Andrew is a Wildlife Damage Associate with Clemson Cooperative Extension. He received his Masters Degree in wildlife and fisheries resources from Clemson University in 2024, where his thesis focused on wild hogs in the Piedmont. Prior to completing his Masters, he worked for two years as a field technician where he captured and collared does and coyotes in McCormick County, South Carolina.

Elizabeth A. Bradley is an assistant professor and Extension Wildlife Damage Specialist at Clemson University, where she serves as the Director of the Extension Wildlife Damage Management Program. The Clemson Extension Wildlife Damage Management Program is a new program established to work alongside state and federal partners to address statewide wildlife conflicts and help farmers reduce crop damage by deer, wild hogs, and other wildlife. 

Noel Myers is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program State Director in South Carolina. Noel has been in his current role since 2003 and manages the program in providing federal leadership in wildlife damage management including feral swine management, beaver management, bird-aircraft hazards, and a variety of urban wildlife issues. 

Ryan Okey graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelors of Science degree in turfgrass science and a Masters Degree in agricultural education. Ryan started working for the Department of Pesticide Regulation in 2003 as a Field Investigator. Ryan currently serves as the Assistant Director for the Department, overseeing field and support operations. Ryan is a Regulatory Instructor for the ATT, MTT, and WIR workshops.

Steven leads Clemson's Department of Plant Industry, which regulates the trade of nursery stock and the state's most problematic invasive species. In addition to leading the Department since 2015 and serving on several national plant regulatory committees, he is an active member of the Lexington County Farm Bureau Board and a past county president.

Since 2012, Hunter has served as an Agricultural Mechanization and Business Lecturer in which topics of machinery management and equipment safety are covered. In addition to his current duties, he now serves as the director of the Agricultural Safety Program for Clemson University. When Hunter began this role, there was no existing farm safety program in the state of South Carolina. Since March 2019, the program has seen significant growth and University support to include farm safety field days, safety demonstrations, and grain bin entrapment trainings for fire and rescue teams.

Kari Barbic, AFBF director of communications, leads executive communications for AFBF President Zippy Duvall. Kari has been with AFBF since 2014, where she has developed consumer messaging around key issues such as farm bill, sustainability, labor and rural broadband. Most recently, she has led public opinion polling, research efforts and message development on the Make America Healthy Again (or MAHA) movement. Kari was raised in the Central Valley of California, where her dad has worked in agriculture for nearly four decades.

Shelley is the Agricultural Safety/AgrAbility Associate for South Carolina. She received her Bachelors of Science degree in agricultural mechanization and business from Clemson University in May of 2022. Following graduation, she moved directly into a graduate program. She graduated with her Masters Degree in agriculture from Clemson University in August 2023. Her work focused directly on the Agricultural Safety Program at Clemson and looked into agricultural safety education in school-based agricultural education programs throughout the state.

Brandon Myers is owner of Crossroads Processing in Leesville, South Carolina. Crossroads Processing is a custom processor, specializing in deer and livestock. 

Sarah Windham serves as the assistan tmanaging partner of the South Carolina/Western Carolina practice unit of Forvis Mazars. Sarah has been practicing as a CPA since 200, and her exceptional client service has afforded her opportunities to work with a variety of clients, including many family-owned and multi-generational businesses.