Our Leaders
The Rural Coalition Board of Directors
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John Zippert* | Chair
Director of Programs Emeritus
Federation of Southern Cooperatives/
Land Assistance Fund, Epes, AL
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Lisa Bellanger* | Co-Vice Chair
Three Fires Spiritual and Cultural Education Society Minneapolis, MN
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Maria Moreira* | Co-Vice Chair
World Farmers
Lancaster, MA
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Dorathy Barker* | Treasurer
Operation Sprint Plant
Oxford, NC
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Tirso Moreno* | Secretary
Latino Farmers of the Southeast
Crescent City, FL
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Mily Trevino-Sauceda* | Assistant Secretary
Organización en California de Liderés Campesinas, Inc., Pomona, CA
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Darnella Burkett Winston* | Youth Representative
Mississippi Association of Cooperatives
Petal, MS
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Savonala Horne*
Land Loss Prevention Project
Durham, NC
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Gary Redding*
Concerned Citizens of Tillery
Tillery, NC
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Lorena Andrade
La Mujer Obrera
El Paso, TX
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Rudy Arredondo
Latino Farmer and Ranchers International Washington, DC
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Willie Booker
Rural Advancement Fund of the National Sharecroppers Fund, Orangeburg, SC
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Starry Krueger
Rural Development Leadership Network
New York, NY
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Barbara Shipman
Cottage House Inc.
Ariton, AL
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Willard Tillman
Oklahoma Black Historical Research Project
Oklahoma City, OK
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Carlos Marentes | Chair Emeritus
Border Agricultural Workers Project
El Paso, TX
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Lorette Picciano | Ex-officio
Executive Director, Rural Coalition
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Rural Coalition deeply honors & stands upon the shoulders of our board members who have become ancestors.
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Patricia Bellanger | Founding Mother
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John Bloch | Board Member Emeritus
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Hubert Sapp | Chair Emeritus
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Marge Townsend | Board Member Emeritus
North American Farm Alliance
Windsor, OH
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Georgia "Mama" Good | Vice Chair Emeritus
Rural Advancement Fund of the National Sharecroppers Fund, Orangeburg, SC
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