Administration

The Plant Soil Microbial Community Consortium (PSMCC) was administered through the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University. The principal officer of the Consortium was the Director, aided by the Associate Director, Executive Committee, and Consortium Faculty. The Industrial Advisory Board consisted of one representative and one alternate from each Member. The activities of the Consortium now continue through the Plant Soil Microbial Community Collaborative, which is managed by Mary Anna Carbone.

PSMCC Director
Ignazio Carbone, Ph.D. | Professor of Entomology and Plant Pathology; Director of the Center for Integrated Fungal Research; served as Director of the Plant Soil Microbial Community Consortium, North Carolina State University

PSMCC Associate Director
Marc A. Cubeta, Ph.D. | Professor of Entomology and Plant Pathology; Director of the L. F. Grand Mycological Herbarium; served as Associate Director of the Plant Soil Microbial Community Consortium, North Carolina State University

PSMCC Executive Committee Members
Peter Ojiambo, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University
Amy Grunden, Ph.D. | Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University
Owen Duckworth, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Crop and Soil Science, North Carolina State University

PSMCC Project Manager
Megan Andrews, Ph.D. | Center for Integrated Fungal Research, North Carolina State University; served as Project Manager for the Plant Soil Microbial Community Consortium

PSMCC Industrial Advisory Board
BASF Plant Science
Chris Kafer, Ph.D. | Senior Scientist, Crop Knowledge Group Leader
Ai-Juan Wu, Ph.D. | Group Leader, Microbiology
Novozymes
Deborah Springer, Ph.D. | Senior Scientist
Gregory Maloney, Ph.D. | Scientist