Directors & Staff

Board of Directors

NAMEOFFICER/COMMITTEETITLEAFFILIATION
Dr. Tom BowmanExecutive, Finance, & Scholarship (Chair) CommitteesPhysician (retired)
Don ButlerVice President, Executive & Development Committees
David CorumExecutive & Finance CommitteePresident & CEOAgCarolina Farm Credit
Vance DaltonExecutive & Development Committees (Chair)President & CEOCarolina Farm Credit
Jay DardenSecretary, Finance Committee
Jimmy GentryPresident, Executive (Chair), & Development CommitteesPresidentThe North Carolina State Grange
Tina GrossScholarship CommitteeFarmerGross Farms
Shawn HardingDevelopment CommitteePresident, FarmerNC Farm Bureau, Southside Farms
Chris HoganNC Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts President, FarmerNC Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Orange Soil and Water Conservation District Board
Chris HughesNC Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts 1st Vice President, Christmas Tree FarmerNC Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Watauga Soil and Water Conservation District Board
Evan KleinhansTreasurer, Finance Committee (Chair)CEOCape Fear Farm Credit
Blount KnowlesScholarship CommitteeNC Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts Past PresidentNC Soil and Water Commission, Bertie Soil and Water Conservation District Board
Chester LowderFarmer, Farm Bureau (retired)Stanly Soil and Water Conservation District
Myles PayneNominating Committee (Chair)National Association of Conservation Districts NC rep, FarmerNC Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Alexander Soil and Water Conservation District
Herbert RouseDevelopment CommitteePresidentHarvey Farms
Jay RouseNominating CommitteeDirector of Government AffairsNC Association of Electric Cooperative Associations
Dr. Alton ThompsonExecutive & Scholarship
Committees
Executive DirectorAssociation of 1890 Research Directors
Steve TroxlerCommissioner of Agriculture,
Farmer
NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Neill WesterbeekDevelopment CommitteeGrower Relations ManagerSmithfield Hog Production Division
Bill YarboroughNominating CommitteeNC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (retired), Haywood Soil and Water Conservation District

Staff

NAMEPOSITIONPHONE
Amanda Egdorf-SandExecutive DirectorCell -
Tom PotterProgram ManagerCell -
Gail HughesProgram ManagerCell -
Abby HaseltonAdmin Officer & Program Manager
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