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First in Future: President and CEO of Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Elizabeth…

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Oct 2, 2018

IEI First in Future: Scott Marlow, Rural Advancement Foundation International

First in Future: Where Emerging Ideas Take Flight is a weekly program from the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State University that connects you with people thinking big thoughts about the…

Oct 2, 2018

First in Future: Senior Policy Specialist Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA Scott Marlow

Summary: Hurricane Florence really couldn’t have come at a worse time or in a worse way for farmers in southeastern North Carolina. Many farmers were still recovering from the impacts…

Sep 25, 2018

IEI First in Future: Earline Middleton, Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina

First in Future: Where Emerging Ideas Take Flight is a weekly program from the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State University that connects you with people thinking big thoughts about the…

Sep 25, 2018

First in Future: VP of Partner Services and Public Policy Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC Earline Middleton

Summary:  Hurricane Florence has been felt with 1100 roads closed, grocery stores running out of food and farmers loosing their crops and many local food distributors that went underwater. The…

Sep 18, 2018

IEI First in Future: Andy Fox, Coastal Dynamics Design Lab

First in Future: Where Emerging Ideas Take Flight is a weekly program from the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State University that connects you with people thinking big thoughts…

Sep 18, 2018

First in Future: NCSU Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Co-Director for Coastal Dynamics Design Lab Andrew Fox

Summary:  This week, our guest isn’t just a community builder, he’s also a community listener. We talk with Andy Fox, a landscape architect from NC State University’s College of Design…

Sep 11, 2018

IEI First in Future: Sharon Decker, Tryon International Equestrian Center

First in Future: Where Emerging Ideas Take Flight is a weekly program from the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State University that connects you with people thinking big thoughts…

Sep 11, 2018

First in Future: Tryon International Equestrian Center COO Sharon Decker

Summary: What does one do after leaving the job of top salesperson for an entire state? For Sharon Decker, that doesn’t mean retirement. After serving as Secretary of Commerce under Gov. Pat McCrory, Decker…

Sep 4, 2018

IEI First in Future: Elizabeth Brazas, Community Foundation of Western North Carolina

First in Future: Where Emerging Ideas Take Flight is a weekly program from the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State University that connects you with people thinking big thoughts…

Sep 4, 2018

First in Future: President and CEO of Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Elizabeth Brazas

Summary:  Here is a fact, North Carolina citizens are getting older. Currently, there are about 1.6 million citizens who are over 65. Over the next 20 years, one million more citizens…