Leadership

Steering Committee

The Honorable Steve Troxler

NC Agriculture Commissioner
Don Flow

Golden LEAF Foundation
Board Chair
Flow Automotive
Chairman and CEO
Lawrence Davenport

Golden LEAF Foundation
Board Member
J.P. Davenport and Son, Inc.
Laurence Lilley

Golden LEAF Foundation
Board Member
Lilley International
President
Shawn Harding

NC Farm Bureau
President
Scott T. Hamilton

Golden LEAF Foundation
President and CEO
Gary Salamido

NC Chamber
President and CEO

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 of Workforce Competitiveness, NC Chamber Foundation
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.