Making A Difference Newsletter, Issue 2, Volume 19 (June) Issue 1, Volume 20 (February) | Page 14

WOMEN
IN
AGRICULTURE
Prairie View A&M
Cooperative Extension Program
ANR Agent Kimberly Perry
Ashley Pellerin, Extension Program Specialist I - Ag and Natural
Resources at Prairie View A&M University and Prairie View A&M
Cooperative Extension Agriculture Agent Kimberly Perry
On October 4, 2019, Prairie View A&M Cooperative Extension Program
Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent Kimberly Perry teamed up
with University of Houston Downtown's Dr. Lisa Morano, who is the
Director of the Center for Urban Agriculture and Sustainability. Together
they put forth their first, very successful and powerful, "Women in
Agriculture" conference.
The conference was held at the new University of Houston Downtown
science building which is LEED Gold certified for urban sustainability.
The goal of the conference was to address common agriculture topics
that may be of interest to women. This wonderful collaboration focused
on topics selected primarily by women within the agricultural realm
which is typically not the case.
The keynote speaker Dr. Dawn Mellion-Patin, Vice Chancellor for
Extension and Outreach at Southern University Agricultural Research &
Extension Center, set the tone for the day by delivering a powerful
speech relating to the many challenging roles women must play and the
importance of self-care.