The final feature in our Meet our Team series is Fredando Jackson, affectionately known as Farmer Fredo. Fredando is a southwest Georgia native and currently lives in Leesburg with his wife and son. He has worked in the area as a farmer and advocate for several years. Fredando joined the District team in 2017 to lead the Urban Agriculture Initiative. This has since been established as an independent 501(c)(3) organization, Flint River Fresh.

The next feature in our Meet our Team series is Perri Campis. Perri joined the District as Project Director in April of 2019, and transitioned into the role of Executive Director in October of 2019. Perri is a UGA College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Alumni with a degree in Agriscience and Environmental Systems, and received her Masters in Public Policy from Georgia State University.

The Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District has a lot of new faces, and a few you may recognize. We’ll be taking the next few weeks to introduce and re-introduce you to our wonderful team, share more about their role at the District, and a bit about each of them. The next feature in our Meet our Team series is Bryce Phillips. Bryce joined the District as the 2020 Smart Irrigation Intern — our first ever intern! Bryce is an upcoming senior at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton. Bryce will be working with District staff and our partners at UGA to provide outreach and technical assistance to the AgWet project and other smart irrigation projects.

he next feature in our Meet our Team series is Summer Sheffield. Summer joined the team in June 2018 as a GACD District Program Assistant for the Blakely area. As a GACD District Program Assistant, Summer supports GACD duties for Area 3, supports with administrative duties in the Blakely NRCS office, and directly supports the District in activities such as education programs, the annual poster contest, and pollinator garden initiative. Read our interview with Summer below!

The next feature in our Meet our Team series is Aretha Wimberly. Aretha is the newest member of the District team, she joined as a GACD District Program Assistant for the Albany area in March of 2020.

The next feature in our Meet our Team series is Lindsey Hayes. Lindsey joined the District as the first-ever Director of Operations in January of 2020. Prior to her role with the District, Lindsey spent over a decade with the Decatur County Extension office, most recently as the County Extension Coordinator where she was named Decatur County Ag Woman of the Year. As Director of Operations, Lindsey oversees the operations and administration of all District programs, provides support in securing funding and opportunities for expanding District projects, and oversees and support the District team.

The Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District has a lot of new faces, and a few you may recognize. We’ll be taking the next few weeks to introduce and re-introduce you to our wonderful team, share more about their role at the District, and a bit about each of them. Next feature in our Meet our Team series is Kenneyon Webb (Ken). Ken has been with the District since October 2019 as a Conservation Technician. Ken is originally from Mississippi, where he attended Alcorn State and graduated in 2018 with a degree in Agricultural Science. Currently, Ken lives in Albany. As a Conservation Technician, Ken ensures District programs and projects that directly involve landowners are running smoothly, gathers critical feedback directly from participants, and supports conservation education and outreach activities.

Next feature in our Meet our Team series is Abby Davis. Abby has been with the District since 2014. In October of 2019, Abby transitioned from her role as a Conservation Technician to the District’s first ever Education Coordinator to manage the District’s many growing education and outreach programs, such as Destination Ag, Tisk/Task, our annual education grants, and Wildlife Shows.

The Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District has a lot of new faces, and a few you may recognize. We’ll be taking the next few weeks to introduce and re-introduce you to our wonderful team, share more about their role at the District, and a bit about each of them. First up in our Meet our Team series is Vanessa Merriweather.

The Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District (FRSWCD) is partnering with Tisk/Task to challenge sixth grade students at Washington Middle School in Cairo, Georgia to create solutions to improve water quality in South Georgia.

Students in Decatur and Early Counties will have the opportunity this spring to participate in free programming to learn about agriculture and natural  resources  through  a  partnership between Destination Ag and the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD).

An exciting leap forward for education was taken on November 11, when two recipients for the Agricultural and Environmental Education Grant were selected by Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors at the monthly District meeting.