Our Team
The KSU-TAPS program is delivered by a team of researchers and Extension specialists working in western Kansas. Our work is grounded in the realities producers face — limited water, variable weather and tight margins — and focused on helping participants test decisions with real data.
Kelsey Stremel
Director of Communications and Marketing, K-State College of Agriculture
Raenette Martin
TAPS, Research Assistant
Ray Duffey
Ag Technician
Brian Olson
Department Head, Western Kansas Research-Extension Centers
Josefina Lacasa
Assistant Professor, Statistics
Micah Caermon-Harp
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics
Jonathan Aguilar
Professor & Extension Specialist
Jennifer Ifft
Professor, Flinchbaugh Agricultural Policy Chair
Susan Metzger
Director of strategic interdisciplinary program development and the Kansas Water Institute
Dwane Roth
Front Porch Farms
Farzam Moghbel
Post Doctorate Research Associate
Kabateraine (Maxwell) Tumwesige
Graduate Student
Rayhaan Kabenge
Post Doctorate Research Assistant
Dan Foster
Farm Manager, NWREC
Colt McElroy
Farm Manager, SWREC