Billie works to strengthen PESTed's connections to communities all across North Carolina, to find and develop activists for pesticide reform, and to help communities win safer local pest management programs and policies. Billie brings a background in education and advocacy to bear in her work, and strives to equip people with the information and skills they need to be confident and effective advocates for change. She serves on the NC State University Integrated Pest Management Committee, and volunteers at the Wake County Boys Club managing a vegetable garden.