
School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences faculty will take part in UMES’ new Assistant Department Chair Leadership Program. Pictured from left are, Drs. Bridgett Clinton-Scott, human ecology graduate program director; Caleb Nindo, professor of food processing and engineering, and food and agricultural sciences Ph.D. program director; and Justine Whitaker, assistant professor of environmental sciences. They are among 16 faculty members across disciplines selected for the pipeline to chair program.
The program runs October 2025-August 2026 with participants attending leadership seminars and receiving training and mentorship opportunities.

