Governance
The Steering Committee consists of the Director, Graduate Coordinator and three members elected by the faculty. Among those three, Crop and Soil Sciences and Horticulture Departments must be represented as well as each of the Athens, Griffin, and Tifton campuses. The Steering Committee members serve three-year terms and can be re-elected.
Current Steering Committee Members
Esther Van Der Knaap (Graduate Coordinator) ex officio
Nino Brown (Crop and Soil Sciences, Tifton) through 2026
Soraya Bertioli (Plant Pathology, Athens) through 2027
Andrew Ogden (Horticulture, Griffin) through 2028
2026 PBGG Steering Committee. L-R: Nino Brown, Soraya Bertioli, Andrew Ogden, and Esther Van Der Knaap.