Jimmy Gentry
President
Executive (Chair), & Development Committees
President, The North Carolina State Grange
Board of Directors
Jay Darden
Vice President
Finance Committee
Regional Sales Manager, Horizon Farm Credit
Barbara Bleiweis
Secretary
Development Committee
Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Board (Chair)
Evan Kleinhans
Treasurer
Finance Committee (Chair), Executive Committee
President and CEO, AgCarolina Farm Credit
Dr. Karolen Bowman
Scholarship Committee
Physician (retired)
Tina Gross
Scholarship Committee
Farmer, Gross Farms
Shawn Harding
Development Committee
President, NC Farm Bureau Federation
Dr. John Hatcher
Finance Committee
Executive Director, NC Forestry Association
Chris Hughes
Development Committee
Vice Chair, Watauga Soil and Water Conservation District Board
Gail Hughes
Scholarship Committee
1st Vice President, NC Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Billy Kilpatrick
Scholarship Committee
Past President, NC Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
James “Cookie” Lamb
Scholarship Committee
Environmental Specialist, Prestage Farms
Roy Lee Lindsey
Finance Committee
Chief Executive Officer, NC Pork Council
Chester Lowder
Development Committee (Chair), Executive Committee
Vice Chair, Stanly Soil and Water Conservation District Board
Chad Puryear
Development Committee, Nominating Committee (Chair), Executive Committee
Chief Lending Officer, AgSouth Farm Credit
Herbert Rouse
Development Committee
President of Harvey Farms LLC
Jay Rouse
Nominating Committee
Director of Government Affairs, NC Association of Electric Cooperative Associations
Dr. Alton Thompson
Executive Committee, Scholarship Committee (Chair)
Executive Director, Association of 1890 Research Directors
Steve Troxler
Commissioner of Agriculture, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Neill Westerbeek
Development Committee
Grower Relations Manager, Smithfield Hog Production Division
Staff
Amanda Sand
Executive Director
Gail Hughes
Program Manager
Tom Potter
Program Manager
Ron Fish
FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Tim Hambrick
Conservation Technical Assistant
Kevin Johnson
Program Manager
Jack Kagan
Program Assistant
Vacant
Administrative Officer