People

NA Head, Regulatory and Stewardship, Syngenta Crop Protection

Owner, JSAlphin Consulting

Horticulture Operations Supervisor, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

National Legislative Director, NC Farm Bureau

Supporter

Board Member

Vice President, US Ruminant Business at Phibro Animal Health

Sr. Technical Advisor, Innovative Vector Control Consortium

Sr. Technical Advisor, Innovative Vector Control Consortium

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

Category Pricing Analyst, Food Lion

VP / General Manager, Barnes Farming

Owner, Bravo Steaks

CEO, BioApps

Professor, NC State

CEO, Bartlett Tree Service

Board Member

International Agronomist, Universal Leaf

Senior Manager, BASF

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

R and D Associate Portfolio Manager, BASF Corporation

Farm Owner

Director of Project Delivery, Duke Energy

Owner, SB Tobacco Services

Ag Programs Specialist, NCDA and CS

Director Product Development and Science, ITG Brands

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

Emerita Senior Associate Dean Administration for CALS, NC State

State Ag Ed Leader/FFA Advisor, NC FFA

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

Executive Director, NC Cattleman’s Association

President/Owner, Blizzard Farms

Farmer, Boerema Farms

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

Mars

Bowman Dairy

Executive VP, Tobacco Growers Assn. of NC

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

State FFA Coordinator, NC FFA

Manager, NCDA

Goodberry’s

International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc.

Senior Regulatory Stewardship Manager, Syngenta

Farmer, Thurman Burleson and Sons Farms

Planning Director, Avery County

Owner, Burrage Rentals

Board President | Executive Assistant, Thermo Fisher Scientific/PPD

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

Co-Founder, Leaf and Limb

Director of Nutrition, Mountaire Farms

Student, NC State

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

Director, NC State Research Services

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

President, A and M Farms

Retired Agricultural Educator, Avery County High School

Syngenta

CEO, NC Peanut Growers Association

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

CEO, NC Peanut Growers Association

President, Milkco Inc.

Milkco Incorporated

Co-owner, Coltrane Farm

Executive Director, Research Triangle Regional Partnership

Director, R and D Agricultural Solutions, BASF Corporation RTP

Co-owner, Cookson Dairy Farm

Board Member

Owner, Salty Dog Farms

NC Beekeeper’s Association

Small Acres Dairy

Partner, Correll Farms

President/CEO, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Board Member

Assembly Manager, Hayward Industries

District 6 Field Representative, NC Farm Bureau

JCRA Member

Regional Seed Sustainability Manager and Fiber Development Manager, BASF

Chairman of the Board, SePRO Corporation

National Director for Strategic Initiatives, SAS

National Director for Strategic Initiatives, SAS

Production Manager, Prestage Farms

Board President | Owner, Dalrymple Farm

Board Member

Board Vice President | CEO, Carolina Farm Credit

Dalton Farms LLC; Skyline Telephone

Retired Assistant to the President, NC Farm Bureau

Regional Sales Manager, Farm Credit Express

Retired

Board Member

President, JP Davenport and Son

Retired

Warren County Commissioner

Faculty Representative, Assistant Director of the Agricultural Institute

Senior Director FAI, NC State

Senior Director, NC State

Co-Chair

Board Member

Owner, Spring Meadow Nursery

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

Dobson Farm

Board Member

CEO, Oerth Bio

Professor, NC State

Parkway Ag Supply, LLC

Garden Club of NC Representative

Owner, Eaker Dairy

Branch Office Coordinator, Carolina Farm Credit

Retired

President and CEO, North Carolina Biotechnology Center

Board President | Retired from Novozymes North America

Novozymes

Retired Duplin County Extension Director

Location Manager, Coastal AgroBusiness Inc

Farm Manager, Wester Farms LLC

Associate Director of Leadership Annual Giving, NC State CALS

Agricultural Programs Specialist, NCDA and CS

Agricultural Programs Specialist, NCDA and CS

Executive Director of Human Resources, Furnitureland South, Inc.

Co-Owner, Fleming Brothers Farms

Executive Director, NC Poultry Federation

Senior Director of Development, NC State CALS

Board Member

Technical Expert, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC

Retired, Milkco

Agriculture Teacher, Ashe County High School

President, NC State Grange

President, NC State Grange

President, NC Grange

President, NC Grange

Retired, County Extension Director

Board Member

President, Unicorn Inc.

Board Member

Owner, Godwin Produce Co.

Retired, Dairy Fresh

Sales Representative, Syngenta

Owner/President, Fair Products Inc

Executive Director, NC Sweet Potato Commission

Owner, Grayhouse Farms

JCRA Member

Board Member

Griffin Farms, Inc.

Co-Owner, Griffin Farms

Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, LLP

Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, LLP

Owner, Hamby Family Dental Center

President, H and A Scientific, Inc.

Past Board President | Member and Manager, ACA and Hollis Farms LLC

Member and Manager, ACA and Hollis Farms LLC

Member and Manager, ACA and Hollis Farms LLC

NC State Professor Emeritus / Owner, Design Transitions

Co-Owner, Back Creek Angus

Retired Extension 4-H Specialist

Regional Sales Manager, Merck Animal Health

Retired, NC Pork Council

President, NC Farm Bureau

President, NC Farm Bureau

President, Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce

Project Manager, J.B. Preslar Company

Vice President of Sales, Your Local Greens

County Extension Director, Wilson County

County Extension Director, Wilson County

Owner/President, E.B. Harris Inc.

Retired

Co-Owner, Hartman Farms

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

Manufacturer

Retired, NC Farm Bureau

Service Manager, Quality Equipment

Chief of Staff, NCDA and CS

Herman Dairy Farm

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

Retired

Director of Quality Assurance, Dean Foods Southeast Region

Partner, RJ Hinnant and Sons

Chief Operating Officer, Hoffman Nursery

Operations Manager, Milkco

Holland Farms of Olin

Director of Dairy Enterprise System, NC State

Executive Director, NC Vegetable Growers Association

Retired Extension Director for Southeast District

Executive Director, NC Ag Financial Authority

Technical Services Veterinarian, Swine, DSM Nutritional Products

Farmer

Member Services Manager, Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers

Owner, Sampson Nursery

Board Member

Board Member

Dairy Education Coordinator, NC State

Owner, Jackson Dairy

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

Recruiter, AgHires

Eastern Region Agricultural Education Coordinator, NC FFA

Account Officer, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Communications Director, Prestage Farms

SVP of Marketing and Communications, AgCarolina Farm Credit

SVP of Marketing and Communications, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Owner, Brush Creek Swiss Farms

President, Nash Produce

Past Chair | Retired, BASF

Retired

Chair | Supporter and JCRA Member

Retired

Executive Director, CALS Advancement

Executive Director, CALS Advancement

Event Manager, Events Partners Inc.

Partner, King Farming Enterprises LLC

Retired

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

Sr. R&D and Commercialization Manager, Alamance Foods Inc.

President, R.B. Knowles Inc.

Owner, Heritage Seedlings

Retired / Professor Emeritus, 2007

President, Sarem Farms

Stepstone Holsteins Inc.

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

NCNLA Representative

Retired, Farm Credit

Retired Chairman and CEO Four Oaks Bank

Retired

Executive Director, NC Association of County Commissioners

Manager, Kornegay Family Farms and Produce

Manager/HR/VP, Kornegay Family Farms and Produce

Venture Partner, Pappas Capital

Farm Bureau

CEO, NC Pork Council

Loflin Dairy Farm

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

Department Head, Horticulture Science

Regional Agronomist, NCDA

Ex-Officio Director | CEO, Teewinot Life Sciences

Piedmont Milk Sales

Manco Dairy

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

North Carolina Secretary of State

Research Operation Manager, NC State

Board Member

Director of Agriculture, The Biltmore Company

Director of Agriculture, The Biltmore Company

Buffalo Warren Company

NCDA

Chapel Hill Creamery

Farmer

Supporter

Area Business Manager, Bayer Crop Science

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

Retired

Corporate Loan Officer, Carolina Farm Credit

Carolina Farm Credit

Owner, Greenhill Nursery and Landscaping

Branch Manager, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Dairy Alliance

Director of Ag in the Classroom, NC Farm Bureau Federation

Board Member

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

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

Assistant Dean and Director, CALS Advancement

Assistant Dean and Director, CALS Advancement

JCRA Member

Owner, MPI

Owner, Myers Dairy Inc.

Executive Director, Cooperative Council of NC

Retired

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

Government and Community Relations District Manager, Duke Energy

Customer Service and Logistics Lead, Retired

Agronomist, Perdue Agribusiness

Retired Attorney

Board Member

Treasurer, Patterson Farm, Inc.

Research Scientist, Syngenta

Retired, Dairy Fresh

Retired from Avoca Inc.

Retired

Agronomist, Syngenta

Executive VP/CEO, AgriBusiness Council

Fair Products, Inc

Chief Operating Officer, PhyllaTech

Retired, Turf Mountain Sod Inc.

George Pless and Sons Dairy Farm

Professor – Animal Science, NC State

Agri Supply

Senior Relationship Manager, Rabo AgriFinance

NCDA

Production Manager, Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative

VP of Turkey Production, Prestage Farms

Executive Director, NC Egg Association

Board Member

Sunny Hill Farm and Dairy

White Rock Farms

Faculty Representative, Professor, University Faculty Scholar and Extension Specialist

Development Assistant, CALS Alumni and Events

COO, Ham Produce Company

Retired, Extension

Co-Owner, Hunting Creek Preserves

Owner, H.A. Respass Farms

Board Member

Senior Technical Services Veterinarian, Zoetis

Roberts Business Group

Roberts Ridge Farms

Loan Officer, Carolina Farm Credit

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

Second Vice Chair | Marketing Director, Fairview Garden Center

President, Fairview Garden Center

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

Department Head, Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences

Partner, Williams Mullen Law Firm

Global Brand Licensing Category Manager, John Deere

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

Principal Nutrition Scientist, Cargill

Board Member

Agriculture Extension Agent, Cooperative Extension Service

Shaw Farm

Rocky Creek Dairy

Assistant to the President, NC Farm Bureau

VP and General Manager, M.G. Newell Corporation

Board Member

Chairman and CEO, BioResource International, Inc.

Retired Owner of B. Roberts Food

Owner, Bountiful Harvest Farm

Regional Manager, Yara North America, Inc.

Regional Manager, Yara International

University Landscape Architect, NC State

Sr. Manger of Innovation Partnerships, SAS

Retired

Regional Sales Representative, Valley Proteins

AJ Smith and Sons, Inc.

Retired, US Department of Agriculture

Linwood Dairy Group

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

Purchasing Manager, Hunter Farms

Owner, Cold Mountain Nursery

County Extension Director - Johnston County, NC State

Loan Officer, AgSouth Farm Credit

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

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

Director, US Soybean Research Collaborative

President, CMS Farming Company

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

Retired, Altria

Talley Farms

Technical Service Manager, Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC

Reedy Fork Farm

Product Line Marketing Manager, John Deere

Director of Operations, Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperation

Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative

First Vice Chair | Division Director, Murdoch Developmental Center

Director of Development, NC State

Director of Development, NC State

Board Member

Board Member

Board Secretary | President and CEO, Center for Truth in Science

Commissioner of Agriculture, NCDA and CS

Commissioner of Agriculture, NCDA and CS

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

Retired

Past Presidents Council | Executive Director, NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission

Owner, Vandemark Farms

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

Vick Family Farms

External Affairs Manager, Dominion Energy

CEO, NC Soybean Producers Association

Board Member

Partner, Warren Farming

Owner, Buffalo Warren Company

Board Member

Board Member

Director, JC Raulston Arboretum

Farmer, W.I. Wellons and Sons

Owner, West Farms

Corner Cotton Gin Inc.

Owner, Whitford Farms LLC

Extension Associate, NC State

Board Member

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

Duke Energy Foundation

Altria Client Services

Partner, Brooks Pierce McLendon LLP

Product Manager, Helena Agri-Enterprise

President, Wilson Brothers

Environmental Supervisor, Sibelco

Senior Regulatory Affairs Consultant, Bayer

Vice President of Sales, Lawson Insurance Group

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

Senior Vice President, First Citizens Bank

Retired, NC Farm Bureau

Co-Owner, Bryant Worley Farms

Dairy Farmer

Wright Farms

Board Member

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

Soil Conservationist, Madison County

Board Vice President | Extension Agent, NC State Extension

NA Head, Regulatory and Stewardship, Syngenta Crop Protection

Owner, JSAlphin Consulting

Category Pricing Analyst, Food Lion

Owner, Bravo Steaks

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

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

Board President | Executive Assistant, Thermo Fisher Scientific/PPD

Retired Agricultural Educator, Avery County High School

Faculty Representative, Assistant Director of the Agricultural Institute

Agricultural Programs Specialist, NCDA and CS

Executive Director of Human Resources, Furnitureland South, Inc.

Technical Expert, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC

Co-Owner, Griffin Farms

Member and Manager, ACA and Hollis Farms LLC

Regional Sales Manager, Merck Animal Health

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

Recruiter, AgHires

Sr. R&D and Commercialization Manager, Alamance Foods Inc.

Director of Agriculture, The Biltmore Company

Area Business Manager, Bayer Crop Science

Director of Ag in the Classroom, NC Farm Bureau Federation

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

Chief Operating Officer, PhyllaTech

Professor – Animal Science, NC State

Faculty Representative, Professor, University Faculty Scholar and Extension Specialist

Development Assistant, CALS Alumni and Events

Partner, Williams Mullen Law Firm

Regional Manager, Yara North America, Inc.

Retired

County Extension Director - Johnston County, NC State

Loan Officer, AgSouth Farm Credit

Board Secretary | President and CEO, Center for Truth in Science

Retired

Past Presidents Council | Executive Director, NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission

Product Manager, Helena Agri-Enterprise

Vice President of Sales, Lawson Insurance Group

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

Board Vice President | Extension Agent, NC State Extension

Supporter

CEO, Bartlett Tree Service

Emerita Senior Associate Dean Administration for CALS, NC State

Co-Founder, Leaf and Limb

JCRA Member

Owner, Spring Meadow Nursery

Garden Club of NC Representative

JCRA Member

Chief Operating Officer, Hoffman Nursery

Owner, Sampson Nursery

Past Chair | Retired, BASF

Chair | Supporter and JCRA Member

Owner, Heritage Seedlings

NCNLA Representative

Department Head, Horticulture Science

Supporter

JCRA Member

Second Vice Chair | Marketing Director, Fairview Garden Center

University Landscape Architect, NC State

First Vice Chair | Division Director, Murdoch Developmental Center

Director of Development, NC State

Director, JC Raulston Arboretum

Mars

Syngenta

Board Vice President | CEO, Carolina Farm Credit

Warren County Commissioner

Retired Duplin County Extension Director

Associate Director of Leadership Annual Giving, NC State CALS

Senior Director of Development, NC State CALS

President, NC State Grange

Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, LLP

Retired Extension 4-H Specialist

Farm Bureau

North Carolina Secretary of State

NCDA

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

Board Member

Global Brand Licensing Category Manager, John Deere

Retired Owner of B. Roberts Food

External Affairs Manager, Dominion Energy

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

Horticulture Operations Supervisor, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Board Member

Sr. Technical Advisor, Innovative Vector Control Consortium

VP / General Manager, Barnes Farming

Board Member

International Agronomist, Universal Leaf

R and D Associate Portfolio Manager, BASF Corporation

Farm Owner

Director of Project Delivery, Duke Energy

Ag Programs Specialist, NCDA and CS

Executive Director, NC Cattleman’s Association

President/Owner, Blizzard Farms

Executive VP, Tobacco Growers Assn. of NC

Manager, NCDA

Senior Regulatory Stewardship Manager, Syngenta

Farmer, Thurman Burleson and Sons Farms

Planning Director, Avery County

Director of Nutrition, Mountaire Farms

Student, NC State

Director, NC State Research Services

President, A and M Farms

CEO, NC Peanut Growers Association

President, Milkco Inc.

Co-owner, Cookson Dairy Farm

Board Member

Owner, Salty Dog Farms

NC Beekeeper’s Association

Partner, Correll Farms

President/CEO, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Board Member

Assembly Manager, Hayward Industries

National Director for Strategic Initiatives, SAS

Board Member

Dalton Farms LLC; Skyline Telephone

Retired Assistant to the President, NC Farm Bureau

Regional Sales Manager, Farm Credit Express

Retired

Board Member

President, JP Davenport and Son

Retired

Senior Director FAI, NC State

Board Member

Board Member

Parkway Ag Supply, LLC

Branch Office Coordinator, Carolina Farm Credit

Novozymes

Location Manager, Coastal AgroBusiness Inc

Farm Manager, Wester Farms LLC

Agricultural Programs Specialist, NCDA and CS

Co-Owner, Fleming Brothers Farms

Executive Director, NC Poultry Federation

Board Member

Agriculture Teacher, Ashe County High School

President, NC Grange

Retired, County Extension Director

Board Member

President, Unicorn Inc.

Board Member

Sales Representative, Syngenta

Owner/President, Fair Products Inc

Executive Director, NC Sweet Potato Commission

Board Member

Griffin Farms, Inc.

Member and Manager, ACA and Hollis Farms LLC

Retired, NC Pork Council

President, NC Farm Bureau

President, Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce

Project Manager, J.B. Preslar Company

County Extension Director, Wilson County

Owner/President, E.B. Harris Inc.

Retired

Co-Owner, Hartman Farms

Manufacturer

Retired, NC Farm Bureau

Service Manager, Quality Equipment

Chief of Staff, NCDA and CS

Retired

Partner, RJ Hinnant and Sons

Executive Director, NC Vegetable Growers Association

Executive Director, NC Ag Financial Authority

Technical Services Veterinarian, Swine, DSM Nutritional Products

Farmer

Board Member