NC STRAWBERRY ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
December 2023-December 2024
Board Members (year term expires in December)
The NC Strawberry Association is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization. It is funded primarily by membership dues and by the North Carolina Strawberry Assessment. The association is governed by a board of directors elected by the members. The nine members of the board are elected for three-year terms. Officers must be strawberry growers.
Board Members
JR Odom, President (2024)
1426 Claridge Nursery Road
Goldsboro, NC 27530
919-738-2928 (cell)
Walt Webb, Vice President (2025)
3500 NC Hwy. 133
Rocky Point, NC 28457
336-847-1784 (cell)
Anna Jackson, Treasurer (2026)
5030 South Plank Road.
Cameron, NC 28326
919-499-8833 (cell)
Todd Stacy (2026)
135 BF Goodrich Rd.
Marietta, OH 45750
740-525-0725 (cell)
Chris Thompson (2025)
6003 Ward Blvd.
Wilson, NC 27893
252-237-0539 (office)
252-230-1376 (cell)
Karen Frye (2025)
446 Murdocksville Rd
West End, NC 27376
910-690-6722 (cell)
Sue Leggett (2026)
5384 S. NC Hwy. 58
Nashville, NC 27856
252-904-5594 (cell)
Brian Nance (2024)
7916 Unionville Brief Rd.
Monroe, NC 28110
704-753-4919 (cell)
Ken Rudd, Jr. (2024)
4021 Hicone Road
Greensboro, NC 27405
336-362-5891 (cell)
Staff
Kristy Phillips, Executive Secretary
PO Box 543
Siler City, NC 27344
919-537-2287 (office)
Advisors
Heather Lifsey, Marketing Specialist, NCDA&CS
1020 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1020
919-749-3337 (cell)
David Dycus
250 Dycus Rd
Sanford, NC 27330
919-776-9338
910-904-3709 (cell)
Debbie Hamrick
NC Farm Bureau
PO Box 27766
Raleigh NC 27611
919-334-2977
919-302-9538 (cell)
Dr. Dale Monks
NCSU (Commodity Liaison)
Associate Director and State Program Leader ANR/CRD
Campus Box 7602
Raleigh, NC 27695-7653
919-515-1569 (office)
334-539-2150 (cell)
Mark Hoffmann
NCSU, Small Fruits Extension Specialist, Assistant Professor
Campus Box 7609
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-352-8006 (cell)
Gina Fernandez
NCSU, Professor &
Extension Specialists
Box 7609
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-218-7238 (cell)
Christie Almeyda, Ph.D.
NCSU, Director, Micropropagation and Repository Unit (MPRU)
NC Clean Plant Center for Sweet Potato, Berries & Muscadine Grapes
Dept. of Entomology & Plant Pathology
Campus Box 7903
Raleigh, NC 27695
509-879-4297 (cell)
Colby Griffin
NC Cooperative Extension,
Extension Agent – Horticulture
Nash County Center
1006 Eastern Avenue
Nashville, NC 27856
252-459-9810 (cell)
M. Austin Wrenn
5035 Brantley Road
Zebulon, NC 27597
919-630-0631