Louisiana
Tiffany Wilkerson-Franklin is Associate Youth Specialist and Program Leader for 4-H Youth Development at Southern University's Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Among other activities, Dr. Wilkerson-Franklin co-directs a research project on economic development models in distressed communities in Louisiana; serves as principal investigator on a study of the 4-H LIFE mentoring program for children with incarcerated parents; and coordinates the university's Second Chance 2 Recover program, which aims to strengthen families experiencing incarceration. Dr. Wilkerson-Franklin was appointed to Louisiana's SAG in 2017. She received a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation and leisure studies and master's and doctoral degrees in public administration from Southern University A&M College.