Edwrin Sutton serves as Chief Operating Officer of Men & Women United for Youth &
Families, a nonprofit serving youth, families, farmers, and communities throughout
southeastern North Carolina. He provides executive leadership in organizational
strategy, operations, program development, workforce development, food systems,
and community partnerships.

His work supports the organization’s Food Is Medicine initiatives and Food Hub
operations, connecting local agriculture, nutritious food access, and community
health. Through collaboration with farmers, healthcare organizations, and
community partners, he helps advance food procurement, aggregation, and delivery
efforts that reach families facing barriers to healthy food.

Sutton is a member of the Forbes Business Council and contributes insights on
leadership, nonprofit management, and community impact to Forbes.com. He serves
on the Sandhills Region Rural Action Network Leadership Council and has served on
a mayoral advisory council and a housing board. His experience also includes
contributions to the New Hanover County Workforce Housing Advisory Committee
and service as an adjunct professor at Marist College.

His philanthropic leadership extends to medical debt relief. Through The Sending
Church, which he founded and leads, he has helped abolish more than $700,000 in
medical debt. A Columbus County native, Sutton has been recognized among
Columbus County’s “15 Under 40” and Dutchess County’s “40 Under 40” for his
leadership and service.