Leadership

Steering Committee

NC Ag Leads Staff

Working Group Leaders

John Burt

President, Wake County Farm Bureau
Working Group:
Harmonize land and resource use in a growing state.
Daniel Hedgecock

Senior Manager of Business Intelligence, Precision Planting
Working Group:
Harmonize land and resource use in a growing state.
Katherine Drake Stowe

Director, US Soybean Research Collaborative
Working Group:
Align technology supply and demand.
Paul Ulanch

Senior Director of Focused Initiatives, North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Working Group:
Align technology supply and demand.
Angie Maier

Founder, Valley View Insights
Working Group:
Reinforce farmer support systems.
Milo Lewis

Executive Director, NC Cattlemen’s Association and NC Cattlemen’s Beef Council
Working Group:
Reinforce farmer support systems.
Nelson Powell

Senior Vice President, Agricultural & Commercial Lending at First Bank & Trust Company
Working Group:
Value a business mindset across the industry, particularly on the farm.
Vincent Ginski

Director of Workforce Competitiveness, NC Chamber Foundation
Working Group:
Empower and equip the agriculture workforce.
Ed Olive

Director, Lois G. Britt Agribusiness Center at University of Mount Olive
Working Group:
Empower and equip the agriculture workforce.
Bryan Blinson

Owner, Blinson Strategies
Working Group:
Streamline market access efforts.
Adam Helms

Owner, Presa Consulting
Working Group:
Streamline market access efforts.