Jodi joined the Growing High Point team in 2023, serving as the agency's third executive director. Inspired by her Leadership Winston-Salem experience, Jodi chose to leave a 20-plus year career in publishing and dive into the nonprofit world at Big Brothers Big Sisters Services as director of agency relations, where she worked prior to joining Capital Development Services, a fundraising consulting firm, as director of client services. In this role, she had the benefit of working with nonprofit organizations throughout the Southeast. Growing up in western Pennsylvania, Jodi graduated from Slippery Rock University as a first-generation college student. She went on to earn her MBA from Gardner-Webb University. She has volunteered extensively and believes that helping people overcome obstacles, whether it's providing access to healthy food or teaching them to operate an agribusiness, benefits society as a whole.

Jodi Sarver

Lauren recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a B.S. in Public Health and a minor in Nutrition. In her senior year, Lauren served as an Undergraduate Research Fellow with Appalachian State’s Public Health AmeriCorps, where she discovered her passion for public health and her commitment to improving community access to essential services. Currently, she is pursuing her Master of Public Health (MPH) at UNCG. Outside of work and class, Lauren enjoys exploring new restaurants, cheering on Appalachian State Athletics, and gardening.

Lauren Maske

Kahlil Siler is one of Growing High Point’s Youth Mentors. In this role, Kahlil has gained hands-on skills in urban agriculture, sales transactions, event planning, and leadership. While working with us, Kahlil learns all about sustaining a greater local food system and is committed to supporting us in any way he can. Additionally, Kahlil is a youth farmer, running his own small farm under the mentorship and guidance of Jose and Andre.

Kahlil Siler

Nadia Brown

Nadia Brown

Amanda joined our team as the food hub manager in February 2023.  She has a passion for cultivating plants. She specializes in environmental biology, sustainable development, and plant propagation. Additionally, she enjoys sharing with others the knowledge that she’s gained through her own education and growing experiences. Empowering members of the community with fundamental information about plants is essential to building connections among people and their environment. Growing High Point provides opportunities for the community to access their potential in ways that she has been pursuing her entire life. Her methodology is to plant a garden, feed a family, build a business, and share with neighbors. Amanda was promoted to the role of Director of Operations in July 2024. 

Amanda Mitchell

Andre was born and raised in the city of High Point, and has become a community member at large with years of farming experience. Andre runs Drozik’s Urban Farms which consist of three urban farms, Thissell Grow Urban Farm, Furlough Youth Garden, and Garden in the Hood. Andre has been invested in educating youth in the neighborhood for several years and is a positive role model to each child he meets. Andre has grown a wide range of seasonal vegetables and cultural cultivars using organic practices. Andre has been with GHP as an urban farm leader since 2017 and officially joined our team as our Community Outreach specialist in January 2023. He works closely with our Youth Employees to provide them mentorship and guidance while working alongside us in agribusiness.

Andre Davis

Ryanna studied psychology and entomology at NC State University and now lives in Jamestown with her partner, Brandon, and their three cats. She carries strong commitment to serving the greater High Point community, bringing over seven years of experience as an educator in High Point and serving as a board member for the local non-profit GO FAR. Ryanna’s journey with Growing High Point began as a Farmer in Training in 2023. She now supports farm operations and manages the tea and herb program. Outside of GHP, she is starting her own farm and enjoys growing flowers and herbs.

Ryanna Henderson

Stevie, a North Carolina native, holds a B.S. degree in Zoology from NC State University. She has a professional background in animal husbandry, specifically as an aquarist. Stevie has lived in High Point for five years and became connected with Growing High Point (GHP) through the farmers market, the farm share program, previous volunteer experiences, and GHP’s beekeeping program. Last year, she completed an internship at The Farm and Forge, a regenerative farm specializing in raising forest-raised heritage breed hogs and pasture-raised chickens.

Stevie Forrister

Caroline has a B.A. in Environmental & Sustainability Studies with minors in Sociology and Spanish from Elon University and has embarked on a career exploring and supporting food systems in North Carolina. Previously working for N.C. Cooperative Extension in Guilford County, she carries a passion for sustainable agriculture and connecting the High Point community with resources to promote food security and food empowerment. Caroline joined Growing High Point as the Farm to Table Coordinator in September of 2024. She works to promote access to fresh, local produce through community Growdega stops while connecting with local farmers to aggregate produce. When not working, you’ll find Caroline experimenting with a new recipe, creating macrame art, or tending to her container garden at home.

Caroline DiGrande

The AmeriCorps VISTA changes from year to year (August - July of the following year). The VISTA is responsible for managing community volunteers specifically from High Point University’s campus but also the greater High Point community, provide additional leadership support for planning and executing events, suggest technological needs to streamline processes and maximize organizational effectiveness, and mainly expanding the capacity of GHP’s programming through recommendations and suggestions on how to expand each program’s marketing tactics for increased participation. Each VISTA has made their mark on GHP throughout the years and will continue to expand the capacity for years to come.

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Current AmeriCorps VISTA:

Cultivating

Kimberly is a High Point native with Cherokee heritage. She enjoys her work with Growing High Point, especially meeting and interacting with new people. Passionate about helping the community and supporting those in need, Kimberly finds great satisfaction in her role at the food hub, where she manages and organizes the fresh produce that comes in.

Kimberly Gibson