It takes a village
The Green Rural Redevelopment Organization (GRRO) has a number of full-time and part-time staff members, along with countless volunteers, who help us create thriving rural communities. Not to mention our incredible board made up of knowledge community leaders, advocates and practitioners deeply rooted in the communities we serve.
Our Board
Archie Taylor, Jr. (Chair)
Retired Army Colonel and former Vance County Commissioner
Dr. Devon Noonan
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Ashlie Thomas (The Mocha Gardener)
Author, food security, and home gardening advocate and entrepreneur
David Beck
Director of Public Policy
Self-Help
David Vellenga
Community Advocate and Leader
The Honorable Eva Clayton
Former U.S. Congresswoman
Grace Summers
Small Farm Outreach Agent
Virginia State University
Ruby Gerald
Community Liaison
Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute (BBRI)
Fletcher Barber
Retired Small Farmer Recruitment Specialist Cooperative Extension
North Carolina A&T State University
Aaron Cohen
Senior Director of Advocacy
Farm Sanctuary
Bert Beard
CEO
Maria Parham Health &
Person Memorial Hospital
Dr. Rachel Desmarais
President
Vance-Granville Community College
MEET GRRO
Henry Crews
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Ardis Crews
Co-Founder & Director of Food is Medicine Programming
Angel Jones
Chief Operations Officer
Judith Modeste
Chief Finance Officer
Cora Genas
Human Resources Coordinator
ChaNiyha Alston
Program Manager
Zaneta Lewis
Program Manager
Crista Shearin
Accounting Specialist
Suquana Charley
Addictions Paraprofessional
Community Health Worker III
SHIIP Coordinator
Neil Ijeoma
IT Support
Support Staff
Evelyn Alston
Judith-Burnett Arrington
Tammy Chamberlin
Noel Garcia
Haley Harris
Keith Harris
William Howard
James Hunt
Linedria Lewis
Gloria Stovall
Musa Waller
Marion Williams