Our Leaders
The Rural Coalition Board of Directors
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       John Zippert* | ChairDirector of Programs Emeritus Federation of Southern Cooperatives/ Land Assistance Fund, Epes, AL 
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       Lisa Bellanger* | Co-Vice ChairThree Fires Spiritual and Cultural Education Society Minneapolis, MN 
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       Maria Moreira* | Co-Vice ChairWorld Farmers Lancaster, MA 
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       Dorathy Barker* | TreasurerOperation Sprint Plant Oxford, NC 
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       Tirso Moreno* | SecretaryLatino Farmers of the Southeast Crescent City, FL 
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       Mily Trevino-Sauceda* | Assistant SecretaryOrganización en California de Liderés Campesinas, Inc., Pomona, CA 
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       Darnella Burkett Winston* | Youth RepresentativeMississippi 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 AndradeLa Mujer Obrera El Paso, TX 
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       Rudy ArredondoLatino Farmer and Ranchers International Washington, DC 
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       Willie BookerRural Advancement Fund of the National Sharecroppers Fund, Orangeburg, SC 
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       Starry KruegerRural Development Leadership Network New York, NY 
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       Barbara ShipmanCottage House Inc. Ariton, AL 
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       Willard TillmanOklahoma Black Historical Research Project Oklahoma City, OK 
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       Carlos Marentes | Chair EmeritusBorder Agricultural Workers Project El Paso, TX 
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       Lorette Picciano | Ex-officioExecutive 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 EmeritusNorth American Farm Alliance Windsor, OH 
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       Georgia "Mama" Good | Vice Chair EmeritusRural Advancement Fund of the National Sharecroppers Fund, Orangeburg, SC 
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