Stan Eury, Executive Director
Stan Eury has been an agricultural labor consultant for over 20 years. He has testified as an expert witness before Congress on several occasions as a representative of labor-intensive agriculture.
For 21 years, Eury was an agricultural employer himself serving as vice president and co-owner of S&S Greenhouses, a horticulutural wholesale and retail operation.
Stan has been an active member of the National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE), the preeminent national lobbying group for all agricultural issues, based in Washington, D.C.
In 1994, Eury was named Chairman of the Immigration/H2A Committee for NCAE. In that capacity, he introduced immigration reform legislation and testified before Congress on behalf of NCAE and the American Association of Nurserymen. In 1995, he was elected to the board of directors for the NCAE.
Stan received a B.S. Education from Campbell University. Stan and his wife Susan have three children, Sarah, Rachel and Craig.
Former Director, National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE)
Chairman, NCAE Immigration Committee, 1994
Member, North Carolina Agricultural Safety Council
Member, North Carolina Agribusiness Council
Town Councilman, Vass, North Carolina (two terms)
Founder, International Labor Management Corporation (ILMC)
Lee Wicker, Deputy Director
Lee Wicker has been growing Flue Cured tobacco with his family in Lee County, NC since 1978. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Political Science, he worked for the North Carolina Employment Security Commission as the technical supervisor for farm employment programs and the statewide administrator for the H-2A program.
In 1997, Lee was hired as Deputy Director of the North Carolina Growers Association. His responsibilities at NCGA include federal government affairs, labor relations, regulatory advocacy, public policy development and analysis, member services, political affairs and grassroots programs for 700 growers across the state.
Lee has learned about the unique challenges surrounding labor management and compliance on the farm from the ground level to the highest levels in all three branches of the federal government. He has witnessed the on-going evolution of modern agricultural production and studied the demographic shifts and trends in farm labor intensively. Lee has participated in the national public policy debate surrounding farm labor issues and has been actively involved in seeking positive legislative reforms from Congress for growers and farm workers under the H-2A program for the last 13 years.
In 2011, Lee testified before the House Judiciary Committee as a representative for NCGA and all H2A program users.
Outside of the office, Lee and his wife Chris stay busy raising three sons. Lee is proud to be both a farmer and a farm worker.
Secretary, North Carolina Agribusiness Council
Treasurer, USA Farmers
Founder, North State Government Affairs Consulting
Ken White, Deputy Director
