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Texas A&M AgriLife Foundation Seed


Richard Vierling, Ph.D., Director

Richard Vierling, Ph.D., Director

Dr. Richard Vierling is the Center Director at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center at Vernon. He is also the Manager of AgriLife Foundation Seed, and Senior Advisor for Business Strategies. Rick has a B.S. in Biochemistry and a M.S. in Agronomy from University of Missouri and Ph.D. (genetics/plant breeding) from Texas Tech University.

Sean Stephens, Assistant Manager

Sean Stephens, Assistant Manager

Sean Stephens is the Assistant Manager at AgriLife Foundation Seed.  He is responsible for the daily operations at Texas AgriLife Foundation Seed with a goal of maintaining the purity and quality of the seed produced for the agricultural industry.  He has a B.S. in Horticulture and Landscape Management from Tarleton State University.  

Research Technician I

assists in the day to day operations of AgriLife Foundation Seed and the production of foundation seed.

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Lileen Coulloudon, Manager, Customer Service

Lileen Coulloudon is a the Manager, Customer Service at AgriLife Foundation Seed. She assists in customer service and promotion of new seeds and plant materials developed by scientists at AgriLife Research. She has a B.B.A. in International Business and an MBA with an emphasis in Agricultural Business from New Mexico State University.