Jennifer Cushman
State 4-H ProgramLeader
Jen Cushman is an Associate ExtensionEducator for UConn Extension in the College of Agriculture, Healthand Natural Resources. She oversees Hartford County 4-H programs and provides leadership to the UConn 4-H program in the role of State 4-H ProgramLeader. In addition, she teaches youth and adults in a variety of agriculture andprogram areas and she alsocoordinates the statewide 4-H dairy goat program. Prior to joining UConn in 2015, she was a HighSchool Agriscience teacher and administrator. Ms. Cushmanholds a Sixth Year in Educational Leadershipand M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction
as well as a B.S. in Animal Science and Agriculture and Natural Resources, fromUConn.
UNIVERSITYOF IDAHO
Torrey Lawrence, D.M.A.
Provost & Executive Vice President and Professor ofMusic
Torrey Lawrence beganhis role as the Provost and Executive Vice President in December 2020. In this role he serves as the university’s chief academic officer, directly responsible for the general direction of all academic programs, endeavors, and instructional services on the Moscow campus as well as the university’s statewide academic, outreach, and research initiatives. He leads the university’s strategic planning, accreditationdevelopment, and works alongside the other vice presidents and members of the administration to support U of I’s mission.
Prior to his current role, he served as Vice Provost for Faculty at U of I for two years. In this role he managed faculty affairs for the institution by providing leadership in the areas of faculty hiring, mentoring, supervision, professional development, and promotion. He was a liaison between the Provost’s Office and Faculty Senate, deans, associate deans, department chairs, andother campus leaders. He regularly advised on policy issues, directedprofessional development for department/school administrators, oversawnew facultyorientation, and worked to support other faculty initiatives. Lawrence has been a faculty member in the Lionel HamptonSchool of Music (LHSOM) since 1998. Since his arrival until 2018 he taught a variety of courses including the tuba/euphonium studio, Concert Band, university athletic bands (including the Vandal Marching Band), brass methods, band literature, and other courses. As an administrator he servedas Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies & Faculty Affairs in the College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences from 2017‐2018, Director of LHSOM from 2013‐2017, and Associate Director of LHSOM from 2012‐2013. Prior to coming to Ida ho, he was the Executive Director of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra and taught at Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa.
He remains an active performer and has been principal tubist in theWalla Walla Symphony since 2002.
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