Dr. Laura Greenhaw has served on the NACTA Experiential Learning Committee (ELC) for two years and was a key facilitator of an Experiential Learning Workshop at the NACTA 2024 Annual Conference in Wooster, Ohio. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication (AEC) at the University of Florida.

Originally from Raton, New Mexico, Greenhaw earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture with teacher certification from West Texas A&M University and a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Education from Texas Tech University. After teaching high school agriculture for three years, Greenhaw returned to Texas Tech University, earning a PhD in Agricultural Communications and Education with an emphasis on Agricultural Leadership. Greenhaw has taught courses on leadership theory, agricultural & natural resources issues, volunteer development, team leadership, and ethical leadership. She brings a wide variety of formal and informal teaching experiences with youth to adult audiences, and her teaching philosophy has long been grounded in experiential learning.

Dr. Greenhaw has been recognized with a NACTA Jack Everly Journal Award and NACTA Educator Award, the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Association of Leadership Educators, and the Distinguished Agricultural Leadership Educator Award from the Southern Region American Association for Agricultural Education.