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NC Agricultural Foundation, Inc.

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David Anderson

Horticulture Operations Supervisor, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Alan Ayers

Retired, Innovative Vector Control Consortium

Johnny Barnes

VP / General Manager, Barnes Farming

Rodolphe Barrangou

Dairy Representative - Professor, NC State

Nathan Bennett

International Agronomist, Universal Leaf

Chad Benton

Crop and Knowledge Systems Manager, BASF

Ray Best

Retired- Director of Project Delivery, Duke Energy

Stan Biconish

Ag Programs Specialist, NCDA and CS

Bryan Blinson

Retired, NC Cattleman’s Association

Graham Boyd

Executive VP, Tobacco Growers Assn. of NC

Tony Burd

Senior Regulatory Stewardship Manager, Syngenta

Andrew Burleson

Farmer, Thurman Burleson and Sons Farms

Lakean Byrd

Liggett Vector Brands, LLC - Field Sales Admin Assistant

Coltin Caraway

Director of Nutrition, Mountaire Farms

Tatianna Carey

Horticulture Manager, Champion Hills

Gary Cartwright

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

Jeff Chandler

Research Coordinator, North Carolina Soybean Producers Association

Sara Coats

Executive Director, Cooperative Council of NC

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

Vice President of Strategic Engagement, National Pork Producers Council

Peter Daniel

Retired Assistant to the President, NC Farm Bureau

Jay Darden

Regional Sales Manager, Farm Credit Express

Erin Delehanty

Senior Director FAI, NC State

Cameron Eaker

Dairy Producer Representative - Owner, Eaker Dairy

Andy Eure

Location Manager, Coastal AgroBusiness Inc

Rob Fleming

Owner, Fleming Brothers Farms LLC

Bob Ford

Executive Director, NC Poultry Federation

Buddy Gaither

Dairy Representative - Retired, Milkco

Jane Gardner

Retired-Agriculture Education Teacher

Malcolm Gibbs

Retired, County Extension Director

Michelle Grainger

Executive Director, NC Sweetpotato Commission

Matthew Grissom

Owner, Grissom Family Farm; Grissom Fertilizer Farm Supply & Tack Shop

Charles Hall

Executive Director, NC Soybean Producers Association

Maggie Hamm

Member and Manager, ACA and Hollis Farms LLC

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.

Dana Harris

Associate Vice Chancellor, Finance and University Treasurer

David Hartman

Co-Owner, Hartman Farms

Mandy Hasty

Sr Director Manufacturing, RJ Reynolds

David Heath

Service Manager, Quality Equipment

David Hogan

Dairy Processor Representative - Operations Manager, Milkco

Doug Holland

Dairy Producer Representative - Holland Farms of Olin

Carl Hollifield

Dairy Representative - Director of Dairy Enterprise System, NC State

Cathy Horton

NC Vegetable Growers & NC Watermelon Associations, Southeastern Grain & Feed Association

Robert Hosford

Executive Director, NC Ag Financial Authority

Sara Hough

Technical Services Veterinarian, Swine, DSM Nutritional Products

Jim Howie

Dairy Representative - Member Services Manager, Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers

Gail Hughes

Orange Soil and Water Conservation

Victor Hunt

Warren County Board of Commissioners

Matthew Inman

Technical Marketing Manager, BASF

Deborah Johnson

Communications Director, Prestage Farms

Norman Jordan

Dairy Producer Representative - Owner, Brush Creek Swiss 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

Milo Lewis

Executive Director, NC Cattlemen's Association

Jeremy Martin

Research Operation Manager, NC State

Dale McInnis

President, Richmond Community College

Shane Mitchell

Owner, Greenhill Nursery and Landscaping

A.J. Moore

Branch Manager, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Sonia Murphy

Assistant Dean and Director, CALS Advancement

Robin Nicholson

Government and Community Relations District Manager, Duke Energy

Stanley Oliver, Jr.

Customer Service and Logistics Lead, Retired

Jacob Parker

Retired, NC Soybean Producers Association Inc

Bob Paxton

Dairy Representative - Retired, Dairy Fresh

Erica Peterson

Executive VP/CEO, AgriBusiness Council

Nelson Powell

Senior Vice President, First Bank & Trust Company

Scott Prestage

VP of Turkey Production, Prestage Farms

Lisa Prince

Executive Director, NC Egg Association

Beth Pugh Farrell

Agricultural Program Development Coordinator, NCDA & CS

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

Dairy Representative - Department Head, Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences

Todd See

Dairy Representative - Department Head & Professor, NC State Animal Science

Michael Shaw

Agriculture Extension Agent, Cooperative Extension Service

Paul Sherman

Assistant to the President, NC Farm Bureau

Michael Sherrill

Dairy Supply Industry Representative - CEO, M. G. Newell Corporation

Gary Sikes

Owner, Bountiful Harvest Farm

George Simpson

Regional Manager, Yara International

Jeff Smith

AJ Smith and Sons, Inc.

Walter Smith

Retired, US Department of Agriculture

Jennifer Stamey

Dairy Supply Industry Representative - Senior Manager, Land O'Lakes

Dr. Katherine Drake Stowe

Director, US Soybean Research Collaborative

Zach Taylor

Technical Service Manager, Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC

Malarie Thompson

Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative

Tim Thornsbury

Dairy Processor Representative - Plant Manager, MD & VA Milk Producers Cooperative Assoc.

Rob Thornton

First Vice Chair | Division Director, Murdoch Developmental Center

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

Jason Wright

Dairy Producer Representative - Wright Farms

Brandon Young

Soil Conservationist, Madison County

Academic Programs Committee

Rob Fleming

Owner, Fleming Brothers Farms LLC

Malcolm Gibbs

Retired, County Extension Director

Dale McInnis

President, Richmond Community College

Shane Mitchell

Owner, Greenhill Nursery and Landscaping

A.J. Moore

Branch Manager, AgCarolina Farm Credit

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

Jeff Smith

AJ Smith and Sons, Inc.

Audit & Investment Committee

Alan Ayers

Retired, Innovative Vector Control Consortium

Chad Benton

Crop and Knowledge Systems Manager, BASF

Tony Burd

Senior Regulatory Stewardship Manager, Syngenta

David Corum

President/CEO, AgCarolina Farm Credit

Andy Curliss

Vice President of Strategic Engagement, National Pork Producers Council

Erin Delehanty

Senior Director FAI, NC State

Maggie Hamm

Member and Manager, ACA and Hollis Farms LLC

Michael Hare

President, Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce

Norman Harrell

County Extension Director, Wilson County

Dana Harris

Associate Vice Chancellor, Finance and University Treasurer

David Hogan

Dairy Processor Representative - Operations Manager, Milkco

Kathy Kennel

Executive Director, CALS Advancement

Charles King

Event Manager, Events Partners Inc.

Ayden Lee

Retired Chairman and CEO Four Oaks Bank

Bob Paxton

Dairy Representative - Retired, Dairy Fresh

Nelson Powell

Senior Vice President, First Bank & Trust Company

Paula Woodall

Senior Vice President, First Citizens Bank

Dairy Representatives

Rodolphe Barrangou

Dairy Representative - Professor, NC State

Gary Cartwright

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

Cameron Eaker

Dairy Producer Representative - Owner, Eaker Dairy

Buddy Gaither

Dairy Representative - Retired, Milkco

David Hogan

Dairy Processor Representative - Operations Manager, Milkco

Doug Holland

Dairy Producer Representative - Holland Farms of Olin

Carl Hollifield

Dairy Representative - Director of Dairy Enterprise System, NC State

Jim Howie

Dairy Representative - Member Services Manager, Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers

Norman Jordan

Dairy Producer Representative - Owner, Brush Creek Swiss Farms

Bob Paxton

Dairy Representative - Retired, Dairy Fresh

KP Sandeep

Dairy Representative - Department Head, Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences

Todd See

Dairy Representative - Department Head & Professor, NC State Animal Science

Michael Sherrill

Dairy Supply Industry Representative - CEO, M. G. Newell Corporation

Jennifer Stamey

Dairy Supply Industry Representative - Senior Manager, Land O'Lakes

Tim Thornsbury

Dairy Processor Representative - Plant Manager, MD & VA Milk Producers Cooperative Assoc.

Jason Wright

Dairy Producer Representative - Wright Farms

External Relations and Resource Development Committee

Ray Best

Retired- Director of Project Delivery, Duke Energy

Andrew Burleson

Farmer, Thurman Burleson and Sons Farms

Tatianna Carey

Horticulture Manager, Champion Hills

Jeff Chandler

Research Coordinator, North Carolina Soybean Producers Association

Sara Coats

Executive Director, Cooperative Council of NC

Peter Daniel

Retired Assistant to the President, NC Farm Bureau

Jay Darden

Regional Sales Manager, Farm Credit Express

Charles Hall

Executive Director, NC Soybean Producers Association

David Heath

Service Manager, Quality Equipment

Robert Hosford

Executive Director, NC Ag Financial Authority

Sara Hough

Technical Services Veterinarian, Swine, DSM Nutritional Products

Milo Lewis

Executive Director, NC Cattlemen's Association

Sonia Murphy

Assistant Dean and Director, CALS Advancement

Robin Nicholson

Government and Community Relations District Manager, Duke Energy

Stanley Oliver, Jr.

Customer Service and Logistics Lead, Retired

Erica Peterson

Executive VP/CEO, AgriBusiness Council

Scott Prestage

VP of Turkey Production, Prestage Farms

Lisa Prince

Executive Director, NC Egg Association

Paul Sherman

Assistant to the President, NC Farm Bureau

Zach Taylor

Technical Service Manager, Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC

Rob Thornton

First Vice Chair | Division Director, Murdoch Developmental Center

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

Brandon Young

Soil Conservationist, Madison County

Tobacco Representatives