Bethany Harris is the Center for Urban Agriculture Director where she has the opportunity to work with multiple groups including industry clientele, Extension agents, professional associations, government agencies, and non-profit organizations to tackle a wide variety of urban challenges in the areas of nursery and landscape, food production, sustainable turfgrass, pest management, and urban forestry.

Prior to her time at UGA, Bethany served as program coordinator and instructor at Southern Crescent Technical College where she taught courses including Landscape Installation, Sustainable Agriculture, Urban Landscape Issues, Small Scale Food Production, Pest Management, and Woody and Herbaceous Plant Identification. She also previously served as the Director of Education and Director of the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center at Callaway Gardens. In this role, Bethany had the opportunity of providing horticulture and entomology outreach to K5-12th grade students, homeowners, and industry groups as well as oversaw all educational programming, workshops, school group visits, and a large scale volunteer program. One of the highlights of her role was overseeing the USDA-regulated 7,000 square foot tropical butterfly conservatory which featured over 25 species of butterflies native to Costa Rica, Ecuador, the Philippines, Africa, and throughout South America. In her capacity, she led programs including the Monarch Tagging Program, Butterflies 101, Blue Morpho Month, and the Butterfly Festival.