Carolee T. Bull is Professor of Plant Pathology and Systematic Bacteriology and former Head (2015-2022) in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology at Penn State and was the Inaugural Director of the Penn State Microbiome Center (2016-2022) and currently heads the Microbiome Sciences Dual-Title PhD program. Bull’s research focuses on translational taxonomy to manage bacterial diseases of plants and mushrooms. Bull served as the convener of the Committee on the Taxonomy of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria for the International Society of Plant Pathology (2006-2022) and continues to serve as a member. She also serves on the Judicial Committee of the International Committee on the Systematics of Prokaryotes. Bull received numerous awards for her mentorship of underrepresented students in agricultural science and visionary leadership and in the Presidential lineage of (2023-2027) for the American Phytopathological Society.