• Support the Administrative Office of the Raleigh State Farmers Market by greeting and welcoming office visitors, answering phone calls, providing answers to the public regarding commodity pricing and market events, providing resources to assist market vendors, and assisting other team members as needed • Assist in counting the daily deposit, accurately completing reports and physically making the bank deposit • Gather daily and weekly price reports, update data, and send to the Marketing Division for publication

• Establish relationships with my customers (channel partners, retailers, and growers) across the 27 counties I support in North and South Carolina by ensuring they understand our products, portfolio, programs, etc.• Develop and execute strategies to achieve my sales targets as well as additional expectations within my role established by myself, manager, and Bayer in order to support the company• Actively seek agronomic and business opportunities to increase my knowledge enabling me to better support my customers

• Learn BCS systems to address District fulfillment issues at the end of the market year, audit program documentation status prior to season end in order to pre-empt issues at fulfillment, and coordinate assembly of data for program fulfillment• Providing support to Field Sales Representatives located across the country (primarily focused on the Southern Region) by creating accurate reports, and having an understanding of BCS websites, programs, and tools• Gain field experience by shadowing current Field Sales Representatives as well as backfilling a current open territory to understand the seasons of the year, territory planning, retailer & grower: programs, accounts, and product management

• Develop agritourism marketing ideas and contribute efforts to benefit North Carolina Farmers• Collaborate in organizing and planning the 2017 North Carolina Agritourism Networking Association Conference

• Marketing and Sales Intern in the Construction and Forestry Division specifically supporting the Parts and Service Marketing Team: add value to the company by providing customer support through the Retention Phase of the Signature Process• New and Experienced Organizational Network (NEON) Intern Committee Member: plan, coordinate, and market events for over 300 attendees in the Quad Cities area

• Gain experience in Agriculture Production and Agritourism through NCSU and the Developing Future North Carolina Farmers Program

• Promote tickets to events, sell refreshments and items made by the owner, participate in holiday skits, assist with livestock and the activities at the event

• Operate Produce Barn: organize, weigh, and sell a fresh stock of produce, help customers with needs through reliable service, scan items, interact with 25-100 customers a day

• Mentored a group of three, fourth and fifth grade students, encouraged them to set a goal to graduate high school