AFE day at the Research farm on April 12, 2016. - featured live paddlefish and paddlefish research at Kentucky State University.

Represented KSU Aquaculture at the Transfer summit 2.0 held at Bluegrass Community & Technical College on February 8, 2017.

Substituted for Dr. Tidwell presentation “School of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences” to the AFE 116 class on 10/4/2019.

Represent KSU Aquaculture at the Earth Day Celebration at Somerset Community College on April 1, 2016 - featured live paddlefish and paddlefish research.

Represented KSU Aquaculture at a meeting with representatives from the University Center of the Mountains and economic development organizations in Hazard, Ky on August 4, 2016 to explore aquaculture as a means of rural community development.

Represented KSU Aquaculture at a meeting with representatives from the University Center of the Mountains and economic development organizations in Hazard, KY on September 12, 2016 to explore aquaculture as a means of rural community development.

Participated in a panel discussion on agriculture during the “Big Idea Fest for Appalachia: Education, Workforce, and Economic Development: visionary Thinking and Doing”, a meeting in Hazard, Kentucky on Friday, September 16, 2016.

Participated in the 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG) Program Project Director Meeting, July 10-11, 2018 at NIFA in Washington DC.

Lecture, Evaluation of Three Inducing Agents for Artificial Propagation of Largemouth Bass, Micropterus salmoides. AFE 401 class, 10/18/2018.

Participated in the Third Thursday Sustainable Agriculture Field Day on June 20, 2019 at the Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm.

Participated in the summer STEM Field Day on July 20, 2019 at the Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm.

Represented School of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences at the KYSU display at the State Fair on 8/21/2019

Judged oral presentations in the Agricultural Sciences session at KAS meeting at the University of Louisville on November 5, 2016.

Represent Aquaculture Research for Kentucky on the Technical Committee of the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center, 2016-2019.

Panel member, Small Business Innovation Research. Review, score, and collaborate with investigators around the country to rank 44 proposals for funding by USDA. February 9 & 10, 2016.

Chaired a session on water quality at a national aquaculture meeting, Aquaculture, 2016. The meeting was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. February 22 – 26, 2016.

Moderated a session on Aquaculture Systems at the World Aquaculture Society meeting in San Antonio on 2/20/2017.

Volunteered to serve as a session chair at the Aquaculture America 2018 meeting in Las Vegas, NV.