Albert Tenuta graduated from the University of Toronto in Plant Pathology and since 1991 has been Field Crop Plant Pathologist with OMAFRA based at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus. In this position, Albert has provided leadership not only in Ontario but other provinces and the U.S. in coordinating and organizing field research tests, demonstrations, and development of practical disease management applications for the North American field crop industry including the Crop Protection Network, Corn and Soybean Disease Workers, the SCN Coalition and most recently the Tar Spot working group.