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Linda Andrews

National Legislative Director, NC Farm Bureau

Todd Armstrong

Vice President, US Ruminant Business at Phibro Animal Health

Alan Ayers

Sr. Technical Advisor, Innovative Vector Control Consortium

Susan Ayscue

Ex-Officio | Part-Time Administrative Asst., Academic / Departmental Fundraising and the NC FCS and ECA Board, NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Chad Benton

Board President | R and D Associate Portfolio Manager, BASF Corporation

Roger Black

Director Product Development and Science, ITG Brands

Collin Davidson Blalock

Owner/Operator, Collin’s Produce, LLC / Loan Officer, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Sylvia Blankenship

Emerita Senior Associate Dean Administration for CALS, NC State

Joshua Bledsoe

State Ag Ed Leader/FFA Advisor, NC FFA

Bryan Blinson

Board Vice President | Executive Director, NC Cattleman’s Association

Richard Bonanno

Ex-Officio | Associate Dean, Director of NC State Extension

Luke Bozeman

Board Vice President | Director, Research and Development Crop Protection at BASF (Retired)

Dr. Tony Burd

Board Treasurer | Senior Regulatory Stewardship Manager, Syngenta

Travis B. Burke

Emeritus, NC State Administration – Extension; Assistant Dean and Program Leader – Agriculture and Agribusiness, University of Illinois Extension

Lakean Byrd

Board Vice President | Agricultural Education Teacher, South Johnston High School

Chris Cammarene-Wessel

Ex-Officio | Director, Academic / Departmental Fundraising and the NC FCS and ECA Board, NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Benjamin Chapman

Department Head, Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences, NC State

Gwen Clark

Retired Agricultural Educator, Avery County High School

Dr. William “Bill” Collins

Ex-Officio Director | Sr. Director of Major Gifts, CALS, NC State

Ryan Combs

Executive Director, Research Triangle Regional Partnership

Padma Commuri

Director, R and D Agricultural Solutions, BASF Corporation RTP

DeShon Cromartie

District 6 Field Representative, NC Farm Bureau

Jennifer Gasque Crumpler

Regional Seed Sustainability Manager and Fiber Development Manager, BASF

Andy Curliss

National Director for Strategic Initiatives, SAS

Tommie Dale

Production Manager, Prestage Farms

Amy Dalrymple

Board President | Owner, Dalrymple Farm

Vance Dalton

Board Vice President | CEO, Carolina Farm Credit

Peter Daniel

Executive Director, NC Association of Health Plans

Rick DeRose

Open Innovation and Scouting Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations

Doug Edgeton

President and CEO, North Carolina Biotechnology Center

Michael Elder

Board President | Retired from Novozymes North America

Ed Emory

Retired Duplin County Extension Director

Karen Fishel

Executive Director of Human Resources, Furnitureland South, Inc.

Tom Frost

Director of Innovation and Application, DSM Nutritional Products

Leslie Doss Fuquay

Technical Expert, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC

Wells Hall

Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, LLP

Wells Hall

Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, LLP

Maggie Hamm

Past Board President | Chief Marketing Officer, Carolina Farm Credit

Maggie Hamm

Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Carolina Farm Credit / Member and Manager, ACA and Hollis Farms LLC

Wilma S. Hammett, PhD, MSHE, BSHE

NC State Professor Emeritus / Owner, Design Transitions

Dennis Harrell

Vice President of Sales, Your Local Greens

Norman Harrell

County Extension Director, Wilson County

Amanda “Mandy” Hasty

Board Secretary | Director Manufacturing, ASC Taylor Brothers, R.J. Reynolds

Joy Hicks

Senior Director for Governmental Affairs and Policy, NC Department of Environmental Policy

Kendall Hill

Ex-Officio Director | Co-Owner, Tull Hill Farms, Inc.

David Hoffman

Chief Operating Officer, Hoffman Nursery

Greg Hoover

Retired Extension Director for Southeast District

E. Allen James

Ex-Officio Director | Retired from RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment)

Allison Jennings

Eastern Region Agricultural Education Coordinator, NC FFA

Lendy Johnson

Director of Organization, NC Farm Bureau Federation

Skipper Jones

SVP of Marketing and Communications, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Skipper Jones

SVP of Marketing and Communications, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Sarah Kirby

Assistant Director, FCS Program Leader / Professor, Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences, NC State Extension, NC State University

Sue Langdon

Retired Executive Director of NC Sweet Potato Commission; Current consultant for The Ruffian Agency

Kevin Leonard

Executive Director, NC Association of County Commissioners

Kim K. LeQuire

Manager, Kornegay Family Farms and Produce

Dr. Steven A. Lommel

Ex-Officio Director | Associate Dean for Research, CALS; Director, North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, CALS

Frank Louws

Department Head, Horticulture Science

Dr. Michael Luther

Ex-Officio Director | CEO, Teewinot Life Sciences

Pam Marrone

CEO and Founder, Chestnut Bio Advisors; Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Invasive Species Foundation and Invasive Species Control Corporation

Kyle Mayberry

Director of Agriculture, The Biltmore Company

Kyle Mayberry

Director of Agriculture, The Biltmore Company

Aaron Messer

Area Business Manager, Bayer Crop Science

Erin Meyer

Director of Development, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Office of College Advancement

Sonia Murphy

Assistant Dean and Director of CALS Advancement / President, NC Agricultural Foundation

Sonia Murphy

Ex-Officio Director | Assistant Dean for College Advancement, NC State

Robin Nicholson

Board President | Government and Community Relations District Manager, Duke Energy

John Patterson

Chief Relationship Officer, Cape Fear Farm Credit

Dan Poole

Associate Professor – Animal Science, NC State

Casey Reynolds

Executive Director, Turfgrass Producers International

Caitlin Rivord

Quality Assurance Data Manager, Aviagen

Heather Rollins

Second Vice Chair | Marketing Director, Fairview Garden Center

John Ryals

Ex-Officio Director | Co-founder, CEO and President, Paradigm Botanicals

Brooke Cornelius Schmidt

Global Brand Licensing Category Manager, John Deere

Dinah A. Schuster

Executive Director, NCALS Research Foundation Board | Senior Director of Development, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Office of College Advancement

Dr. Jessica Scruggs

Veterinarian, Cowee Cowgirl Veterinarian

Giles Shih

Chairman and CEO, BioResource International, Inc.

Robert Shore

Retired Owner of B. Roberts Food

George Simpson

Regional Manager, Yara North America, Inc.

Tom Skolnicki

University Landscape Architect, NC State

Sterlina Smith

Sr. Manger of Innovation Partnerships, SAS

Rick Smith

Owner, Independent Leaf Tobacco Co., Inc.

Ross Sozzani

Associate Professor - Plant and Microbial Biology, NC State

Bryant Spivey

County Extension Director - Johnston County, NC State

Blake Stevens

Vice President - Science and Technology; Head of Alexandria LaunchLabs - Ag Tech, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

Dr. Charles “Charlie” Stuber

Ex-Officio Director | (Emeritus) NC State Plant Breeding Consortium

Chase Tew

Product Line Marketing Manager, John Deere

Rob Thornton

First Vice Chair | Division Director, Murdoch Developmental Center

Jacob Traverse

Director of Membership Development, Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences

Frances G. Turner, MS, CFCS

Chair ECA Grant Committee | Retired Family and Consumer Science Agent (Wake County)

William B. Upchurch, Jr.

Immediate Past President | Executive Director, NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission

Cathy Fritts Wilkins

Co-Chair | Corporate Account Manager / Corporate Communications, Duke Energy - Charlotte, NC

Brandon Tyler Williams

Product Manager, Helena Agri-Enterprise

Frank P. Wong, Ph.D.

Senior Regulatory Affairs Consultant, Bayer

Paula Woodall

Senior Vice President and Agribusiness Development Officer, First Citizens Bank and Trust Company

Kelly Wright

Assistant Director of Constituency Engagement, NC State Alumni Association

Mike Yoder

Ex-Officio | Associate Director and State Program Leader, 4-H

Nicole Youngblood

Board Secretary/Treasurer | Field Services Program Specialist, North Carolina Farm Bureau

John Abbott

NA Head, Regulatory and Stewardship, Syngenta Crop Protection

David Anderson

Horticulture Operations Supervisor, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Alan Ayers

Sr. Technical Advisor, Innovative Vector Control Consortium

Johnny Barnes

VP / General Manager, Barnes Farming

Nathan Bennett

International Agronomist, Universal Leaf

Chad Benton

R and D Associate Portfolio Manager, BASF Corporation

Ray Best

Director of Project Delivery, Duke Energy

Stan Biconish

Ag Programs Specialist, NCDA and CS

Bryan Blinson

Executive Director, NC Cattleman’s Association

Graham Boyd

Executive VP, Tobacco Growers Assn. of NC

Charles Budinoff

International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc.

Tommy Bunn

U.S. Tobacco Cooperative, Inc.

Tony Burd

Senior Regulatory Stewardship Manager, Syngenta

Andrew Burleson

Farmer, Thurman Burleson and Sons Farms

Coltin Caraway

Director of Nutrition, Mountaire Farms

Gary Cartwright

Retired Director, NC State Dairy Enterprise System; Owner, Gary Cartwright Consulting; Co-Founder and Co-Owner, Comple Coffee International

Jeff Chandler

Director, NC State Research Services

Henry Cook

Co-owner, Cookson Dairy Farm

Rick Coor

NC Beekeeper’s Association

David Corum

President/CEO, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Bob Crews

Assembly Manager, Hayward Industries

Andy Curliss

National Director for Strategic Initiatives, SAS

Peter Daniel

Retired Assistant to the President, NC Farm Bureau

Jay Darden

Regional Sales Manager, Farm Credit Express

David Davenport

President, JP Davenport and Son

Erin Delehanty

Senior Director FAI, NC State

Erin Delehanty

Senior Director, NC State

Katie Earl

Branch Office Coordinator, Carolina Farm Credit

Andy Eure

Location Manager, Coastal AgroBusiness Inc

Beth Farrell

Agricultural Programs Specialist, NCDA and CS

Vernon Felts

Director of Live Operations, Butterball

Rob Fleming

Co-Owner, Fleming Brothers Farms

Bob Ford

Executive Director, NC Poultry Federation

Jane Gardner

Agriculture Teacher, Ashe County High School

Malcolm Gibbs

Retired, County Extension Director

Frank Grainger

Owner/President, Fair Products Inc

Michelle Grainger

Executive Director, NC Sweet Potato Commission

Michael Hare

President, Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce

Brad Hargett

Project Manager, J.B. Preslar Company

Norman Harrell

County Extension Director, Wilson County

E.B. Harris

Owner/President, E.B. Harris Inc.

David Hartman

Co-Owner, Hartman Farms

David Heath

Service Manager, Quality Equipment

Paul Hill

Director of Quality Assurance, Dean Foods Southeast Region

Carl Hollifield

Director of Dairy Enterprise System, NC State

Bonnie Holloman

Executive Director, NC Vegetable Growers Association

Robert Hosford

Executive Director, NC Ag Financial Authority

Sara Hough

Technical Services Veterinarian, Swine, DSM Nutritional Products

Jim Howie

Member Services Manager, Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers

Alex Ives

Dairy Education Coordinator, NC State

Deborah Johnson

Communications Director, Prestage Farms

Kathy Kennel

Executive Director, CALS Advancement

Kathy Kennel

Executive Director, CALS Advancement

Charles King

Event Manager, Events Partners Inc.

Whitney King

Partner, King Farming Enterprises LLC

Ayden Lee

Retired Chairman and CEO Four Oaks Bank

Kim LeQuire

Manager/HR/VP, Kornegay Family Farms and Produce

Jeremy Martin

Research Operation Manager, NC State

Matthew Mintmier

Corporate Loan Officer, Carolina Farm Credit

Shane Mitchell

Owner, Greenhill Nursery and Landscaping

A.J. Moore

Branch Manager, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Sonia Murphy

Assistant Dean and Director, CALS Advancement

Sonia Murphy

Assistant Dean and Director, CALS Advancement

Emily Nail

Executive Director, Cooperative Council of NC

Robin Nicholson

Government and Community Relations District Manager, Duke Energy

Stanley Oliver, Jr.

Customer Service and Logistics Lead, Retired

Mary Peloquin-Dodd

Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and University Treasurer, NC State

Mary Peloquin-Dodd

Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and University Treasurer, NC State

Erica Peterson

Executive VP/CEO, AgriBusiness Council

Jerry Pless

George Pless and Sons Dairy Farm

Nelson Powell

Senior Relationship Manager, Rabo AgriFinance

Ryan Power

Production Manager, Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative

Scott Prestage

VP of Turkey Production, Prestage Farms

Lisa Prince

Executive Director, NC Egg Association

John Radcliff

Leaf Agronomy Manager, Japan Tobacco International

David Rives

Senior Technical Services Veterinarian, Zoetis

Sharon Rogers

Live Stock Farmer; Executive Secretary, NC Angus Association; Promotion Coordinator, NC Watermelon Association

Susan Rollins

President, Fairview Garden Center

KP Sandeep

Department Head, Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences

Michael Shaw

Agriculture Extension Agent, Cooperative Extension Service

Paul Sherman

Assistant to the President, NC Farm Bureau

Michael Sherrill

VP and General Manager, M.G. Newell Corporation

Gary Sikes

Owner, Bountiful Harvest Farm

George Simpson

Regional Manager, Yara International

Connie Smith

Regional Sales Representative, Valley Proteins

Jeff Smith

AJ Smith and Sons, Inc.

Walter Smith

Retired, US Department of Agriculture

Jason Smith

Director of Sales and Logistics, Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperation

Terry Smoak

Purchasing Manager, Hunter Farms

Meghan Stenquist

Development Assistant, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Office of College Advancement

Zach Taylor

Technical Service Manager, Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC

Jason Thomason

Director of Operations, Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperation

Malarie Thompson

Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative

Steve Troxler

Commissioner of Agriculture, NCDA and CS

Steve Troxler

Commissioner of Agriculture, NCDA and CS

J. Milton Vaughan

Research and Farming - High Yield Corn and Soybean Research; Farming Cow/Calf Operation

Owen Wagner

CEO, NC Soybean Producers Association

Paula Woodall

Senior Vice President, First Citizens Bank

Brandon Young

Soil Conservationist, Madison County

CALS Alumni and Friends Society

John Abbott

NA Head, Regulatory and Stewardship, Syngenta Crop Protection

Chad Benton

Board President | R and D Associate Portfolio Manager, BASF Corporation

Collin Davidson Blalock

Owner/Operator, Collin’s Produce, LLC / Loan Officer, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Travis B. Burke

Emeritus, NC State Administration – Extension; Assistant Dean and Program Leader – Agriculture and Agribusiness, University of Illinois Extension

Lakean Byrd

Board Vice President | Agricultural Education Teacher, South Johnston High School

Gwen Clark

Retired Agricultural Educator, Avery County High School

Peter Daniel

Executive Director, NC Association of Health Plans

Karen Fishel

Executive Director of Human Resources, Furnitureland South, Inc.

Leslie Doss Fuquay

Technical Expert, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC

Maggie Hamm

Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Carolina Farm Credit / Member and Manager, ACA and Hollis Farms LLC

Joy Hicks

Senior Director for Governmental Affairs and Policy, NC Department of Environmental Policy

Lendy Johnson

Director of Organization, NC Farm Bureau Federation

Kyle Mayberry

Director of Agriculture, The Biltmore Company

Aaron Messer

Area Business Manager, Bayer Crop Science

Sonia Murphy

Assistant Dean and Director of CALS Advancement / President, NC Agricultural Foundation

John Patterson

Chief Relationship Officer, Cape Fear Farm Credit

Dan Poole

Associate Professor – Animal Science, NC State

Casey Reynolds

Executive Director, Turfgrass Producers International

Caitlin Rivord

Quality Assurance Data Manager, Aviagen

George Simpson

Regional Manager, Yara North America, Inc.

Rick Smith

Owner, Independent Leaf Tobacco Co., Inc.

Ross Sozzani

Associate Professor - Plant and Microbial Biology, NC State

Bryant Spivey

County Extension Director - Johnston County, NC State

Jacob Traverse

Director of Membership Development, Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences

William B. Upchurch, Jr.

Immediate Past President | Executive Director, NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission

Brandon Tyler Williams

Product Manager, Helena Agri-Enterprise

Paula Woodall

Senior Vice President and Agribusiness Development Officer, First Citizens Bank and Trust Company

Kelly Wright

Assistant Director of Constituency Engagement, NC State Alumni Association

Nicole Youngblood

Board Secretary/Treasurer | Field Services Program Specialist, North Carolina Farm Bureau

JC Raulston Arboretum

Rob Thornton

First Vice Chair | Division Director, Murdoch Developmental Center

Heather Rollins

Second Vice Chair | Marketing Director, Fairview Garden Center

Sylvia Blankenship

Emerita Senior Associate Dean Administration for CALS, NC State

David Hoffman

Chief Operating Officer, Hoffman Nursery

Frank Louws

Department Head, Horticulture Science

Tom Skolnicki

University Landscape Architect, NC State

NC 4-H Development Fund

Dr. Tony Burd

Board Treasurer | Senior Regulatory Stewardship Manager, Syngenta

Vance Dalton

Board Vice President | CEO, Carolina Farm Credit

Ed Emory

Retired Duplin County Extension Director

Wells Hall

Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, LLP

Robin Nicholson

Board President | Government and Community Relations District Manager, Duke Energy

Brooke Cornelius Schmidt

Global Brand Licensing Category Manager, John Deere

Dr. Jessica Scruggs

Veterinarian, Cowee Cowgirl Veterinarian

Robert Shore

Retired Owner of B. Roberts Food

Mike Yoder

Ex-Officio | Associate Director and State Program Leader, 4-H

NC Agricultural Foundation, Inc.

David Anderson

Horticulture Operations Supervisor, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Alan Ayers

Sr. Technical Advisor, Innovative Vector Control Consortium

Johnny Barnes

VP / General Manager, Barnes Farming

Nathan Bennett

International Agronomist, Universal Leaf

Chad Benton

R and D Associate Portfolio Manager, BASF Corporation

Ray Best

Director of Project Delivery, Duke Energy

Stan Biconish

Ag Programs Specialist, NCDA and CS

Bryan Blinson

Executive Director, NC Cattleman’s Association

Graham Boyd

Executive VP, Tobacco Growers Assn. of NC

Tommy Bunn

U.S. Tobacco Cooperative, Inc.

Tony Burd

Senior Regulatory Stewardship Manager, Syngenta

Andrew Burleson

Farmer, Thurman Burleson and Sons Farms

Coltin Caraway

Director of Nutrition, Mountaire Farms

Jeff Chandler

Director, NC State Research Services

Henry Cook

Co-owner, Cookson Dairy Farm

Rick Coor

NC Beekeeper’s Association

David Corum

President/CEO, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Bob Crews

Assembly Manager, Hayward Industries

Andy Curliss

National Director for Strategic Initiatives, SAS

Peter Daniel

Retired Assistant to the President, NC Farm Bureau

Jay Darden

Regional Sales Manager, Farm Credit Express

David Davenport

President, JP Davenport and Son

Erin Delehanty

Senior Director FAI, NC State

Katie Earl

Branch Office Coordinator, Carolina Farm Credit

Andy Eure

Location Manager, Coastal AgroBusiness Inc

Beth Farrell

Agricultural Programs Specialist, NCDA and CS

Vernon Felts

Director of Live Operations, Butterball

Rob Fleming

Co-Owner, Fleming Brothers Farms

Bob Ford

Executive Director, NC Poultry Federation

Jane Gardner

Agriculture Teacher, Ashe County High School

Malcolm Gibbs

Retired, County Extension Director

Frank Grainger

Owner/President, Fair Products Inc

Michelle Grainger

Executive Director, NC Sweet Potato Commission

Michael Hare

President, Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce

Brad Hargett

Project Manager, J.B. Preslar Company

Norman Harrell

County Extension Director, Wilson County

E.B. Harris

Owner/President, E.B. Harris Inc.

David Hartman

Co-Owner, Hartman Farms

David Heath

Service Manager, Quality Equipment

Bonnie Holloman

Executive Director, NC Vegetable Growers Association

Robert Hosford

Executive Director, NC Ag Financial Authority

Sara Hough

Technical Services Veterinarian, Swine, DSM Nutritional Products

Deborah Johnson

Communications Director, Prestage Farms

Kathy Kennel

Executive Director, CALS Advancement

Charles King

Event Manager, Events Partners Inc.

Whitney King

Partner, King Farming Enterprises LLC

Ayden Lee

Retired Chairman and CEO Four Oaks Bank

Kim LeQuire

Manager/HR/VP, Kornegay Family Farms and Produce

Jeremy Martin

Research Operation Manager, NC State

Matthew Mintmier

Corporate Loan Officer, Carolina Farm Credit

Shane Mitchell

Owner, Greenhill Nursery and Landscaping

A.J. Moore

Branch Manager, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Sonia Murphy

Assistant Dean and Director, CALS Advancement

Emily Nail

Executive Director, Cooperative Council of NC

Robin Nicholson

Government and Community Relations District Manager, Duke Energy

Stanley Oliver, Jr.

Customer Service and Logistics Lead, Retired

Mary Peloquin-Dodd

Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and University Treasurer, NC State

Erica Peterson

Executive VP/CEO, AgriBusiness Council