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2021 Meeting Schedule
May 20, 2021
Board Members
| Name | Company | Title | Graduation | Board Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. William B. Upchurch Jr. | NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission | Executive Director | Class of ’91 | President |
| Mr. Chad Benton | BASF Corporation | Scientist III | Class of ’05 | Vice President |
| Mrs. Leslie B. Friedrich | Syngenta Crop Protection | Retired | Class of ’87 | Secretary/Treasurer |
| Mr. George Simpson | Yara North America, Inc. | Regional Manager | Class of ’92 | Immediate Past President |
| Mr. Jason Barbour | Bearded Cob Farms & Barbour Farms | Owner/Operator and Partner | Class of ’12 | Member |
| Dr. Travis Burke | NC State Administration – Extension | Emeritus | Class of ’82, ’87, ’02 | Member |
| Mr. Jason Burton | Jason P. Burton, Attorney at Law | Attorney | Class of ’98, ’02 | Member |
| Ms. Lakean Byrd | South Johnston High School | Agriculture Education Teacher | Class of ’13 | Member |
| Mrs. Ashley Collins | Agriculture Future of America | Director of Collegiate Relations | Class of ’05 | Member |
| Mr. Jeff Jennings | Class of ’87 | Member | ||
| Mr. Chris Hege | Coastal Agro Business | Seed and Technology Manager | Class of ’97 | Member |
| Mr. Jacob Traverse | Triangle Global Health Consortium | Executive Director | Class of ’01, ’05 | Member |
| Dr. Bonnie James | Wal-Mart Foundation | Pharmacist | Class of ’09, ’13 | Member |
| Mrs. Lendy Johnson | NC Farm Bureau Foundation, Inc. | Director of Organization | Class of ’06, ’11 | Member |
| Mr. David Parrish | NC Cotton Producers Association | CEO | Class of ’02 | Member |
| Mr. George Scott | Universal Leaf Foundation | Vice President | Class of ’98, ’00 | Member |
| Mrs. Gabby Seckler | Netsertive | Client Success Coordinator | Class of ’15 | Member |
| Mrs. Sharon Tyson | Tyson Family Farms | Farm Co-Manager | Class of ’92 | Member |
| Mr. Bryant Spivey | North Carolina State University | County Extension Director | Class of ’93, ’01 | NCCES Representative |
| Mr. Gary Cartwright | North Carolina State University | Dairy Enterprise Director | Class of ’79 | Faculty Advisor – Agriculture |
| TBD | Faculty Advisor – Life Sciences | |||
| Ms. Karin Shank | North Carolina Biotechnology Center | Senior Research Analyst | Class of ’00 | NC Biotechnology Center Representative |
| Mrs. Beth Farrell | North Carolina Department of Agriculture | Agriculture Program Specialist | Class of ’02 | NCDA Representative |
| Ms. Courtney Thornton | NC State CALS Student | Class of ’19 | Student Representative | |
| Mr. Chad Tyson | NC State CALS Student | Class of ’20 | Student Representative | |
| Mr. Matthew Williams | NC State Alumni Association | Coordinator of Constituency Groups | Class of ’14 | NC State Alumni Association Advisor |