Advisory Council
Chris Bouton
Chris served on the Durham Open Space and Trails Commission before moving to Chatham County in 2005. A graduate of Native Plant Studies Program at the North Carolina Botanical Garden at UNC-Chapel Hill, Chris joined the Chatham County Cooperative Extension through the Horticultural Committee, and now serves on the Leadership Advisory Council, as well as the Sustainable Agriculture and Local Food Supply Committees. Chris is also a member of the Creative Writing Committee for Continuing Education at Central Carolina Community College.
In order to support such interests as gardening, writing, and volunteering for community education and natural resource conservation, Chris works in software quality assurance and testing.
Ron Dameron
Edsel Daniel
Born in Bladen County, Edsel graduated from East Arcadia High School in Riegelwood. He received his B.S. Degree in Agriculture with post graduate studies in Guidance & Counseling from Tuskegee University. He received his M.S. Degree in Agricultural Education from North Carolina A&T State University. He was a Vocational Agriculture Teacher with the Chatham County Schools from 1965 to 1983, and has been with the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation as a Special Field Representative since then.
Edsel is a member of Mitchell Chapel Church. He serves on the NC Food and Agricultural Council, the NC Outreach Council of the NC Farm Service Agency, Special Populations Committee of Chatham County Schools, and is Chairman of the Cooperative Extension Strategic Council of NC A&T State University. His hobbies are photography, music, and wood work
Clarence Durham
Tommy Glosson
Tommy is very active in community activities. He is a board member of the Chatham County Farm Bureau and board member and treasurer of the Chatham County AgriBusiness Council. He is a former member and chairman of the Chatham County Planning Board and former member and chairman of the Chatham County ABC Board. Tommy has been a member of the Chatham County Extension Advisory Council for seven years. In 1997 and 1998, he was the lead cook responsible for preparing lunch for the Farm and Industry Tour. In 1998, he helped Chatham County Agricultural Fair by coordinating an antique tractor and farm machinery display and also arranged for antique tractors and farm machinery to be displayed at our Heritage Day Celebration and Farm Fun Day held last year.
Tommy is a retired poultry grower and now raises beef cattle and owns and manages timber lands on an 150-acre farm. In his “spare time” Tommy enjoys restoring and showing antique tractors and antique tractor pulls.
Caroline Siverson
William Thomas
John Wait
John worked in manufacturing for Ford Motor Company and Burroughts Compter in Michigan. A Leigh University graduate, 1949, he found gardening in North Carolina so different that he took a Master Gardening course along with other Chatham County residents. Through the Master Gardener program, he became interested in the Extension Service.
John has been a resident of Chatham County since 1983.
Dr. Barbara A. Walton
Dr. Barbara Walton owns and operates 3rd Street Veterinary Clinic in Siler City. Dr. Walton, originally from Ohio, received her Veterinary Technician degree in Columbus. She then worked as a licensed veterinary technician at OSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital doing microbiology and emergency work while continuing preveterinary course requirements. She moved to North Carolina in 1984 to work at NCSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital as an intensive care technician for small animals. She graduated from NCSU-CVM with a DVM degree in 1991.
Dr. Walton has practiced in a mixed animal practice and small animal emergency work. She enjoys small animals as well as large animals and has been know to do exotics and wildlife. Dr. Walton is currently concentrating on companion animals and small ruminants.
Brenda Williams
Brenda Williams moved to Chatham County from Alabama in 1990 where she lived on a farm and worked with the Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service (ASCS). She and her family presently live in Siler City. Brenda is District Coordinator with the Chatham County Soil and Water Conservation District and has served in that capacity since 1990.
Brenda is actively involved with Farm Fun Day each year in the fall. She serves as Chairperson of the Area 3 SWCD Education Committee, is a member of the Soil Conservation Society, District Employee Association, and has served on strategic planning subcommittees.
She was recognized in 1999 for NC Earth Team Employee of the year for recruiting volunteers to help with clean up after Hurricane Fran.
Brenda and her husband, Billy Williams, have been married for over 25 years and have three sons, Wade, Tory & Todd. She loves to read in her spare time.
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