董事会
BRWIA董事会 at BRWIA's Annual 董事会/工作人员 Retreat in February 2024; Back row (L-R): Sydney Phillips, 萨凡纳Stanbery, 泰米哈利, 卡琳娜罗梅罗, Amy Roberts; Front Row (L-R): Lanae Hood, 贝蒂娜登, 凯利Renwick, 卡拉道森, 卡洛琳Stahlschmidt, 和玛德琳·乔治
玛德琳·乔治,主席
Madelyn George是一位企业家, 影响投资者, and business coach with an MBA from Duke University and a BA in Dance from Columbia College in Chicago. She began work as a small business consultant in 2010 specializing in pre-revenue startups and early stage business growth. With additional prior experience in the spa and wellness industries, Madelyn opened the 克鲁西斯山谷薰衣草屋 in 2014. 薰衣草屋合并水疗中心, 零售, and agritourism in one unconventional business model with an internal strategy to nurture entrepreneurship among 当地的 creatives. Currently Madelyn is also a full-time lecturer in the management department at App State. |
Caroline Stahlschmidt副主席
Caroline Stahlschmidt是 设计目的地. 她还在社区瑜伽教瑜伽超过十年. 她拿的是M。.S. 美国西部州立大学人体营养与功能医学学士学位.S. 迈阿密大学环境科学专业. Caroline loves spending time outdoors and you can often find her hiking with her two dogs or mountain 骑自行车 the 当地的 trails. She is passionate about supporting the 当地的 食物 system and getting creative in her kitchen with vegetables from our incredible 当地的 farmers and her own garden. |
拉娜·胡德,秘书
Lanae对当地食物的热爱使她来到了 当地环境农业项目 (LEAP),在那里她担任Virginia Fresh Match的董事. VFM为缺乏资源的家庭购买新鲜食品提供金钱奖励, 当地的 食物 and facilitates a network of over 100 farmers’ markets and other 零售 食物 outlets. 在加入LEAP之前, Lanae做了十年的营养学教授, 食品安全研究员, 当地食品系统的倡导者. 她目前担任BRWIA的董事会秘书, 高地食品中心和国王街的顾问委员会. 农贸市场,以及双倍食品奖励计划的大使. 她在阿巴拉契亚的农村长大,是北卡罗来纳州的长期居民. She lives on a homestead situated on the NC/VA border where her family raises fruits and vegetables, 蛋鸡, 和传统品种的昆昆猪. Her favorite pastime is historic 食物 preservation and canning, especially jam-and salsa-making.
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艾米·罗伯茨,财务主管
Amy Roberts is currently the Senior Director of Finance and Systems for Campus Services at 阿巴拉契亚州立大学. 她还曾担任副财务总监, 助理控制器, 1999年起担任特别基金会计总监. Her university system work experience covers auxiliary enterprise accounting and financial reporting, post-award合同 & 授权管理, 捐赠与投资会计, 服务中心成本核算, 以及基金会资助资金的管理. 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. 艾米非常重视可持续发展、食品安全和营养方面的教育. 她在工作之余把许多时间和精力都花在烹饪上, 园艺, 保存, 并在她的小镇迷你农场开发可食用景观. |
悉尼菲利普斯
悉尼·菲利普斯是 蓝岭保护协会. 她和丈夫泰勒搬到了布恩 from Eastern North Carolina where she managed projects for a non-profit that focused on improving health outcomes for children. Part of that work was creating a 食物 system value chain to improve 食物 procurement practices for child care centers while positively impacting the 当地的 farm economy as well. Sydney and Taylor are empty nesters; they enjoy trail running, 骑自行车, 在高地徒步旅行和露营. |
凯利Renwick
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凯利·安·伦威克是华盛顿大学全球研究项目的一名教员 跨学科研究学系 在阿巴拉契亚州立大学. 她是一名健康地理学家,专注于健康的社会决定因素. 凯利热衷于减少健康不平等和增加获得食物的机会, 尤其是在代表性不足的人群中. She has been living in the High Country since 1999 and is excited to bring her knowledge and expertise in the social determinants, 食物, 为BRWIA和我们美丽的山区社区带来健康. |
艾伦·墨菲
艾伦在 维克森林大学法学院; 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. 她向西穿过北卡罗来纳州, 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, 维克森林大学的法学博士. 在加入维克森林法学院之前, 她是美国联邦上诉法院书记员, 公司律师, 也是非营利组织的执行董事. 作为一名狂热的面包师,艾伦最喜欢的地方是她的厨房. She is currently pursuing an LLM in Agriculture and Food Law from the University of Arkansas. 艾伦喜欢冬天, 她和她的丈夫, 史蒂夫, 尽可能多地呆在北卡罗莱纳州山麓的小木屋里. |
卡拉道森
卡拉拥有并经营 满月农场 就在布恩城外. She and her husband started the produce farm in 2016 and it has grown to be a thriving business serving the 高地食品中心, 区域餐厅, 还有当地的食物银行. 在农业之前, her background is in community organizing to support clean energy and environmental justice. 作为一个终身的自然爱好者和人权倡导者, 她很感激有机会提供营养, 为她的社区提供有机蔬菜和水果. She values the long line of ancestral guidance and all present relations that bring balance and healing to this vital work. |
安布朗
Ann Brown is a native North Carolinian who lives on her husband's 5th generation family farm in the Rutherwood community on the crest of the blue ridge. 她拥有食品科学学位, 微生物学, 统计数据, and Education from NC State and UNC and has worked in the 食物 safety and regulatory industry. 安的热情在于食物的准备和背后的科学, 她母亲在她很小的时候就培养了她的热情. Ann是 BFR肉类 她和儿子儿媳是公司的共同所有人. She takes pride in both the 食物 safety and the inventory systems she has helped implement in the business. 你可以看到安在送货, 为家人和其他人服务, 作为当地农贸市场的代言人. |
泰米哈利
贝蒂娜登
贝蒂娜登 received her Bachelors from 阿巴拉契亚州立大学 in Renewable Energy System Design with a minor in Sustainability. She dabbled in non-profit management while in college and performed her internship with a non-profit supporting Sustainable Surf Tourism in Lobitos, 秘鲁. 贝蒂娜喜欢宅基地,她的目标是尽可能地自给自足. In 2018 her and husband started a market garden and pig breeding program in Ashe County, NC. 贝蒂娜对猪的喜爱对她的朋友和家人来说并不是什么秘密, 但, 最后, 因为她清洁事业的发展和她的家庭, 贝蒂娜决定从2023年春天开始停止养猪. The greatest passion of Bettina's is providing equal opportunities for her 当地的 community members to find success. 这就是为什么她决定专注于她的清洁事业, 清净山野, whose values are to provide excellent cleaning services community members can trust while providing high quality jobs for 当地的 community members as well. 为社区服务也是贝蒂娜向BRWIA伸出援助之手的原因.
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卡琳娜罗梅罗
卡丽娜是北卡罗来纳州人,自2009年以来一直生活在高地地区. Originally from Charlotte, she came to Boone through her education 在阿巴拉契亚州立大学. 她目前在 AppHealthCare这是一个覆盖阿什州瓦托加市的地区卫生部门 & Alleghany有限公司. 在那里, she works on the Community Health team focused on health promotion with a focus on healthy 食物 access. 在拉丁家庭长大, 她的生活方式主要是用原材料做饭. She attempts to show the same care and consideration when preparing meals to her two little ones with a focus on fresh, 当地的, 尽量多吃有机食品.
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萨凡纳Stanbery
Savannah's love for the Blue Ridge Mountains brought her back to Boone in 2021 after being away for ten years following her graduation from 阿巴拉契亚州立大学. 萨凡纳是北卡罗来纳州西部人,在农业文化的熏陶下长大. 对当地优质食品和种植者的热情很快就来了. 在她的事业中, 她曾与几个艺术非营利组织合作, 比如彭兰工艺学校和加兹登艺术中心. 在返回布恩之前, she received her MA in Arts Administration from Florida State University and then worked in Development at UNC School of the Arts for six years. 萨凡纳目前担任 App State的校友事务. She is eager to invest in the Boone community and give back to an organization that inspires her and honors 当地的 食物 and all the people who make it possible.
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