Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication (ALEC): Professional Development

"Advancing Georgia's Leaders in Agriculture and Forestry develops individuals within agriculture and natural resources to become more effective spokespeople for their industries, establish strong allegiances across the state and nation and further develop their leadership skills."

AAAE is dedicated to studying, applying, and promoting the teaching and learning processes in agriculture.

"The American Evaluation Association’s mission is to improve evaluation practices and methods, increase evaluation use, promote evaluation as a profession, and support the contribution of evaluation to the generation of theory and knowledge about effective human action."

"The Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE) was established in 1984 to provide a professional association for agricultural and extension educators who share the common goal of strengthening agricultural and extension education programs and institutions worldwide."

"ACE is an international association of communicators, educators and information technologists. The organization offers professional development and networking for individuals who extend knowledge about agriculture, natural resources, and life and human sciences."

"The Association of Leadership Educators (ALE) is an organization of educators who teach leadership in a variety of fields. Our members include college educators, student affairs personnel, youth educators, community and non profit educators, military development personnel, and leadership consultants."

"Advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning in agricultural, environmental, natural, and life sciences."

"SAAS strives to forward the interests of Southern agriculture by bringing agricultural leaders in the educational field and industry together."

"NAAE seeks to advance agricultural education and promote the professional interests and growth of agriculture teachers as well as recruit and prepare students who have a desire to teach agriculture."

"The National Council for Agricultural Education (The Council) strives to stimulate positive growth in agricultural education. The Council provides leadership for stakeholders in agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems education. It strives to surface issues important to agricultural education and stimulate actions to support those issues. The Council serves as a common meeting ground for agricultural education and represents organizations and entities representing students, teachers, teacher educators, state leaders, alumni, industry, and government."

"The National FFA Organization (formerly Future Farmers of America) envisions a future in wh​ich all agricultural education students will discover their passion in life and build on that insight to chart the course for their educations, career and personal future."

"The National Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization provides opportunities for individual growth, leadership and career preparation."

"The purpose is to develop leaders, inspire service, strengthen communities, and enhance the success potential for American agriculture, especially the young and beginning producers and young agribusiness professionals."