mentor

Tuskegee Honey, LLC

Flint River Farms

Agricultural Heritage Mentor

Historic farm community · Established 1937

Farm Intern Liaison · Macon County Farmers Market Manager

Demetrius Hooks

Demetrius Hooks farms at Al Hooks Produce, a family-owned farming cooperative in Shorter, Alabama. He works with farmers, students, extension agents, and government agencies to support farm internships and market programs while helping connect locally grown produce with regional communities.
Tender Love & Care Farm

Dr. Jean Keel

Dr. Jean Keel is an entrepreneur, business manager, spiritual leader, and retired U.S. Army Sergeant First Class. Through Tender Love & Care Outreach and Tender Love & Care Farm, she has developed community-based support and healing-farm pathways for underserved and homeless veterans in Alabama and Georgia.
Wood-Wad Farms · Agricultural Consultant

Rockiell Woods

Rockiell Woods leads Wood-Wad Farms, an agricultural consultancy and community-focused farming operation based in Mississippi. As a lead trainer and agricultural consultant, he supports urban farming, agricultural education, food safety, produce handling, and practical instruction for small-scale farmers across the Southeast.
Tuskegee Honey, LLC

Jacqueline McArthur

Jacqueline McArthur owns Tuskegee Honey, LLC, which produces raw local wildflower honey in small seasonal batches. Her approach centers bee health, Alabama Black Belt Prairie wildflowers, environmental stewardship, and low-intervention beekeeping practices that allow the bees and the land to guide each harvest.
Historic Agricultural Community · Established 1937

Flint River Farms

Flint River Farms began in 1937 after the federal government purchased 10,879 acres across 11 tracts and developed the land into family farm units. The historic community provided participating farmers with homes, farm structures, livestock, wells, sanitation, fencing, and access to rural electric service, creating a lasting agricultural legacy that informs today’s beginning-farmer mentorship.

Program support team

TBA

Program support team information will be announced.

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