The Texas A&M AgriLife Strategic Plan outlines a path to drive innovation and science-based solutions to enrich all of Texas through agriculture and life sciences. The Strategic Plan was premiered as part of the State of AgriLife address January 14.
Mission: Enrich Texas with comprehensive agricultural and life sciences knowledge and services to restore connections among people, agriculture, food, science, and the economy.
Vision: Lead by providing influential, innovative, and science-based solutions that position Texas as a national model in connecting agriculture and healthy lives.
Implementation Objectives
- Form AgriLife Strategic Planning Committee
- Initiate the Matrix Management Structure
- Develop AgriLife Ambassadors
- Reinvigorate Leadership and Professional Development
- Engage and Support Evolving Stakeholders
Adaptive Strategic Plan Steering Committee Members
- Chair: Susan Ballabina, Ph.D., deputy vice chancellor, AgriLife, and associate deputy dean for administration, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Jordan Brod, operations manager, TVMDL
- Courtney Dodd, Ph.D., associate director, AgriLife Extension
- Jared Karns, planning and preparedness department head, Forest Service
- Philip Kaufman, Ph.D., professor and head of the Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Elizabeth Parker, Ph.D., associate director, operations and strategic initiatives, AgriLife Research
- Reid Redden, Ph.D., center director, AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo
- Gretchen Riley, state program manager for forest conservation and community forestry, Forest Service
- Ruben Saldana, Ed.D., district extension administrator, AgriLife Extension
- Vic Seidel, assistant agency director, CFO, TVMDL
- Luis Tedeschi, Ph.D., professor, Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Working Groups and Champions
- Communicating the strategic plan. Champion: Holly Shive, assistant vice chancellor for marketing and communications
- Matrix management structure. Champion: John Tracy, Ph.D., director of the Texas Water Resources Institute and interim head for the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Leadership and professional development. Champion: Caitlyn Calvert, assistant vice chancellor for digital learning
- AgriLife ambassadorship. Champion: Rebecca O’Neil, events manager
- Responding to an evolving Texas. Co-champions: Caitlyn Calvert and Holly Shive
