# Development Staff

**Source**: https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/development-staff/
**Parent**: https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/international-programs/

### Jennifer Ann Scasta Ph.D ’11

*Assistant Vice President for Development*

(979) 431-1454 \
[[email protected]](https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e041d0d0f1d1a0f2e1a160f0308011b000a0f1a070100400d0103)

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## Staff Members

### Brandy Kines ’05

*Director of Development*

(979) 431-4133\
[[email protected]](https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#583a3331363d2b182c2039353e372d363c392c313736763b3735)

**Specialties:**\
Agricultural Economics\
Ecology & Conservation Biology\
Financial Planning Program\
Rangeland, Wildlife & Fisheries Management

### Megan Hutchison, CFRE

*Director of Development*

(979) 431-4122\
[[email protected]](https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#24494c5150474c4d574b4a64505c4549424b514a4045504d4b4a0a474b49)

**Specialties:**\
Horticultural Sciences\
The Gardens\
Soil and Crop Sciences\
Plant Pathology & Microbiology\
Biochemistry & Biophysics

### Hilliary Patterson

*Director of Development*

(979) 431-4154\
[[email protected]](https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d756d7c6969786f6e72735d69657c707b726873797c69747273337e7270)

**Specialties:**\
Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communications\
Food Science & Technology\
Hospitality, Hotel Management & Tourism\
Nutrition

### Jansen Merrill ’18

*Senior* *Director of Development*

(979) 431-4148\
[[email protected]](https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc9691998e8e959090bc88849d919a938992989d88959392d29f9391)

**Specialties:**\
Animal Science\
Biological & Agricultural Engineering\
Entomology\
Poultry Science\
Texas A&M AgriLife Research

### Heather Hirsch ’12

*Director of Corporate Philanthropy*

(979) 431-3740\
[[email protected]\](https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbb3b3b2a9a8b8b39bafa3bab6bdb4aeb5bfbaafb2b4b5f5b8b4b6)\
**Specialty:**\
Corporate Relations

### Travis Burks ’13

*Director of Development*

(979) 431-1544\
[[email protected]](https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65110710170e1625111d0408030a100b0104110c0a0b4b060a08)

### Natalee S. Kovar ’21

**Assistant Director of Development**

(979) 431-1548\
[[email protected]](https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#187673776e796a586c6079757e776d767c796c717776367b7775)

**Specialty:**\
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

### Jordan Little ’25

**Associate Development Officer**

(979) 431-3746\
[[email protected]](https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5dfd9dcc1c1d9d0f5c1cdd4d8d3dac0dbd1d4c1dcdadb9bd6dad8)

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