Early Career Working Group (ECWG)

Mission

Assisting self-defined early career professionals with three primary objectives:

  • securing professional employment and defining their career paths;
  • providing social spaces to establish relationships with their peers; and
  • to provide service and mentoring opportunities.

Committee leadership:

Nikayla Strauss, Chair
Samantha McConaughy, Vice Chair
Yahya Rauf, Secretary

Graduate Student Working Group (GSWG)

The NAPB Graduate Student Working Group (GSWG) is composed of graduate students across the country that share a passion for plant breeding.

Mission: The GSWG supports students to strengthen their efforts in plant breeding to promote food security, quality of life, and a sustainable future. This is achieved through providing networking opportunities and professional development opportunities such as workshops and seminars at the conference as well as online throughout the year.