Directors & Staff

Board of Directors

NAMEOFFICERCOMMITTEETITLE/AFFILIATIONADDITIONAL TITLE/AFFILIATIONS
Barbara BleiweisDevelopment CommitteeMecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Board (Chair)
Dr. Karolen BowmanScholarship CommitteesPhysician
Don ButlerVice PresidentExecutive & Development CommitteesSmithfield Foods, Farmer (retired)
Jay DardenSecretaryFinance CommitteeRegional Sales Manager, Horizon Farm Credit
Jimmy GentryPresidentExecutive (Chair), & Development CommitteesPresident, The North Carolina State Grange
Tina GrossScholarship CommitteeFarmer, Gross Farms
Shawn HardingDevelopment CommitteePresident, NC Farm Bureau FederationFarmer, Southside Farms
Dr. John HatcherScholarship CommitteeExecutive Director, NC Forestry Association
Chris HughesDevelopment CommitteePast President, NC Association of Soil and Water Conservation DistrictsNC Soil and Water Conservation Commission; Watauga Soil and Water Conservation District Board
Evan KleinhansTreasurerFinance Committee (Chair)President and CEO, AgCarolina Farm Credit
Billy KilpatrickScholarship Committee1st Vice President, NC Association of Soil and Water Conservation DistrictsFarmer; NC Soil and Water Conservation Commission; Duplin Soil and Water Conservation District Board
James "Cookie" LambScholarship CommitteeEnvironmental Specialist, Prestage FarmsFarmer; NC Soil and Water Conservation Commission; Sampson Soil and Water Conservation District Board
Roy Lee LindseyFinance CommitteeChief Executive Officer, NC Pork Council
Chester LowderDevelopment Committee (Chair)FarmerStanly Soil and Water Conservation District Board; NC Farm Bureau Federation (retired)
Myles PayneNominating Committee (Chair)National Association of Conservation Districts NC representativeFarmer; NC Soil and Water Conservation Commission; Alexander Soil and Water Conservation District Board
Chad PuryearDevelopment CommitteeChief Lending Officer, AgSouth Farm Credit
Herbert RouseDevelopment CommitteePresidentHarvey Farms
Jay RouseNominating CommitteeDirector of Government Affairs, NC Association of Electric Cooperative Associations
George TeagueFinance CommitteePresident, NC Association of Soil and Water Conservation DistrictsFarmer & Owner of Reedy Fork Organic Farm; NC Soil and Water Conservation Commission; Guilford Soil and Water Conservation District Board
Dr. Alton ThompsonExecutive Committee, Scholarship
Committee (Chair)
Executive Director, Association of 1890 Research Directors
Steve TroxlerCommissioner of Agriculture, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesFarmer
Neill WesterbeekDevelopment CommitteeGrower Relations Manager, Smithfield Hog Production Division

Staff

NAMEPOSITION
Amanda Egdorf-SandExecutive Director
Tom PotterProgram Manager
Gail HughesProgram Manager
Alicia MooreAdministrative Officer