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. Rebecca Dunning
Research Assistant Professor
NC State
Project Manager, Supply Chain Initiatives/NC Growing Together
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
Rhonda L. Sherman
Extension Solid Waste Specialist
Horticultural Science Department
NC State University
Dr. Jean-Marie Luginbuhl
Professor (Retired), Crop Science
NC State
Former Coordinator of CEFS’ Pasture-Based Meat Goat Unit
Dr. Steve Washburn
Professor (Retired), Animal Science
NC State
Former Coordinator of CEFS’ Pasture-Based Dairy Unit
| 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 | ||
| 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 Manager | Dr. Rebecca Dunning | Supply Chain Initiatives/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 |