The External Advisory Board, comprised of important stakeholders including former SCAHIP grantees, farmers, fishers and foresters, provides direction and guidance to the activities of the Southeast Center.

Southeast Center External Advisory Board Members, 2022-2027

Brandon Wilson, PhD
Farm Owner Operator of Davis Brothers Farms located in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi
Former High School Vocational Agriculture Teacher

Meghan Grebner
Broadcaster/Anchor for Brownfield Ag News, based in Jefferson City, Missouri but also has offices in the Southeast

Mitchel Logsdon
2nd Vice President, Chair Health and Safety Committee
Kentucky Farm Bureau
Louisville, Kentucky

Paula Faulkner, PhD
Professor
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Department of Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education
A-21 CH Moore Agricultural Research Station
Greensboro, NC 27411
336-285-4724
pefaulkn@ncat.edu

Jeremy Wethington

2575 Mount Tussell RD KNifley, KY 42753
Owner/Operator Wethington Logging Company, Knifley,
Kentucky conducting logging operations in Kentucky and Tennessee
270-469-8510 

​Risto Rautiainen, PhD, MS
Professor
Director, Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health
Omaha, NE 68198
402-559-8924
rrrautiainen@unmc.edu

Stephanie Richards, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Promotion
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
252-328-6000
richardss@ecu.edu