Meet the Mentors
Georgetown, SC
Annie Baxley
Occupation: School counselor/former teacher, farm wife and mom
As a mentor, she believes she can support in the following:
• Marrying into a farm/learning agriculture
• Working with family members
• Communication skills
• Positive outlook
Georgetown, SC
Josh Baxley
Occupation: Farmer
As a mentor, he believes he can support in the following:
• Operating your own business & working with family
• Public Speaking
• Farm Stress
• Work/life balance
• Farming logistics
Hamer, SC
Jamie Driggers
Occupation: Farmer
As a mentor, she believes she can support in the following:
• Discuss the FSA loan system & Farm Credit System
• Knowledge on the importance of book-keeping and farm record-keeping
• Building a brand & business from scratch while raising a family
• Being a woman in a male dominated industry
Lexington, SC
Steven Long
Occupation: Clemson Regulatory Services
As a mentor, he believes he can support in the following:
• Finding a balance between full time work with community service and leadership roles
• Navigating financial loss and having to start over
• Managing large workforce and dealing with personnel situations as a manger
• Choosing the correct opportunities for growth and
• Entering a family business
Starr, SC
Davis Peeler
Occupation: Dairy Farmer
As a mentor, he believes he can support in the following:
• Adapting business models
• Taking risks
• Being a farmer and a dad
• Dealing with hardships
Newberry, SC
Jimmie Lee Shaw
Occupation: Farmer
As a mentor, he believes he can support in the following:
• Making financial decisions
• Transitioning from farm-manager to farm-owner
• Managing farm workers
• Leasing land
• Navigating the YF&R awards process
Newberry, SC
Katie Shaw
Occupation: Clemson Extension, Clemson University 4-H Youth Development Specialist
As a mentor, she believes she can support in the following:
• Navigating the YF&R award process, as a past state winner of all three awards
• Networking within several agricultural organizations
• Moving from a non-farm family to a farm family
• Career-building