SFLR Network 2026 Landowners Conference

Terry L. Best is from eastern NC.  Earned a BS Degree in Agriculture Education fromNC A&T State University in Greensboro NC.  He provided technical assistance tolandowners and farmers in natural resource planning, conservation practice design andimplementation. He recently completed... Read More →

Felicia is a land stewardship educator, landscape designer, and horticulture professional withmore than 20 years of experience helping landowners and producers across Georgia and Floridastrengthen their connection to the land while protecting natural resources. Her work focuses onsustainable... Read More →

Amena Brown is a spoken word poet, author, and performing artist whose work interweaves keep-it-real storytelling, rhyme and humor. A proud graduate of Spelman College and previous poetic partner for Tracee Ellis Ross’ natural hair brand, PATTERN Beauty, Amena is the author of five... Read More →

Ms. Karen Lee serves as an Extension Program Specialist with the Small Farm Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). The program supports all producers, regardless of race, color, or religion, while placing a particular emphasis on historically underserved and small-scale... Read More →

Charley is a 1975 graduate of the School of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas at Pine
Bluff.  Immediately after graduating, Charley accepted a position as Soil Conservationist with the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, now Natural Resources Conservation Service.  Serving in various positions such as District Conservationist, Resource... Read More →

Alton Perry is the Director of Roanoke Electric Cooperative’s Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention (SFLR) Project, where he supports all (regardless of race) forest landowners with a particular focus on empowering African American families to use their woodlands to build wealth... Read More →