CALS Alumni and Friends

Catch up on college news, learn about upcoming events and stay in touch with other graduates.

Welcome Home

We are glad that you are visiting. We hope you can take a few minutes to catch up on the news of the college and learn about our upcoming events.

We also hope you stay in touch. Our students are interested in learning more about their alumni, so we welcome you to submit suggestions for stories, as well as brief announcements about professional achievements.

Interim Dean John Dole with three alumni award recipients at event.

Alumni Recognition

The CALS Alumni and Friends Society recognizes alumni for their achievements and support of CALS and NC State.

See our recent honorees

CALS Alumni for Student Success

The program will pair CALS students and alumni in a one-on-one career coaching relationship while also developing a network of alumni to participate in student recruitment events.

Participate in the program

CALS Alumni and Friends Society board meeting close up image

Alumni and Friends Society Advisory Board

The board represents CALS alumni and friends with a focus on philanthropy, active participation and influential dialog with the college.

Current board members and meeting schedule

Update Your Contact Info

Keep your information current by completing the biographical update form.

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CALS Alumni and Friends Society Advisory Board

Board Members

Name	Company	Title	Graduation	Board Role
Lakean Byrd	ThermoFisher	Executive Assistant	’13	President
Nicole Youngblood	NC State Extension	Extension Agent	‘16	Vice President
Jacob Traverse	Center for Truth in Science	President, CEO	’01, ’05, ‘06	Secretary
Chad Benton	BASF Corporation	R&D Associate Portfolio Manager	’05	Immediate Past President
John Abbott	Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC	NA Head of Regulatory and Stewardship	‘84	Member
John Alphin	JSAlphin Consulting	Owner	’97	Member
Jennifer Badger	Food Lion	Category, Merchandising, and Pricing Analyst II	‘16	Member
Emily Barnes	Bravo Steaks	Owner	‘09	Member
Collin Blalock	Loan Officer	AgCarolina Farm Credit	‘19, ‘21	Member
Gwen Clark	Retired	Former agricultural education teacher	‘86	Member
Karen Fishel	Furnitureland South, Inc.	Executive Director of Human Resources	‘91	Member
Leslie Fuquay	Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC	Technical Expert \| Statistical Analysis – Field Program & Equivalency Assessment – Global Seeds Product Safety	‘84, ‘95	Member
Archie Griffin	Griffin Farms, Inc.	Co-Owner	‘12	Member
Matt Hannah	Merck Animal Health	Regional Sales Manager	‘02	Member
Taylor Jenkins	AgHires	Recruiter	‘17	Member
Hannah Klemmer	Alamance Foods, Inc.	Sr. R&D and Commercialization Manager	‘21	Member
Kyle Mayberry	The Biltmore Company	Director of Agriculture	‘16, ‘18	Member
Aaron Messer	Bayer Crop Science	Area Business Manager	‘02	Member
Heather Morton	NC Farm Bureau Federation	Director of Ag in the Classroom	‘07	Member
Whitney Phillips	PhyllaTech	Chief Operating Officer	‘13, ‘16	Member
Dr. David M. Saravitz	Williams Mullen	Attorney & Partner	‘86	Member
Katelyn Stack	AgSouth Farm Credit	Loan Officer	‘17	Member
Brandon Williams	Helena Agri-Enterprises	Product Manager	‘14	Member
Andy Wood	Lawson Insurance Group	VP of Sales	’00	Member
Dr. Daniel Poole	North Carolina State University	Professor		Faculty Representative
Dr. Lina Quesada	North Carolina State University	Professor		Faculty Representative
Dr. Alyssa Degreenia	North Carolina State University	Assistant Director, Agricultural Institute	’14, ’16, ’18	Faculty Representative
Beth Farrell	North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services	Agricultural Programs Specialist	’02	NCDA&CS Representative
Bryant Spivey	NC State Extension	County Extension Director	’93, ’01	NC State Extension Representative