Diomides "Diomy" Zamora

Diomy serves as a National Program Leader with NIFA’s Institute of Bioenergy, Climate and Environment. In collaboration with Land Grant University Extension systems, Diomy provides national leadership of the Renewable Resources and Extension Act (RREA) to strengthen extension programming on forestry and rangeland ecosystem across the Land Grant Systems. Diomy also provides national leadership of the 8.1 Forest and related resources area of NIFA’s Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR). He also supports conservation research-education-extension activities and administers special research and extension grants.

Prior to joining NIFA, Diomy worked as an Assistant Professor of Forestry with Kentucky State University, and as an Extension Professor of Forestry with the University of Minnesota Extension. Diomy received his PhD in Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida in 2005. He holds a Master of Science in Forestry (1999), and a Bachelor of Science of Forestry (1994) degree both from the University of the Philippines Los Banos.