We are the global leaders in agritourism.

Shpresim Domi, PhD

President

Shpresim is an Associate Professor at the Agricultural University of Tirana and is a founder of the Albania Agritourism Association.

Tim Parsons

Vice President

Tim Parsons is a 6th generation farmer and agritourism host in Tasmania’s Curringa Farm. 

Christelle van Zyl

Secretary

Pierre Cormier

Treasurer

Pierre is a Certified Management Consultant based in Alberta, Canada, and co-leads ClearThink™ Group. He collaborates with farm families to create agritourism experiences that reflect Canada’s agricultural heritage.

Carla Barbieri, PhD

Past President

Originally from Peru, Carla is a Professor at North Carolina State University (USA) where she leads research and outreach at the Agritourism & Societal Well-being Lab.

Lisa Chase (Founding President 2023-2024)

Lisa is a Professor at the University of Vermont Extension (USA) and focuses on the intersection of agritourism, food systems, and community development.

Thomas Streifeneder (Honorary Council)

Thomas is the Head of the Institute for Regional Development at Eurac Research in Bolzano, Italy.

Jerry Spooner

Pacific

Jerry is the founder of Regenerative Vanua, leading efforts to integrate cultural heritage and agritourism.

Stephanie Strahan 

Australia and New Zealand (Co-Chair)

Allison Clark

Australia and New Zealand (Co-Chair)

Allison is an agritourism development consultant with Optimum Standard based in Tasmania.

Pandurang Taware

South and Western Asia

Pandurang is the Father of Agritourism in India and the founder of the Agri Tourism Development Corporation.

Keleigh Cormier, FCMC

North America (Co-Chair)

Keleigh is founder and president of ClearThink™ Group and co-founder of Connect for Food. Based in Alberta, Canada, she focuses on initiatives that strengthen rural economies and advance agritourism.

Scottie Jones

North America (Co-Chair)

Scottie is the founder of Farm Stay, a US association of farm stay operators, and operates Leaping Lamb Farm in Oregon, USA.

Magdalena Kubal-Czerwińska

Eastern Europe

Thomas Streifeneder, PhD

Western Europe

Thomas is the Head of the Institute for Regional Development at Eurac Research in Bolzano, Italy.

Doolarie (Dee) Singh-Knights, PhD

Latin America and the Caribbean

Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Dee is a Professor of Resource Economics and Management at West Virginia University.

Emily Wu

East Asia

Jacqui Taylor

Southern Africa

Jacqui is the founder of Agritourism Africa and an advocate of agritourism to boost rural economies and preserve cultural heritage.

Tatiana Méndez, PhD

Latin America and the Caribbean (Co-Chair)

Tatiana is an Agricultural Economics Extension Specialist at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, specializing in agritourism, marketing, and value-added products.

Claudia Schmidt

Research & Knowledge Transfer (Co-Chair)

Alexander Plaikner

Research & Knowledge Transfer (Co-Chair)

Pandurang Taware

World Agritourism Day

Pandurang is the Father of Agritourism in India and the founder of the Agri Tourism Development Corporation.

Ericka Quendler

Policy and Advocacy

Chadley Hollas

Events and Partnerships

Chadley is a consultant and researcher with Cultivating Tourism specializing in sustainable tourism and agritourism, based in Georgia, USA.

Cherise Addinsall, PhD

Regenerative Agritourism

Dr Cherise Addinsall is a Senior Research Fellow with the Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research, focusing on regenerative tourism policy and planning

Tara Pereira

Marketing & Communications

Tim Parsons

Grow Agritourism

Tim Parsons is a 6th generation farmer and agritourism host in Tasmania’s Curringa Farm.

Pierre Cormier

Fundraising

Pierre is a Certified Management Consultant based in Alberta, Canada, and co-leads ClearThink™ Group. He collaborates with farm families to create agritourism experiences that reflect Canada’s agricultural heritage.

Valeria Klitsounova

Valeria (Lera) is an Associate Professor at Belarusian State University and founder of the Belarusian Association of Rural and Ecotourism