Isaiah Jaramillo
Year in the program: January 2020 - August 2020
Mentors: Dr. Teresa Patricia Feria & Dr. Engil Isadora Pujol Pereira
Title of Projects/Presentations:
- Isaiah Jaramillo1*, Jon Dale2, Engil Pereira3**Developing Sustainable Sweet Potato for South Texas: An Opportunity to Diversify Agricultural Production and Promote Soil Health.
- Chelsey Faris, Patrick Andrade, Ruth Galan, Isaiah Jaramillo, Sergio Mireles, Teresa P. Feria. Potential expansion of the destructive invasive species C. cactorumin the Lower Rio Grande. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Where I am now:
I joined the EFAS program January 2020 as an undergraduate senior where I was involved in 2 graduate student thesis projects. The experience I gained during this time was very beneficial to my scientific research and professional development amongst many other things. The wonderful experience I had under the mentorship of both Dr. Feria and Dr. Pereira convinced me to pursue a graduate degree in Agricultural, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences at URGV. I am currently employed by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) as 1 of 11 Urban Conservationists in the state of Texas. I am stationed in San Benito, TX where I serve 14 counties in Deep South Texas where I am proud to serve urban and small-scale producers who have historically been denied equal access to our technical and financial assistance.