Board of Advisors
Michelle Estrada
County Extension Director, N.C Cooperative Extension, Wayne County Center
Goldsboro, NC
Joe French
Agricultural Services Assistant Commissioner, NCDA&CS
Archie Hart
Small and Minority Farm Director, NCDA&CS
Tandy Jones
Cattle Farmer, Grassy Fork Farm
Chatham County, NC
Randolph Keaton
Executive Director, Men and Women United for Youth and Families
Milo Lewis
Executive Director, North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association
Roland McReynolds
Executive Director, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Pittsboro, NC
Earline Middleton
Executive Director, Eva Clayton Rural Food Institute
Henderson, NC
Lee Miller
Farmer, Attorney, and Lecturing Fellow of Law, Duke Law School
Hillsborough, NC
Gwyneth Rampton
VP Sustainability, Compass Group
Charlotte, NC
Ashley Thomas
Specialty Crops Director, NC Farm Bureau
Raleigh, NC
Board Member News and Features
New Board Member Spotlight: Davon Goodwin
CEFS is thrilled to have Mr. Goodwin’s expertise and perspective as a farmer, Manager of the Sandhills AGInnovation Center, youth mentor, and farm advocate as part of the CEFS Board of Advisors.
Board Member Spotlight: The Honorable Eva Clayton
Eva Clayton Eva Clayton made history in November 1992 when she became the first woman elected to Congress from the State of North Carolina, and the first African American since 1901. Congresswoman Clayton represented [...]
Board Member Spotlight: Anya Gordon
Arthur and Anya Gordon at the Farm to Fork Picnic Anya Gordon, co-owner of Raleigh's Irregardless Café and Catering with her husband Arthur Gordon, has been on the CEFS board since 2010. Opened in [...]
Board Member Spotlight: Andrea Reusing
Andrea Reusing, chef-owner of acclaimed Chapel Hill restaurant Lantern, has been on the CEFS Board of Advisors since 2006. Reusing is the 2011 winner of the James Beard award for Best Chef: Southeast. She has [...]
Board Member Spotlight: Cheryl Queen
Cheryl Queen Cheryl Queen, Chair of the CEFS Board of Advisors, leads communication and corporate affairs for Compass Group USA, the leading contract food and support services company with annual revenue of $12 billion. [...]
Board Member Spotlight: Michael Tiemann
Mr. Michael Tiemann, Vice President of Open Source Affairs at Red Hat, is a founding member of the CEFS Board of Advisors. Michael Tiemann Mr. Tiemann founded the world's first open source software company [...]
New Board Member Spotlight: Dr. Norman Wirzba
Dr. Norman Wirzba, a Research Professor of Theology, Ecology, and Rural Life at Duke University Divinity School and a Research Professor at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, joined the CEFS Board [...]
Welcome to Jennifer MacDougall, CEFS’ Newest Board Member
CEFS is happy to welcome Jennifer MacDougall, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation's Healthy Active Communities Program Manager, to its Board of Directors. Jennifer is from Cary NC and received both her B.S. [...]