About Us
Board of Directors
Ms. Sharon Valentine, CEO AND PRESIDENT
Owner/Operator. Privateer Farm
Mr. Edward Pickett, VICE PRESIDENT
Raymond James Financial Services
Mr. Carey Downing, Jr., TREASURER
CPA, Downing and Downing
Dr. Marshall Burkes, SECRETARY
Financial Consultant, Lumbee River Electric
Ms. Sharon Valentine, CEO AND PRESIDENT
Owner/Operator. Privateer Farm
Mr. Edward Pickett, VICE PRESIDENT
Raymond James Financial Services
Mr. Carey Downing, Jr., TREASURER
CPA, Downing and Downing
Dr. Marshall Burkes, SECRETARY
Financial Consultant, Lumbee River Electric
Mr. Scott Weathington,
President and Agronomist. Agri-technologies
President and Agronomist. Agri-technologies
Advisory Board
Mr. Donald Belk, AICP
Regional Planner. BRAC RTF
Dr. Leonard Bull
25x25’ Carbon Working Group. Retired NCSU Professor
Mr. James Dougherty
Executive Director. RLUAC
Dr. Sid Gautam
Founder/Director. Methodist University Center for Entrepreneurship
Mr. Jason Hoyle
Appalachian State University Energy Institute
Dr. Larry Keene
President. Fayetteville Technical Community College
Mr. Jim Desmond
Regional Planner. BRAC RTF
Dr. Leonard Bull
25x25’ Carbon Working Group. Retired NCSU Professor
Mr. James Dougherty
Executive Director. RLUAC
Dr. Sid Gautam
Founder/Director. Methodist University Center for Entrepreneurship
Mr. Jason Hoyle
Appalachian State University Energy Institute
Dr. Larry Keene
President. Fayetteville Technical Community College
Mr. Jim Desmond
President. True Green Organics
Mr. John Ray
Soil Conservationist, USDA. NRCS. (retired)
Soil Conservationist, USDA. NRCS. (retired)
Mr. Rick Walker
Project Developer-Coordinator. Raincatchers
