Kerri is Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Director of International Agriculture at Colorado State University. She holds dual degrees in political science and agronomy.

A thought leader in international agriculture development, Kerri has a passion for formulating new ways to capture learning, share knowledge, and build effective partnerships and successful programs. She has fostered and developed the North American Agricultural Advisory Network (NAAAN) hosted by the CSU System as a platform and collaboration in agricultural extension services across Canada, Mexico and the United States as one of 18 networks to the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services. Her team leads the Colorado GROW Youth Institute, affiliated with the World Food Prize Foundation. Kerri served as the Senior Program Officer for the United States the year the Global Crop Trust and the Government of Norway opened the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, in Norway, as the back up system for preserving and protecting the world’s crop genetic resources.

Her clients and partners during her 30 year career include The World Bank, The U.S. Agency for International Development, The Aspen Institute, The Global Crop Trust, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and The International Food Policy Research Institute, and other Centers in the CGIAR.