Advisory Council
Advisory Council Members, 2025
Name
Board Affiliation Type

Shelley Butler Barlow, Cotton Plains Farm; VDACS Chairwoman and VT BOV member.
Producer

Jewel Bronaugh, Interim Dean
College of Agriculture and 1890 Adminstrator
Virginia State University

Mario Feruzzi, Dean
Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Guru Ghosh, Vice President for Outreach and International Affairs
Virginia Tech Outreach and International Affairs

Joseph Guthrie, Commissioner
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Mike Gutter, VCE Director and CALS Associate Dean
Virginia Cooperative Extension (Virginia Tech)

*Kern Houff, Railside Industries
Agribusiness Representative

Brantley Ivey, Class IV
VALOR Alumni Representative (recent)

Matt Lohr, Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
State Government - SAF

Vernon Meacham, Assistant Dean of Advancement
VT CALS Advancement

Tracy Rutherford, Department Head
Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education, Virginia Tech

Scott Sink, President
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
*denotes current Chair