Beverly Wilson is passionate about the need to solve issues around food access and affordability for disadvantaged and vulnerable communities. After organizing bulk buying produce groups within the community for many years, she turned her efforts towards developing FoodShare South Carolina, a program that would expand fresh food access and affordability among communities that lacked access to quality food sources.

Beverly has been with the University of South Carolina School of Medicine for over two decades where she’s been able to identify a unique opportunity to integrate lifestyle medicine into a clinic model. Her vision has inspired the FoodShare program to grow into the state-wide network it is today.

Martin Luther Quick was born in the Bronx, New York, after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. After his mother saw the smoke from the riots, she named him after Dr. King.

He completed his undergraduate studies at Morris College, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, and lettered in baseball. After graduation, he served in the United States Army at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.

Martin is married to Kimberly, and they have three children: Jordan, Kymani, and Meyah. One of his passions is coaching youth in baseball, football, basketball, and soccer and using sports to mentor youth about life.

He is a proud member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, the 100 Black Men of Greater Columbia, and Toastmasters International. He answered his call to ministry in 2010, enrolled in Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, and graduated in 2014 with a Master of Divinity degree.

Martin was one of fifty theologians to receive a fellowship from Princeton Theological Seminary inaugural Black Theology and Leadership Institute. In 2015, he attended Duke Divinity School’s Center for Reconciliation. He earned his Doctorate in Ministry focusing on Social Media Evangelism from Hood Theological Seminary in 2018.

He recently released a book entitled e-Vangelism: Creating and Implementing a Social Media Ministry for Outreach, and it is available today on Amazon.
He currently serves as the lead pastor at Cumberland United Methodist Church.

Keith Alexander is a local businessperson and former educator. Keith was born and raised in Newberry, South Carolina. Growing up the son of an educator in Newberry, Keith learned the value of a good education. This life lesson led Keith to become a teacher. Keith is a graduate of the Allen University, where he received a Bachelor in Elementary Education.

After graduation, Keith taught in both South and North Carolina public school system for 12 years. Teaching in the public school system later led Keith to become an entrepreneur. Keith has built a solid foundation as a business owner in Columbia, South Carolina. He has spent six years given back to his community as a local business owner and volunteer. He is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Incorporated.

Keith is a family-oriented person with a devotion to God, and family. Mr. Keith Alexander is the Founder and President of Axiom Farm Cooperative in Columbia, SC. With over a decade of agriculture experience as a farmer and advocate. In addition to his experience, Mr. Alexander is a military veteran, and former public-school teacher. Mr. Alexander is an advocate and an educator who believes in equality for all. He also has a deep love for the great state of South Carolina.

Kevin “Big Redd” Felder is a 17-year radio executive and host of nationally syndicated Chris-tian hip-hop program The Big Redd Radio Show. A graduate of Wake Forest University, he is also an Agent Development Manager at Lourie Life & Health, helping provide marketing and branding support to 400+ insurance agents across the Southeast. Kevin is a proud husband, a proud father of three, and his heart’s desire is to change generations–-one person at a time.

Ashley Page Bookhart is a Program Coordinator on USC’s SNAP-Ed team based out of USC’s Arnold School of Public Health. She works with nonprofits, libraries and food policy council’s providing technical assistance on food system policy, system and environmental change. She currently serves as the Past Immediate Chair of the Columbia Food Policy Committee the first municipal food policy committee in the state. She also serves on the board of directors of Hannah House a local homeless shelter for women and children. Ashley is a proud alumni of Converse College and University of South Carolina’s Masters of Social Work Program.