Professor Hutchinson holds a PhD from the University of Guelph, Canada, and MSc and BSc from the University of Nairobi. She has over 43 years of experience in agricultural research, extension, innovation and technology transfer and strategic administration. At the university, she holds several administrative positions, supporting management to deliver the university mandate. She is widely published and a mentor and role model for students and researchers across Africa.
Professor Hutchinson consults with many organisations in matters of agriculture, food and nutrition security, gender mainstreaming in agriculture, leadership, governance and transformation nationally and internationally.
She is a member of several professional bodies such as the International Society of Horticultural Science, the African Crop Science Society, the Horticultural Association of Kenya, the Kenya Professional Association of Women in Agriculture and Environment, and the Agricultural Society of Kenya and Institute of Directors.
Professor Hutchinson is a highly motivated, self-driven, results-focused person who is passionate about economic, social and spiritual, and societal transformation of people, countries and the African Continent.
