Structural Pest Control and Pesticides - Pesticide Board

North Carolina Pesticide Board

General Statute 143-436 created the NC Pesticide Board to include one member each representing the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources; and the State Health Director or his designee.  The persons so selected may be either members of a policy board or departmental officials or employees.

NC Pesticide Board

Future 2025 Board meetings

  • March 11, 2025
  • May 13, 2025
  • July 8, 2025
  • September 9, 2025
  • November 12, 2025 (Wednesday meeting)

    All Pesticide Board Meetings occur at 10:00am on the second Tuesday of every other month, unless otherwise indicated. Meetings are typically conducted at the Steve Troxler Agriculture Sciences Center, located at 4400 Reedy Creek Road Raleigh, NC.

Pesticide Board Members

Gwendolyn Pitt

Pesticide Board Chair

Ms. Gwendolyn B. Pitt

252-813-1056

designgbp@aol.com

 

Benson Kirkman

Pesticide Board Member

Dr. W. Benson Kirkman

919-859-1187

Benson.Kirkman@att.net

 

Caydee Savinelli

Pesticide Board Member 

Dr. Caydee Savinelli

336-209-0703

caydee.savinelli@syngenta.com

Pesticide Board Member

Dr. Dianne Farrer

919-707-3070

Dianne.Farrer@ncagr.gov

 

David Lipton

Pesticide Board Member

Mr. David Lipton

919-707-5961

David.Lipton@dhhs.nc.gov

 

Pat Jones

Pesticide Board Secretary

J. Patrick Jones

919-984-4575

Patrick.Jones@ncagr.gov

Chris Johnson

Pesticide Board Member

Mr. Chris Johnson

919-743-8418

Chris.Johnson@deq.nc.gov

 

Carmen Mercedes

Pesticide Board Member

Ms. Carmen Mercedes Hernández

919-434-9939

mehernandez@ecmhsp.org