Healthy ROOTS Leadership

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    Virginia C. Stage

    Co-Principal Investigator, Early Care & Education (ECE) Strategy Lead

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    Basheerah Enahora

    Co-Principal Investigator, Nutrition Access Strategy Lead

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    Annie Hardison-Moody

    Co-Investigator, Physical Activity Strategy Co-Lead

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  • A smiling man with short gray hair wearing a light blue dress shirt against a dark background.

    J. Aaron Hipp

    Co-Investigator, Physical Activity Strategy Co-Lead

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  • A woman with glasses smiling in front of a brick wall, wearing a green scarf and a blue top.

    Dara Bloom

    Co-Investigator, Early Care & Education (ECE) Strategy Co-Lead

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    Katie Sanders

    Co-Investigator, Nutrition Access Strategy Co-Lead

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    Brenna Kirk

    Program Manager of Implementation & Outreach

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    Kim Eshleman

    Project Operations & Communications Manager

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Nutrition Access Strategy Team

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    Basheerah Enahora

    Co-Principal Investigator, Nutrition Access Strategy Lead

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  • A smiling young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes standing in front of a brick wall.

    Katie Sanders

    Co-Investigator, Nutrition Access Strategy Co-Lead

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  • A young woman with natural hair styled in a curled afro with green tips, smiling, wearing a black and white animal print blouse and standing against a red brick wall.

    Kennae Rawlings

    Nutrition Access Community Liaison

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  • Young Black woman with shoulder-length, reddish-brown curly hair smiling in front of a wooden slat wall

    Shonna Smith

    Nutrition Access Graduate Research Assistant

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  • Mary Oyewole-Asowata

    Nutrition Access Postdoctoral Scholar

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  • Woman with glasses smiling in front of a brick wall, wearing a blue and white striped blouse.

    Dara Bloom

    Local Foods Specialist

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    Cheri Granillo

    PhytoRx Families Program Support

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  • A woman with curly hair smiling and standing with arms crossed on a city street, wearing a black top and earrings.

    Andrea Sherill

    PhytoRx Families Program Support

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  • Woman with long dark hair, glasses, hoop earrings, wearing a maroon blouse, standing in front of a brick wall.

    Lisa Benavente

    EFNEP Partner

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    Jayne McBurney

    Steps to Health Partner

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  • A woman with wavy brown hair, wearing a purple top and earrings, smiling in front of a red brick wall.

    Jackie Sugg

    EFNEP Partner

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  • A professional woman with long blonde hair smiling, wearing a dark blazer over a purple top against a gray background.

    Stephanie Jilcott-Pitts

    External Evaluator (East Carolina University)

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    Qiang Wu

    External Evaluator (East Carolina University)

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Physical Activity Access Strategy Team

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    Annie Hardison-Moody

    Co-Investigator, Physical Activity Strategy Co-Lead

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  • A smiling man in a blue striped button-up shirt with short gray hair, posing against a dark gray background.

    J. Aaron Hipp

    Co-Investigator, Physical Activity Strategy Co-Lead

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    Jason Bocarro

    Shared Space Expert

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  • A man with light skin, short brown hair, and blue eyes, wearing a blue blazer, light blue dress shirt, and a striped tie, smiling at the camera against a plain gray background.

    Michael B. Edwards

    Youth Engagement Expert

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    Lauren Morris

    Physical Activity Community Liaison

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  • A woman with long brown hair smiling in front of a red brick wall, wearing a yellow top.

    Kim Eshleman

    Youth and Adult Partnership (YAP) Collaborative Coordinator

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  • A young woman with long brown hair smiling, wearing a floral blouse and a delicate necklace, standing in front of a wooden wall.

    Maeghan Luttrell

    Physical Activity Graduate Research Assistant

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Early Care & Education (ECE) Strategy Team

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    Virginia C. Stage

    Co-Principal Investigator, Early Care & Education (ECE) Strategy Lead

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  • Portrait of a woman with glasses and earrings, smiling, standing in front of a brick wall, wearing a green scarf and a blue top.

    Dara Bloom

    Co-Investigator, Early Care & Education (ECE) Strategy Co-Lead

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  • A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, smiling, wearing white earrings and a white top, standing in front of a red brick wall.

    Jocelyn Dixon

    ECE Strategy Community Liaison

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  • A woman with long, wavy brown hair, smiling, wearing a floral blouse and layered necklaces, standing in front of wooden panels.

    Libby Blosser

    Farm to ECE Gardening Support

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  • A man with short brown hair wearing a dark suit and blue collared shirt, smiling confidently in an indoor setting.

    Ryan Lundquist

    ECE Graduate Research Assistant

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  • A young woman with long wavy brown hair smiling outdoors. She is wearing a sleeveless top with a blue and white floral pattern and a name tag on her chest. Background features trees and a partly cloudy sky.

    Madison Sullivan

    ECE Graduate Research Assistant

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    Shironda Brown

    Farm to ECE Training Support

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