Lulu Rodriguez is global programs lead at Iowa State University’s Seed Science Center (SSC), recognized as a global center of excellence in seed science, technology, and systems. Rodriguez also serves as adjunct professor in Agricultural Communication in the Department of Agricultural Education and Studies. As SSC’s global programs lead, she works with national and international agencies, governments, research centers, universities and institutes, and nongovernment entities to develop and execute activities that aim to improve seed and food security in the world. She has 20 years of experience in communication education, research, and outreach initiatives in support of national and international development programs. Rodriguez earned her B.Sc. degree in Development Communication from the University of the Philippines at Los Baños, her master’s degree in Communication at Cornell University, and her Ph.D. in Mass Communications at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.