Board of Directors
The Board of Directors provides directional oversight to the Institute and advocates on its behalf. Board Members include representatives from each of the partner universities, agribusiness, healthcare, state government, the insurance industry and community, faith-based, or other farmworker support organizations.
Ex-Officio Members
Medical Director
Dawn Caviness, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine & Director of Rural and Community Health
Affiliation: Cabarrus Family Medicine Residency Program- Atrium Health
E-mail: Dawn.Caviness@atriumhealth.org
Lead University Administration
Michelle Brooks, MSN, RN
Executive Vice Dean, Brody School of Medicine
Affiliation: East Carolina University
E-mail: brooksm@ecu.edu
John Cavanagh, PhD
Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies Professor & Chair
Affiliation: East Carolina University
E-mail: cavanaghj19@ecu.edu
Partner University Campus Coordinators
Catherine Leprevost, PhD
Agromedicine Extension Specialist - Associate Extension Professor Coordinator
Affiliations: North Carolina State University
Department of Applied Ecology
E-mail: celeprev@ncsu.edu
Crystal Cook Marshall, MST, MFA, PhD
Agromedicine Research Faculty & NC AgrAbility Partnership Director
Affiliations: North Carolina A&T State University, Cooperative Extension
E-mail: cacookmarshall@ncat.edu
Board Chair
Greg Cope, PhD
William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor, Director Yates Mill Aquatic Conservation Center
Affiliation: North Carolina State University
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
E-mail: greg_cope@ncsu.edu
Voting Board Members
East Carolina University Representatives
Joel B. Stocks, CPA
Associate Vice Chancellor of ECU Health Financial Management & Reporting
Affiliation: East Carolina University
E-mail: stocksj15@ecu.edu
Stephanie Richards, PhD
Professor of Environmental Science, Graduate Program Director for the Environmental Health Program & Director, Vector-Borne Disease and Insecticide Resistance Labs
Affiliation: East Carolina University
College of Health & Human Performance
E-mail: richardss@ecu.edu
Suzanne Lazorick
Professor & Chair, Department of Public Health
Affiliations: East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine E-mail: lazoricks@ecu.edu
NC A&T State University Representatives
Caroline Booth, PhD
Director Office of Undergraduate Research Undergraduate Biotechnology Certificate Adviser Professor of Animal Sciences/Biotechnologist
North Carolina A&T State Universite
Affiliation: NC A&T State University
E-mail: csbooth@ncat.edu
Gregory Goins, PhD
Associate Dean, Agriculture Research
Affiliation: NC A&T State University
Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Design
College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
E-mail: gdgoins@ncat.edu
Leonard Williams, PhD
Director and Professor of Food Safety and Microbiology
Affiliation: NC A&T State University
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
E-mail: llw@ncat.edu
NC State University Representatives
Dale Monks, PhD
Assoc. Director and State Program Leader ANR & CRD, NC State Extension
Affiliation: NC State University
E-mail: cdmonks@ncsu.edu
Susan Kelly
Assistant Extension Director - County Operations of Research, NC State Extension
Affiliation: NC State University
E-mail: susan_kelly@ncsu.edu
Members At-Large
Robin Barfield, SMS, MESH
Director of Safety and Risk Management for the NC Department of Transportation
Representative: NC Depratment of Transportation Affiliation: NC Department of Transportation
E-mail: rmbarfield@ncdot.gov
Mitch Peele
Sr. Director, Public Policy North Carolina Farm Bureau
Representative: Insurance Affiliation: NC Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Inc.
E-mail: mitchell.peele@ncfb.org
Carrie Barnhardt
Senior Client Relations Manager with AgAmerica Lending, Vice President of Barnhardt Farms of Rowan County, LLC
Representative: Agribusiness Affiliation: AgAmerica
E-mail: cbarnhardt29@gmail.com
Mary Lilley
Partner
Representative: Agribusiness Affiliation: NCGrowth Partner, Greenfield
E-mail: mlilley@greenfield.bz
Yesenia Cuello
Co-Founder & Executive Director of NCFIELD
Representative: Farmworker Affiliation: NC Field
E-mail: yeseniacuello@ncfield.org
John Hatcher, Jr., PhD, CF
Executive Director, NC Forestry Association
Representative: NC Forestry Affiliation: North Carolina Forestry Association
E-mail: jhatcher@ncforestry.org
Jason Davis, PhD
Assistant Dean
Representative: AgrBusiness Alternate Affiliation: University of Mount Olive
E-mail: RDavis@umo.edu
Holly Stegall, PhD
Site Director of: Union Track of the Atrium Health Carolinas Family Medical Center Medicine Residency Program
Representative: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Affiliation: Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
E-mail: holly.stegall@atriumhealth.org