Meet the CEFS Team
For general information about CEFS please contact us at cefs_info@ncsu.edu or 919-513-0954.
You can also view the CEFS staff contacts directory in table format.
Leadership Team | Research Unit Coordinators | Programs and Initiatives | CEFS-Affiliated Faculty | Support and Extension | Kellogg Endowment Challenge
Leadership Team
Dr. Dara Bloom
Assistant Professor and Local Foods Extension Specialist
Youth, Family, and Community Sciences
NC State
Dr. Kenrett Jefferson-Moore
Associate Professor
Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education
N.C. A&T
Dr. Charles Raczkowski
Adjunct Associate Professor
Natural Resources and Environmental Design
N.C. A&T
Dr. Rhonda L Sherman
Extension Solid Waste Specialist
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
NC State
| Position | Name | Program or Initiative | Phone | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEFS Co-Director | Dr. Nancy Creamer | nancy_creamer@ncsu.edu | 919-515-9447 | |||
| CEFS Co-Director | Dr. Chyi Lyi (Kathleen) Liang | cliang@ncat.edu | 336-285-4683 | |||
| Superintendent | Andrew Meier | Cherry Research Farm | andrew.meier@ncagr.gov | 919-731-3270 | ||
| Assistant Director of Collaborative Research | Dr. Chris Reberg-Horton | chris_reberg-horton@ncsu.edu | 919-515-7597 | |||
| Assistant Director of Educational Programs | Dr. Michelle Schroeder-Moreno | Agroecology Programs | michelle_schroeder@ncsu.edu | 919-513-0085 | ||
| Pasture-Based Beef Unit Coordinator | Dr. Matt Poore | Research Units | matt_poore@ncsu.edu | 919-515-7798 | ||
| Pasture-Based Dairy Unit Coordinator | Dr. Steve Washburn | Research Units | steve_washburn@ncsu.edu | 919-515-7726 | ||
| Livestock Manager | Mildred Betancourth | Cherry Research Farm | mildred.betancourth@ncagr.gov | 910-372-8095 | ||
| Organic Research Unit Coordinator | Dr. Chris Reberg-Horton | Research Units | chris_reberg-horton@ncsu.edu | 919-515-7597 | ||
| Farming Systems Research Unit Coordinator | Dr. Alan Franzluebbers | Research Units | alan.franzluebbers@ars.usda.gov | 919-515-1973 | ||
| Local Foods Flagship Program Director | Joanna Massey Lelekacs | NC Cooperative Extension | joanna_lelekacs@ncsu.edu | 919-244-5269 | ||
| Project and Research Director | Dr. Rebecca Dunning | NC Growing Together | rebecca_dunning@ncsu.edu | 919-389-2220 | ||
| Project Extension & Outreach Program Manager | Emily M. Edmonds, MPA | NC Growing Together | emelders@ncsu.edu | 828-399-0297 | ||
| Project Coordinator | Laura Lauffer | Local Farms & Food/NC Growing Together | ldlauffe@ncat.edu | 336-285-4690 | ||
| Program Director | Sarah Blacklin | NC Choices | sarah@ncchoices.com | 919-928-4771 | ||
| Program Coordinator | Sheila Neal | NC Choices | sheila@ncchoices.com | 919-260-7465 | ||
| Statewide Coordinator | Robyn Stout | NC 10% Campaign | robyn_stout@ncsu.edu | 919-515-5362 | ||
| Local Food Ambasador Program | Emma Hutchens | NC 10% Campaign | ekhutche@ncsu.edu | 919-515-5362 | ||
| Public Communications Coordinator | Jewel Jones | NC 10% Campaign/UFOODS | jljone25@ncsu.edu | 919-515-5362 | ||
| Farmer Research and Outreach Coordinator | Josie Walker | NC 10% Campaign/UFOODS | info@ufoodsnc.com | 252-493-6284 | ||
| Project Manager | Caroline Stover | NC Farm to Childcare | cmstover@ncsu.edu | 336-287-1620 | ||
| Program Director | Abbey Piner | Community Food Strategies | abbey_piner@ncsu.edu | 919-515-5362 | ||
| Program Coordinator | Gini Knight | Community Food Strategies | gini_knight@ncsu.edu | 919-515-5362 | ||
| Youth Organizer | Bevelyn Afor Ukah | Food Youth Initiative | bevelyn_ukah@ncsu.edu | 404-735-4377 | ||
| Outreach Coordinator | Shorlette Ammons | Community Food Systems | sammonss@ncat.edu | 336-285-4664 | ||
| Coordinator | Tes Thraves | Youth & Community-Based Food Systems | tes_thraves@ncsu.edu | 919-619-8897 | ||
| CEFS Administrative & Business Support | Amber Polk | CEFS | amber_polk@ncsu.edu | 919-513-3924 | ||
| CEFS Extension & Outreach | Lisa Forehand | CEFS | lisa_forehand@ncsu.edu | 919-513-0954 | ||
| Web Content Manager & Communications Specialist | JJ Richardson | CEFS | jj_richardson@ncsu.edu | 919-889-8219 | ||
| Program Coordinator | Krystal M. Chojnacki | CEFS | krystal_chojnacki@ncsu.edu | 919-515-1207 | ||
| CALS Advancement Liaison | Catherine Maxwell | catherine_maxwell@ncsu.edu |