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Dr. Entsminger is a researcher and educator specialized in the organizational economics of agro-food systems. Current projects on which he is working deal with organizational systematics (the formation of taxonomic classifications) of Local and Regional Food System agents and entrepreneurship in agriculture by those from Minority, Marginalized, and Socially Disadvantaged (MMSD) communities. Both is educational and professional background is multi-disciplinary, having studied and worked in settings that incorporate theories and tools from fields of inquiry including Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Philosophy, Biology, and Ecology. This background is also multi-national, incorporating perspectives from graduate education in the European Union and a previous focus on international trade and development economics. Passionate about improving economic opportunity for all, Dr. Entsminger hopes to build a career of service, making a positive difference in the organizations for which he works.