董事会 of Directors
Madelyn George, Chair
Madelyn George is an entrepreneur, impact investor, 拥有杜克大学工商管理硕士学位和芝加哥哥伦比亚学院舞蹈学士学位. 她于2010年开始担任小型企业顾问,专门从事收入前初创公司和早期业务增长. With additional prior experience in the spa and wellness industries, Madelyn opened the Valle Crucis Lavender House in 2014. The Lavender House merges spa, 零售, 农业是一种非传统的商业模式,其内部战略是培养当地创意人士的创业精神. 目前,Madelyn还是App State管理部门的全职讲师, and serves as Chief Financial Officer at Hatchet Coffee. Additional board service in the area includes High Country Local First. |
Caroline Stahlschmidt, Vice Chair
Caroline Stahlschmidt是营养学家,也是功能性营养联盟的教育主任. She has also taught yoga at Neighborhood Yoga for over ten years. She holds an M.S. 美国西部州立大学人体营养与功能医学学士学位.S. in Environmental Science from University of Miami. 卡洛琳喜欢花时间在户外,你经常可以看到她和她的两只狗一起徒步旅行,或者在当地的小路上骑山地自行车. 她热衷于韦德app官网当地的食物系统,并在她的厨房里创造性地使用来自我们令人难以置信的当地农民和她自己的花园的蔬菜. |
Lanae Hood, Secretary
Lanae对当地食物的热爱使她加入了当地环境农业项目(LEAP),在那里她担任弗吉尼亚新鲜匹配的主任. VFM为缺乏资源的家庭购买新鲜食品提供金钱奖励, 本地食品和促进超过100个农贸市场和其他零售食品网点的网络. Prior to joining LEAP, Lanae spent a decade as a nutrition professor, 食物 security researcher, and local 食物 systems advocate. She currently serves as BRWIA’s 董事会 Secretary, the advisory board for the High Country 食品中心 and King St. Farmers’ Market, and as an ambassador to the Double Up Food Bucks Program. She grew up in rural Appalachia and is a longtime resident of NC. 她住在北卡罗来纳州和弗吉尼亚州边境的一个宅基地上,她的家人在那里种植水果和蔬菜, 蛋鸡, and heritage breed Kunekune pigs. 她最喜欢的消遣是历史悠久的食品保存和罐头制作,尤其是果酱和萨尔萨酱制作.
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Amy Roberts, Treasurer
艾米·罗伯茨目前是阿巴拉契亚州立大学财务和校园服务系统高级主管. She has also held the positions of Associate Controller, Assistant Controller, and Director of Special Funds Accounting since 1999. 她的大学系统工作经历包括辅助企业会计和财务报告, post-award Contract & Grant administration, endowment and investment accounting, cost accounting for service centers, and management of foundation supported funds. 在加入大学系统之前,她曾在皮埃蒙特担任非营利组织的首席财务官. Amy highly values education in sustainability, 食物 security, nutrition. She devotes much time and energy outside of work to cooking, 园艺, 保存, and developing an edible landscape on her in town mini-farm. |
Sydney Phillips
凯利Renwick
Ellen Murphy
Ellen teaches legal ethics at Wake Forest University Law School; she also teaches teachers how to teach online. 艾伦在北卡罗莱纳东部长大,她在北卡罗莱纳农业的根基很深. She made her way west across North Carolina, 拥有北卡州立大学农业商业学士学位和教学技术硕士学位, and a JD from Wake Forest. Prior to joining Wake Forest Law, she was a United States federal appeals court clerk, a corporate lawyer, and a nonprofit Executive Director. An avid baker, Ellen’s favorite place is her kitchen. She currently is learning the art of canning, thanks to the BRWIA. Ellen loves winter, and she and her husband, 史蒂夫, spend as much time as possible at their cabin in the NC foothills. |
卡拉道森
Kara owns and operates Full Moon Farm just outside of Boone. 她和她的丈夫在2016年创办了这个农产品农场,现在已经发展成为一个繁荣的企业,为高地国家食品中心服务, area restaurants, and local 食物 banks. Prior to farming, 她的背景是韦德app官网清洁能源和环境正义的社区组织. As a lifelong nature lover and human rights advocate, she is grateful for the opportunity to provide nourishing, organically grown vegetables and fruits to her community. 她珍视祖先长久的指导和所有现在的关系,它们给这一重要工作带来平衡和疗愈. |
安布朗
安·布朗是土生土长的北卡罗来纳人,住在她丈夫的第五代家庭农场里,农场位于蓝岭山顶的卢瑟伍德社区. She holds degrees in Food Science, 微生物学, 统计数据, 并在食品安全和监管行业工作. Ann’s passion lies in 食物 preparation and the science behind it, an enthusiasm that was cultivated by her mother at a young age. 安是BFR牛肉公司的首席财务官,与她的儿子和儿媳共同拥有这家公司. 她为自己在企业中帮助实施的食品安全和库存系统感到自豪. You can find Ann making deliveries, serving her family and others, and as the face of the business at local farmers markets. |