Southern CARET Delegates

(Year Appointed and Appointing Institutions)

Officers

(officers change January 1)

Chair – Jim Handley, Florida
Chair-elect – Larry Holmes, Virginia
Secretary – Vacant

CARET Executive Committee Representatives:
Noland Ramsey, North Carolina
Elvis Graves, North Carolina
Rodd Moesel, Oklahoma

Alabama

Billy Bridgeforth (1999)
Alabama A&M University
Post Office Box 156
Tanner, AL 35671-0156
Tel:  256-232-6527 (home)
        256-232-2049 (office)
Fax: 256-232-2787
Email

Willie Buchanan (2008)
Fort Valley State University
P.O. Box 740603
Tuscumbia, AL 35674-7420
Tel: 256-810-6614
Fax: 256-383-2080
Email

Brian Hardin (2014)
Auburn University
Director, Governmental and Agricultural Programs
Alabama Farmers Federation
Post Office Box 11000
Montgomery, AL 36191-0001
Tel:  334-613-4217
Fax: 334-284-3957
Email

Guyon Delon Shipman (2019)
Alabama A&M University
Certified Surgical Representative
Cooper Surgical Medical Devices
413 Cornwall Street
Maylene, AL 35114-5453
Tel: 205-504-5520
Email

Arkansas

L. Dow Brantley (2009)
University of Arkansas
Partner, Brantley Farming Company
4091 Central High Road
England, AR 72046-9077
Tel:  501-275-3826
Fax: 501-275-1005
Email

Mildred Barnes Griggs (2014)
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
1333 Highway 44
Marianna, AR 72360-9999
Tel:  870-295-6144
Fax: 870-630-2005
Email

Debra G. Moreland (1995)
University of Arkansas
20311 Lake Vista Drive
Roland, AR 72135-9390
Tel:  501-868-5294
Fax: 501-868-9296
Email

Donnie Smith (2018)
University of Tennessee
14049 Pyramid Drive
Rogers, AR 72758-7528
Tel: 865-974-7342
Email

Scott N. Sullivan (2013)
University of Arkansas
Owner-Manager
Triple S Farm and Ranch
1833 North Ninth Street
DeQueen, AR 71832-3507
Tel:  870-584-8990
Fax: 870-642-5116
Email

Florida

Billie L. Dean (1998)
Florida A&M University
1140 Lexington Parkway
Apopka, FL 32712-2699
Tel:  407-889-4123
Fax: 407-889-0531
Email

Jim Handley (2011)
University of Florida
Executive Vice President
Florida Cattlemen’s Association
Post Office Box 421929
Kissimmee, FL 34742-1929
Tel:  407-846-6221
Fax: 407-933-8209
Email

Eric F. Hinson (2017)
Florida A&M University
Owner
EFH Solutions
P.O. Box 925
Havana, FL 32333-0925
Tel:  850-519-5393
Fax: 850-598-6715
Email

Madeline E. Mellinger (1998 and 2009)
University of Florida
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Glades Crop Care, Inc.
949 Turner Quay
Jupiter, FL 33458-4339
Tel:  561-746-3740
Fax: 561-746-3775
Email

Kenneth Parker (2020)
University of Florida
Executive Director
Florida Strawberry Growers Association
Post Office Drawer 2550
Plant City, FL 33564-2550
Tel:  813-752-6822
Fax: 813-752-2167
Email

Georgia

Patty J. Bentley (2011)
Fort Valley State University
404 East Eighth Street
Butler, GA 31062-5250
Tel:  478-862-3796
Fax: 478-862-2871
Email

Chris Butts (2020)
University of Georgia
Executive Director
Georgia Green Industry Association
1450 Oconee Crossing Circle
Bogart, GA 30622-5909
Tel: 706-540-2813
Email

Mark Esoda
2730 Chimney Springs Drive
Marietta, GA 30062-6322
Tel:  770-883-1833
Email

James W. Ford (2019)
Fort Valley State University
Chief Executive Officer
Square O Consulting, LLC
50 Mackenzie Court
Newnan, GA 30263-7098
Tel: 615-483-6825
Fax: 470-414-7107
Email

Greg Leger (2019)
University of Georgia
President and Owner
Leger and Son, Inc.
1108 Arabi Williford Road
Cordele, GA 31015-6500
Tel: 229-273-4548
Fax: 229-273-4998
Email

Kentucky

Michael J. Andrews (2018)
Kentucky State University
1110 Hadensville Road
Gutherie, KY 42234-9119
Tel: 270-635-0754
Email

Nancy Dawson (2018)
Kentucky State University
P.O. Box 904
Russellville, KY 42276-0904
Tel: 270-847-8726
Email

Marianne Edge
Founder/Principal
The AgriNutrition Edge
516 Ford Avenue
Owensboro, KY 42301-4629
Tel: 270-316-2118
Email

Robert H. Foree (2014)
University of Kentucky
2440 Eminence Road
Eminence, KY 40019-6443
Tel:  502-845-4947
Fax: 502-845-4600
Email

Drew Graham (2019)
University of Kentucky
Executive Vice President
Kentucky Farm Bureau
10984 Ironworks Road
Winchester, KY 40391-7619
Tel: 859-771-6556
Fax: 859-744-6442
Email

William Smith
2355 Rice Pike
Union, KY 41091-9641
Tel: 859-384-3962
Email

Rebecca Webb
Executive Director
604 Greenleaf Court
Lexington, KY 40505-2323
Tel: 859-384-9524
Email

Louisiana

Lynda D. Danos (2007)
Louisiana State University
Coordinator, Ag In The Classroom
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Post Office Box 95004
Baton Rouge, LA 70895-5004
Tel:  225-922-6503
Fax: 225-922-6229
Email

Deacue Fields, Jr. (2015)
Southern University and A&M College
603 Carver Street
Winnsboro, LA 71295-3856
Tel:  318-435-9202
Fax: 318-435-7609
Email

Charles A. “Buck” Vandersteen (1993)
Louisiana State University
Executive Director
Louisiana Forestry Association
Post Office Drawer 5067
Alexandria, LA 71307-5067
Tel:  318-443-2558 (Work)
         318-473-0672 (Home)
Fax: 318-443-1713
Email