Movement – AgriCorps

A lifelong cattle rancher in Texas, Trent is a former national president of the Future Farmers of America and trustee to the National 4-H Council. He is an operating partner for VestedWorld.

Trent McKnight

Founder and President

Madeleen has 20+ years of experience at the intersection of education, agriculture, and evidence-driven policy in Africa. She previously held senior roles at Innovations for Poverty Action and now leads AgriCorps’ global strategy, embedding learning and evidence across all programs.

Madeleen Husselman

Executive Director

Katelyn has spent over 15 years building and scaling education and social services programs across Asia and Africa. Starting her career as a school teacher, she also held senior roles at USAID and the World Food Programme and now leads global partnerships and resource mobilization at AgriCorps.

Katelyn Runyan-Gless

Strategic Partnerships Manager

Ben has more than a decade of experience in development program management and monitoring and learning. He has held senior roles with USAID, the World Food Programme, among others, and now works closely with our local partners in Liberia, to strengthen SBAE delivery, evidence use, and pathways to scale.

Jehoshaphat Ben Kitson

SBAE Advisor – Liberia

John brings 10+ years of experience in agricultural education and public service. He grew up as an Future Farmers of America member and helped build AgriCorps in its early years, later serving as a U.S. agriculture teacher and USAID officer. Today, he leads global program design, partnerships, and country-level implementation across the organization.

John Romo

Global Programs Manager

Hamady previously led AUDA-NEPAD’s Natural Resource Governance, Food Security & Nutrition Program. He currently advises African governments on national agriculture priorities.

Hamady Diop

Board Member

Phil is a former Administrator for USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service, former interim CEO of the World Food Program USA and former chief of staff in the US Senate

Phil Karsting

Board Member

A Liberian native, Euler manages an Africa-focused venture capital fund investing in agribusiness, technology and consumer products.

Euler Bropleh

Board Member