Brian Liberatore

Brian Liberatore is the Seed Production Manager at Lipman Family Farms since June 2023. Prior experience includes serving as a Research Assistant for the Squash Breeding Program at HM.CLAUSE from June 2019 to May 2023, where responsibilities encompassed managing trials, evaluating hybrids, and supervising labor. Brian's background also features work as a Field Research Assistant in the Tobacco Genetics and Breeding Program, where duties included maintaining tobacco plants and conducting pollination. Additional roles include student researcher at the NCSU Herbarium, intern at the Forest Productivity Cooperative, and production engineering intern at DENSO. Brian holds a Bachelor's degree in Plant Biology from North Carolina State University and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding at Iowa State University.