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, supported by the Associate Director, an Executive Committee, Consortium Faculty, and an Industrial Advisory Board that included one representative and one alternate from each Member company. Together, this structure provided strong academic and industrial leadership and ensured that PSMCC had meaningful impact during its years of activity (through 2020).

PSMCC Director
Ignazio Carbone, Ph.D. | Professor of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Director of the Center for Integrated Fungal Research, and 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, and 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

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