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 is an entrepreneur, 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. The Lavender House merges spa, 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, Vice Chair
Caroline Stahlschmidt is a project manager at 设计目的地. She has also taught yoga at Neighborhood Yoga for over ten years. 她拿的是M。.S. in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from University of Western States and a B.S. in Environmental Science from University of Miami. 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’s love for 当地的 食物 brought her to the Local Environmental Agriculture Project (LEAP) where she serves as the Director of Virginia Fresh Match. VFM provides monetary incentives for low resource families to shop for fresh, 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 spent a decade as a nutrition professor, 食品安全研究员, and 当地的 食物 systems advocate. She currently serves as BRWIA’s 董事会 Secretary, the advisory board for the 高地食品中心 and King St. Farmers’ Market, and as an ambassador to the 把食物的钱翻倍 Program. She grew up in rural Appalachia and is a longtime resident of NC. She lives on a homestead situated on the NC/VA border where her family raises fruits and vegetables, 蛋鸡, and heritage breed Kunekune pigs. 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. She has also held the positions of Associate Controller, 助理控制器, and Director of Special Funds Accounting since 1999. Her university system work experience covers auxiliary enterprise accounting and financial reporting, post-award合同 & 授权管理, endowment and investment accounting, cost accounting for service centers, and management of foundation supported funds. Before joining the university system, she served as CFO for non-profits in the Piedmont. 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. |
悉尼菲利普斯
Sydney Phillips is the administrative assistant for 蓝岭保护协会. She and her husband, Taylor, moved to Boone 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, hiking and camping in the High Country. |
凯利Renwick
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Kelly Ann Renwick is a faculty member in the Global Studies program in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at 阿巴拉契亚州立大学. She is a Health Geographer with a focus on the social determinants of health. Kelly is passionate about reducing health inequalities and increasing access to 食物, particularly among underrepresented populations. 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, and health to BRWIA and our beautiful mountain community. |
艾伦·墨菲
Ellen teaches legal ethics at Wake Forest University Law School; she also teaches teachers how to teach online. Ellen grew up in Eastern North Carolina, and her roots in NC agriculture run deep. She made her way west across North Carolina, with a BS in Agri-Business and an MEd in Instructional Technology from NC State, 维克森林大学的法学博士. Prior to joining Wake Forest Law, she was a United States federal appeals court clerk, 公司律师, and a nonprofit Executive Director. An avid baker, Ellen’s favorite place is her kitchen. 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, spend as much time as possible at their cabin in the NC foothills. |
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. 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. 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. She holds degrees in Food Science, 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. 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. Ann是 BFR肉类 and co-owner of the business along with her son and daughter-in-law. She takes pride in both the 食物 safety and the inventory systems she has helped implement in the business. You can find Ann making deliveries, 为家人和其他人服务, and as the face of the business at 当地的 farmers markets. |
泰米哈利
泰米哈利 is a nurse educator at 阿巴拉契亚州立大学. As an advocate for equitable 食物 access, she has a firm belief in the power of 食物 as a universal connector and recognizes its significance in shaping health outcomes, influenced by social determinants. She enjoys spending time in the garden, exploring the 当地的 High Country trails and waterways, and preparing meals meant for sharing. |
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. Bettina loves homesteading and her goal is to become as self-sustaining as possible. In 2018 her and husband started a market garden and pig breeding program in Ashe County, NC. Bettina's love for pigs is no secret to her friends and family, 但, 最后, due to the growth of her cleaning business and her family, Bettina has decided to take a break from pig farming as of Spring of 2023. The greatest passion of Bettina's is providing equal opportunities for her 当地的 community members to find success. This is why she decided to focus on her cleaning business, 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. Serving her community is also what led Bettina to lending a helping hand to BRWIA.
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卡琳娜罗梅罗
Karina is a NC native that's been living in the High Country since 2009. Originally from Charlotte, she came to Boone through her education at 阿巴拉契亚州立大学. 她目前在 AppHealthCare, a district health department that covers Watauga, Ashe & 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. From growing up in a Latin household, cooking with mostly raw ingredients for meals was incorporated into her lifestyle. 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, organic products as much as possible.
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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. A Western North Carolina native, Savannah grew up connected to farming culture. A passion for good quality 当地的 食物 and growers soon followed. 在她的事业中, she has worked with several arts non profits, such as Penland School of Crafts and the Gadsden Arts Center. 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. Savannah currently serves as Assistant Director of 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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