BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

 Hannah Sewall Farnham Carter was born on May 10, 1973, in Caribou, Maine.

She grew up surrounded by the potato fields of Aroostook County and developed a deep

love and appreciation for agriculture. Growing up, she was actively involved in 4-H and

FFA. Upon graduation from Washburn District High School in 1991 she entered the

University of Maine. After her freshman year, she transferred to the University of Maine

at Presque Isle and also began her career with the University of Maine Cooperative

Extension (UMCE), which served clientele in the potato industry. After graduating with

her B.S. degree in biology in May, 1995, she continued her employment with UMCE.

 In the fall of 1997, she left the potato fields and moved to sunny Florida where

she began working on her master's degree in agricultural education and communication

at the University of Florida. For her master's thesis she evaluated the Florida Leadership

Program for Agriculture and Natural Resources. After graduating with her M.S. in the

fall of 1999, she returned to Maine and UMCE and ran the Integrated Pest Management

Program for potatoes.

 In 2000, she returned to the University of Florida to be part of the first class of

PhD students in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication. In

addition to working on her doctorate in agricultural leadership, she also worked as the

program coordinator for the Florida Leadership Program, now called the Wedgworth

Leadership Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources. After graduating with her

PhD in August of 2004, she will become a faculty member in the Department of


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