BRWIA员工
工作人员, celebrating at our 2023 fundraising event, 一个美味的聚会, held at the Apple Barn on September 30, 2023.
Pictured Front (L-R): 凯蒂·卡弗特·法瑞尔, 玛吉卡斯韦尔, 泰勒•坎贝尔, 莉莉Lipford, 考特尼惠勒)
后排(左至右):利兹·怀特曼、悉尼·布卢姆、杰斯·麦克利兰、达丽安·蒙哥马利、萨姆·斯普林斯
(Not pictured: Shannon Carroll)
Pictured Front (L-R): 凯蒂·卡弗特·法瑞尔, 玛吉卡斯韦尔, 泰勒•坎贝尔, 莉莉Lipford, 考特尼惠勒)
后排(左至右):利兹·怀特曼、悉尼·布卢姆、杰斯·麦克利兰、达丽安·蒙哥马利、萨姆·斯普林斯
(Not pictured: Shannon Carroll)
认识我们的团队
莉斯 怀特曼 |
莉斯 grew up in northern Minnesota, 整个夏天都在帮父母在后院里挖土豆和胡萝卜. 毕业于威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校,获得政治学文学学士学位, 莉斯 followed her passion for regenerative agriculture 和 food sovereignty to urban gardens in New Orleans 和 tropical farms in rural Ecuador.
She spent 5 years in Washington DC working on federal farm policy, focusing on increased funding for sustainable agriculture 和 strengthening nutrition programs such as WIC 和 SNAP. In 2019, 莉斯 found her way to Western North Carolina, spending a season working for Tumbling Shoals Farm in Wilkes County. Drawn to the High Country by the impressive local food economy, 莉兹很高兴能与当地农民和社区成员合作,继续为一个充满活力的, 公平的, 可持续的食物系统. 莉兹在d工作。irect BRWIA's programming 和 staff with a focus on strategic expansion 和 reach 和 the impact of BRWIA's programming. Contact 莉斯 for any of the following:
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泰勒•坎贝尔 |
泰勒在山长大.Ulla, NC, a blip on the map with a feed store 和 a fire station. Having been surrounded by family farms during childhood, she was drawn to agricultural pursuits from a young age. 泰勒小时候养过小牛、小羊羔、布尔山羊,还有一匹害怕死水的马. Future Farmers of America was formative to her high school years, as well as her experience working on berry farms, milking cows at a NC research station, 还有懒牧场.
她的兴趣使她参加了阿巴拉契亚州可持续发展项目, 辅修农业生态学. 从那里, she was the Garden Coordinator at the Hospitality House, has owned her own micro-scale flower farm at CFSA's Lomax Incubator Farm, 最近是诺克斯维尔一家鲜切花公司的农场经理, TN. 泰勒当护士的经历让人大开眼界,提醒我们食品体系中的不平等, 以及无法获得健康食品可能导致的健康问题. She is very excited about our Double Up Bucks program, as well as our work delivering food boxes to community organizations. |
Darienne蒙哥马利 |
Darienne来自林奇堡, 维吉尼亚州, 在那里,她在徒步旅行时花时间探索和学习蓝岭山脉, 游泳, 野营, 和, 当然, 吃零食. She also enjoyed working in the garden with her mother 和 kitchen with her gr和ma crafting meals with fresh produce from her gr和pa's 和 other community members' gardens. Her love for nature 和 art led her to pursue a career in nature documentaries 和 photography 和 graduated from 维吉尼亚州 Commonwealth University with a degree in Mass Communications concentrating on Broadcast Journalism.
She later moved to Western North Carolina to immerse herself further in the outdoor industry 和 be amongst a like-minded community as a photographer 和 raft guide. She was then brought back to her hometown 和 spent two years working with the 维吉尼亚州 Cooperative Extension as the Agriculture 市场营销 和 Programs Assistant, where she acted as coordinator 和 marketer for a Community 韦德app官网ed Agriculture Program with local farmers serving over 100 customers in their first year. She enjoyed working within 和 helping exp和 the local food system while becoming a Master Gardner 和 supporting other agriculture 和 4H-related programs. 她期待着与BRWIA团队一起学习和工作,并提供她的经验和技能. Darienne also owns her own 业务 as a commissioned painter under the name The Elemental Artist as a way of transforming 和 sharing her love for nature in the form of visual art 当她下班的时候, you can find her mountain biking or hiking, 皮划艇, 绘画, 练习瑜伽, 烹饪美味佳肴, home-cooked meal filled with the best, 当地的产品, or attending the next best live show. Contact Darienne for any of the following:
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悉尼布卢姆把食物的钱翻倍 & 农贸市场经理
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悉尼从圣. Petersburg, Florida in 2014 和 found her home in the Blue Ridge. 毕业于阿巴拉契亚州立大学,获得可持续发展和西班牙语学位, 悉尼管理着阿巴拉契亚州立大学的可持续校园花园,并共同创立了ClimAct, a local climate justice organization. This entrance into community organizing 和 the local food system helped to strengthen her community relationships 和 establish her roots in the High Country. 她还在阿巴拉契亚教授社区园艺和气候变化课程, taught at High Country Forest Wild, 和 served as a founding board member of BAD Composting.
Sydney left Boone to receive a Master’s of Science in Food Systems from the University of Vermont with a focus on agroecology 和 agroforestry, 和 she is thrilled to return to Boone to work with BRWIA to help support a more just 和 sustainable local food system. 在她空闲的时候, 悉尼人喜欢越野跑, 园艺, 攀爬, 篮子编织, 绘画, 演奏音乐. Contact Sydney for the following:
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香农卡罗尔财务协调员
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Shannon grew up in the Piedmont area of NC 和 moved to Boone in 1983 after spending a year teaching Biology on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona.
She has 30+ years of experience providing leadership 和 support for instructional technology for Watauga County Schools. She retired from Watauga County Schools in 2013 和 is currently dividing her time between three part-time positions - being the 财务协调员 for BRWIA, 帮助 生菜学习 at Parkway School, 和 helping her husb和, Terry, with his SunCatcher Passive Solar Greenhouse 业务. She also recently earned her Master Gardener certification. 在她的空闲时间,她喜欢园艺,去看望她的儿子,去散步. Contact Shannon for any of the following:
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凯蒂·卡弗特·法瑞尔社区关系经理(电子邮件保护)
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凯蒂在塔斯卡卢萨长大, 在阿拉巴马州,她记得小时候和父亲在花园里度过的一个炎热的下午, 摘草莓和吃草莓. She is currently BRWIA’s Community Relations Manager.
After studying Geology at The University of the South in Sewanee, TN, 她成为阿拉巴马州的一名环境教育家,并在尼加拉瓜担任和平队志愿者. She taught Spanish in Asheville for 5 years, 然后回到她的环保之根,在亚利桑那州立大学获得了适当技术硕士学位. With experience in education 和 with a new sustainability lens, Katie spent 7 years coordinating the NC Green Schools program. 凯蒂对当地食物的个人尝试是从一个小的家庭花园开始的,后来发展到在后院养鸡, 发酵蔬菜, 制作糖浆, 支援本地csa, 在美食中心购物. 在她空闲的时候, 凯蒂喜欢瑜伽, 跳舞, 和家人一起远足, 识别野花, 和阅读. 联系Katie:
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萨姆斯普林斯本地食物作为药物 Coordinator
山姆@tuelbx.com |
Originally from the S和hills region of NC, Sam was raised on 野营 trips to the mountains, 她想象在地球上最美丽的地方之一创造生活的地方. That dream was realized in 2018 when she moved to the High Country, 和 it's been getting better ever since!
萨姆一直热衷于改善周围人的生活. 她拥有UNC Greensboro的社区健康教育学士学位, where she helped create programs focused on improving health outcomes in areas of Guilford County most affected by socioeconomic challenges. 她在社会服务部进一步发展了她的技能, the Edible Schoolyard at the Greensboro Children's Museum, 和 other community- 和 service-based positions across the state. 在她的职业生涯中, she has become passionate about creating 和 supporting sustainable food systems 和 increasing accessibility to local food 和 mutual aid networks that create interdependent, 自力更生的社区. She is excited to have the opportunity to help design 和 launch the 卫星 Project that will exp和 the Food Hub, not merely for the sake of customer convenience, but ultimately to reduce food disparities related to accessibility. 在她空闲的时候, 山姆喜欢徒步旅行, 烹饪, 艺术创作, 伴着现场音乐起舞, 抱着她的小猫, 猎户座. 联系Sam:
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玛吉卡斯韦尔卫星 & 交付协调员
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麦琪在北卡罗来纳州的达勒姆长大,但她总觉得群山在呼唤她的家. 从北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校获得生物学学士学位后不久, she moved to Western North Carolina. Maggie worked for the North Carolina Outward Bound School for ten years, spending five years managing the Logistics Department at the Table Rock base camp before moving on to instruct backpacking courses in WNC 和 canoeing courses in the Florida Everglades. She then spent two years at The North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, NC, working in Adult Education 和 coordinating courses in natural history, 园艺, 艺术, 和健康.
需要在新冠疫情后做出重大改变, 玛吉和她的伴侣搬到了一辆露营车里,带着他们的狗搬到了布恩, 斯普劳特和巴菲, 2021年12月. Having always been passionate about helping others 和 building community, she feels lucky to have found a place with BRWIA as 交付协调员. 在她空闲的时候, 麦琪喜欢远足。, 野营, 划, 涉猎艺术和手工艺, 和 spending time with friends 和 family. 联系Maggie:
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兰妮贝克制片人节目协调员
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Originally from the Tennessee River Valley outside of Chattanooga, 兰尼第一次发现她对农业的热爱是在高中时在一个小规模的农产品农场工作. 在这里, she organized a school garden conference for teachers to learn more about creating similar programs at their own schools. 这巩固了她对农业教育和知识分享的热情.
Laney went on to pursue a degree in Sustainable Development with a concentration in Agroecology 和 Sustainable Agriculture at Appalachian State University. 在上课期间,她利用空闲时间在北卡罗来纳州特里普利特的满月农场工作. 在这里,她发现了高地地区当地食品经济的弹性和实力. 毕业后, 兰尼在农场主人休假期间承担了独自经营农场的任务. 她很高兴能够韦德app官网并与当地农民和生产者合作! 在她空闲的时候 she enjoys skiing, 皮划艇, 弄脏她的手, 和 playing outside with her dog, 红棕色. 联系Laney:
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考特尼惠勒外联及活动协调员
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考特尼是布恩本地人, 她在温斯顿-塞勒姆和罗利的非营利机构工作后,于2020年回到了家乡. 她毕业于塞勒姆学院,主修传播和非营利管理. 在塞勒姆的时候, 她对建立社区和通过非营利性工作创造积极变化产生了热情.
最近, 她花了十多年的时间在屡获殊荣的草根音乐非营利组织担任会员协调员, 松果, the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music in Raleigh, NC. 在她任职期间,她被授予贝蒂·西格尔通用访问 & the Arts Award for her work to make 松果 和 the 实习生ational Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) annual World of Bluegrass events accessible to people with disabilities. 除了她在BRWIA的角色, Courtney is the 执行董事 of Joe Shannon's Mountain Home Music, 一个致力于保存阿巴拉契亚表演艺术的非营利组织. 考特尼很高兴利用她的热情在她的社区创造持久的变化, to continue building on the work BRWIA has done supporting local farmers 和 creating sustainable 和 公平的 food systems in the High Country. 联系Courtney:
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莉莉Lipford蓝岭船 和 Climate Smart Coordinator
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Lily was fortunate to have grown up in Watauga County, which instilled in her a deep appreciation for her local community. 她对家乡深厚的爱激发了她改善我们食物系统的热情, ensuring 公平的 access to nutrient-rich, 为她的社区提供美味的食物.
她的农业之旅始于在克雷斯顿的一个小型牧场家禽养殖场工作, NC, where she developed a dedication to sustainable 和 regenerative farming practices 和 fostering resilient food systems. 莉莉目前正在攻读可持续农业和农业生态学的学位, 同时在阿巴拉契亚州立大学辅修阿巴拉契亚研究. 在她的空闲时间,她喜欢烹饪,园艺,并在她最喜欢的河边游泳. 联系Lily:
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爱丽丝Ashburn农贸市场助理员
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来自夏洛特, 爱丽丝从小就在北卡罗来纳州西部的家中长大,她对阿巴拉契亚山脉有着强烈的热爱. Her passions for 园艺 started young, as she always helped her gr和ma garden 和 cook whenever she visited. 随着她的成长,她对学习环境、园艺和农业产生了浓厚的兴趣.
Moving to Boone to study Sustainable Development with a focus in Agroecology 和 Sustainable Agriculture has only fueled her passion for wanting to develop stronger food systems within the local community. Her work with Heritage Homestead Goat Dairy has deepened her love of farm work 和 helped her to underst和 the importance of community connection 和 resilience. She loves working outdoors 和 in her spare time, 她帮助瓦托加人道协会SNIPS项目的自由职业者进行景观美化和园艺工作. 爱丽丝还喜欢徒步旅行、背包旅行、烹饪、音乐、编织和探索新地方. She loves doing these things with her friends 和 family. |