Leadership
working lands trust
Board Members

BOB SCHAEFER, BOARD CHAIR
Principal, Bob Schaefer Forestry
Fort Mill, SC

CHESTER LOWDER
Vice President
NC Farm Bureau
Raleigh, NC

MIKKI SAGER, SECRETARY AND TREASURER
Consultant
Durham, NC

MARK MEGALOS
Executive Director
National Woodland Owners Association
Raleigh, NC

PHILLIP FARLAND
USDA State Director, FSA (Retired)
Clinton, NC

JAMES NARRON, ESQ.
Narron, Wenzel, P.A.
Smithfield, NC

JACK JORDAN
Executive Vice President
Jordan Lumber & Supply, Inc.
Mt. Gilead, NC

ALLEN PLASTER
Retired Consulting Forester
New Bern, NC

Jasmine Locklear
Agriculture Education and Special Projects Coordinator
Tribal Agriculture Fellowship
St. Paul, NC

Dewitt Hardee
Agriculture Programs Coordinator
NC Grange
Johnston County, NC
NC Grange
Johnston County, NC

Edward Hunt
Sustainability Coordinator
Thomas Entrepreneurship Hub at UNCP
Pembroke, NC
Thomas Entrepreneurship Hub at UNCP
Pembroke, NC

Jessica Long
Owner/Operator
Church Creek Farms
Salisbury, NC
Staff

Michael “Mikey” Fulk
Executive Director

Lisa Shealy
Associate Director

Ryan Manning
Conservation Director

Reva Orr
Conservation Associate

Janine McLawhorn
Conservation Easement Coordinator

Faith Davidson
Administrative Associate
WORKING LANDS TRUST
CONSERVATION – EDUCATION – STEWARDSHIP