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Student Chapters

Discover the global reach of the science of food community by connecting with a student chapter. With an IFTSA Chapter, you can make connections with the local food industry, demonstrate your food science expertise to elementary school students, participate in competitions, and forge lasting friendships. Locate your chapter below and reach out now to explore opportunities for involvement.

International Student Chapters

Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral
President: Angie Nicole Vasquez Badaraco
Advisor: Denisse Yuliana Yagual Ormaza

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Campus Querétaro
President: David Guevara Camacho
Advisor: Ruben Zarrago-Alcantar

McGill University
President: Zixuan (Dorothea) Han
Advisor: Stephane Bayen

Middle East Technical University (Turkey)

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Campus Monterrey
President: Maria Gonzalez Torres
Advisor: Dariana Graciela Rodríguez Sánchez

Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola – USIL

Universidad San Francisco de Quito – USFQ
President: Fernando E. Alejandro Ruiz
Advisor: Gabriel Reyes

University of British Columbia
President: Vanessa Suwandi
Advisor: Patricia Hingston

University of Guelph
President: Abbey Chan
Advisor: Loong-Tak Lim

University of Manitoba
President: Shanella Senadhiraj
Advisor: Nandika Bandara

U.S. Student Chapters

Alabama A&M University
President: Katelyn Boyle
Advisor: Josh Herring

Brigham Young University
President: Ryan Kim
Advisor: Laura Jefferies

California Polytechnic State University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona)
President: Marina Hernandez
Advisor: Xu Yang

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO)
President: Natalie Salvatierra
Advisor: Samir Amin

California State University, Fresno
President: Patrica “Trish” Holman
Advisor: Erin Dormedy

California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Los Angeles
President: Ludivina Velarde
Advisor: Sunil Mangalassary

California State University, Northridge

Chapman University
President: Daniel Vovchuk
Advisor: Lilian Were Senger

Clemson University
President: Lucy Jeter
Advisor: George Cavender

Cornell University
President: Matthew Livingston
Advisor: Christopher Loss

Delaware Valley University

Florida A&M University
President: A'Marie King
Advisor: Chhetri Vijay

Iowa State University
President: Emma Brandt
Advisor: Kathrine Gilbert

Kansas State University
President: Johanna Heinen
Advisor: Karen Blakeslee

Louisiana State University
President: Sheetal Jha
Advisor: Joan King

Michigan State University
President: Katie Giraud and Sarah Poeschel
Advisor: Jeffrey Swada

Mississippi State University
President: Macie Bishop
Advisor: Dr. Courtney Crist

North Carolina State University
President: Eliza Buhrman
Advisor: Paige Luck

North Dakota State University
President: Celia Rudolf
Advisor: Anuradha Vegi

Oklahoma State University
President: Parker Payne
Advisor: William McGlynn

Oregon State University
President: Olivia Jefferies and Rudy Sykora
Advisor: Lisbeth Goddik

Purdue University
President: Elizabeth Zhang
Advisor: Hanyu Chen

Rutgers University
President: Renee Procaccini
Advisor: Donald Schaffner

San Jose State University
President: Demini Rajapaksha
Advisor: Alex Feng

South Dakota State University

Texas A&M University
President: Nathalie Gabriela Salgado Pena
Advisor: Rebecca Buckley

The Ohio State University
President: Sophia Thompson
Advisor: Mary Kay Pohlschneider

The Pennsylvania State University
President: Kacie Czyszczon
Advisor: Josephine Wee

Tuskegee University
President: Queen Abbah
Advisor: Adelia Covell-Benjamin

University of Arizona
President: Arianne Law
Advisor: Tedley Pihl

University of Arkansas
President: Cason Frisby
Advisor: Morgan Denzer

University of California, Davis
President: Prairva (Summer) Plepalakon
Advisor: Edward Spang

University of Central Oklahoma
President: Sreelekha Velishala
Advisor: Kanika Bhargava

University of Connecticut
President: Trushenkumar Shah
Advisor: Dr. Abhinav Upadhyay

University of Delaware
President: Madison Thorpe
Advisor: Kali-Kniel

University of Florida
President: Marisa Maas
Advisor: Herschel Johnson

University of Georgia
President: Maddie Franz
Advisor: Joonhyuk Suh

University of Idaho/Washington State University
President: Steven Verver
Advisor: Dr. Soo Lee

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
President: Uma Teh
Advisor: Sihui Ma

University of Kentucky
President: Audrey Wirasakti
Advisor: Rachel Schendel

University of Maine
President: Bianca Strader
Advisor: Jennifer Perry

University of Maryland
President: Kevin Tarwa
Advisor: Abani Pradhan

University of Massachusetts Amherst
President: Aviva Stein
Advisor: Matthew Moore

University of Minnesota
President: Sai Nisetha Masilmani
Advisor: Prasanth K.S. Pillai

University of Missouri-Columbia

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
President: Mary Morran
Advisor: Byron Chaves-Elizondo

University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus
President: Daphne Lago Torres
Advisor: Dr. María Plaza

University of Tennessee Knoxville
President: Bryce McKenzie
Advisor: Vermont Dia Grants

University of Wisconsin-Madison
President: Payton Gladem
Advisor: Rich Hartel

Utah State University
President: Sarah Petmecky and Audrey Lidgard
Advisor: Bob Ward

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
President: Liv Huselton and Olivia Allison
Advisor: Renee Boyer

Wayne State University

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