John Munsell is Professor of Forest Management and Extension Specialist in Virginia Tech’s Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation. John studies the environmental, social, and economic benefits of sustainable forestry and agroforestry practices with communities from Appalachia to Central Africa. He was President of the Association for Temperate Agroforestry from 2015-2017 and served as an Agroforestry Systems Associate Editor for more than 10 years. In 2017, he chaired the 15th North American Agroforestry Conference in Blacksburg and represented North America during the concluding “road map” plenary session at the 4th World Congress on Agroforestry in Montpellier, France, in 2018. In 2019, John received the Outreach and Education Award from the Association for Temperate Agroforestry for extraordinary accomplishments in the field of agroforestry engagement.