Staff

Stephanie Pearl, PhD
Stephanie Pearl, PhDInterim Executive Director
Arlo Pate
Arlo PateDirector of Farmer Programs

Current Board

Darren Beachem
Darren BeachemPresident
East Alabama Black Belt Farmers’ Co-operative, Federation of Southern Cooperatives
Union Springs / Huntsville
Angie Comeaux
Angie Comeaux
Hummingbird Springs Farm
Florala
Mark Hainds
Mark Hainds
Sweet Bill’s Mushrooms and Smoking Wood
Andalusia
Emma Busby
Emma Busby
Schoolyard Roots
Tuscaloosa, AL
Marie-McGruder
Marie-McGruder
McGruder Farms
Sawyerville, AL
Catherine Rider
Catherine Rider
Freelance Writer & Environmentalist
Andalusia, AL
Sarah Bell
Sarah Bell
National Young Farmers Federal Policy Committee – USDA Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers
Adamsville, AL
Holt Akers-Campbell
Holt Akers-Campbell
Alabama Cooperative Extension
Birmingham, AL
Marguerite-McClintock
Marguerite-McClintock
Alchemy Farms & Plants
Owens Cross Roads, AL
Kathleen Kirkpatrick
Hometown Action
Montgomery
Phyllis Light
The Appalachian Center for Natural Health, Arab, AL
Lee Ellenburg
UA Huntsville
Huntsville