Center Officials
Jason Grant
Program Director
jhgrant@vt.edu
Mary Marchant
Education Head
mmarchan@vt.edu
David Orden
Agricultural Policy Lead
orden@vt.edu
Ambassador Richard T. Crowder
Retired Thornhill Professor of Agricultural Trade
Former Chief Agricultural Negotiator
vpi1960@vt.edu
Everett Peterson
Emeritus Professor in Agricultural Trade
petersone@vt.edu
Jennifer Shelton
Program Support Specialist
jlvandyk@vt.edu
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2025 Summer Symposium
The registration fee for attending in-person is $150.00. A partial refund of $100.00 will be made if a cancellation notice is received before June 1, 2025. No refunds will be given after June 1, 2025.