Jess (President) grew up in Bathurst with a strong connection to agriculture. She attended the University of New England (Armidale) to study a Bachelor of Rural Science and is now completing her PhD while working at NSW Department of Primary Industries as a temperate fruit development officer.

Megan (Vice President and Vietnam Program) is currently completing her PhD in microbiology and soil health of beans whilst working in the horticulture industry. Her passion is to develop research and partnerships cross-culturally with vegetable farmers.

Bridget (VP & Comms) is a PhD candidate at the University of Technology, Sydney. She is a passionate social researcher with an interest in small scale fisheries and sustainable livelihoods. Her PhD project is investigating the impact of coral reef restoration on livelihoods in the Philippines.

After working in kitchens around the world, Aditya (Treasurer) is an alum of Uni of Adelaide's masters in global food and agriculture program. He now works towards understanding the complete supply chain with particular interest in agronomy, research and food policy.

Krishna (Secretary) is a PhD candidate at the University of Southern Queensland. He is passionate about plant genetics, breeding, and pathology, with a strong focus on developing disease resilient crops.

Anna is passionate about agriculture for international development to achieve food security through international and cross-cultural mechanisms. Anna previously worked at ACIAR in the Social Systems Program and is now working at DFAT in the international NGO sector.

Manita Raut (Capacity Development) is a PhD researcher and a John Allwright fellow at the Australian National University's Crawford School of Public Policy. Manita has five years of experience in natural resource management and is committed to gender and socially inclusive water governance.

Anam (Cap Dev) is a PhD researcher on dairy extension services' impact on farm productivity and nutritional well-being in Pakistani farming households. With 6 years in ACIAR's Dairy-Beef Project, she's a John Allwright Fellow, passionate about dairy production, rural development and food security.

Leandra (Cap Dev) is currently working part-time at ACIAR for Multilateral and Strategic Partnerships while completing her PhD thesis on the impact of the Fall armyworm on smallholder farmers in Timor-Leste and the Solomon Islands. She is deeply passionate about international agriculture.

Greta (State Rep Co-coordinator) currently works for DAFF as a Senior Policy Officer. She is a soil scientist with an Honours in agriculture. Greta is passionate about the links between nutrition and agriculture, loves soil and legumes and has experience with AG4D volunteering in Fiji.

Bek (State Rep Co-coordinator) is a third-year PhD candidate at UTAS and CSIRO, concentrating on context-specific solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation in sustainable livestock systems. She is passionate about international development, sustainability, and policy in agriculture.

Kamalpreet (Partnerships) is currently working as a Mycologist at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. She completed her PhD on plant viruses impacting Australian biosecurity, with a focus on their detection and control using RNA interference (RNAi) technology.

Somia Afzal (Crawford Fund Conference Coordinator) is a PhD candidate at the University of Sunshine Coast, researching forest pest control via push-pull techniques. She is dedicated to sustainable forestry solutions.

Sue supports RAID Network with general administration. Aside from working with RAID Network, Sue is the Administration Manager of the Crawford Fund.